Think of how long ago it was that the Western Roman Empire fell in the 5th Century AD. That's nearly 1,600 years, more than 50 generations as understood by historians. Few nations from that time are still around today, major religions didn't exist yet, and so on. Now consider that it's roughly the same amount of time between the reign of Alexander the Great in the 4th Century BC, before the Roman Empire began, and the time of the Akkadian Warriors.
They're not the most famous empire despite their pedigree as, among other things, creating the first full-time professional armies. Their most famous leader, Sargon of Akkad, certainly didn't conquer a vast empire compared to Genghis Khan or the aforementioned Alexander the Great. Yet what we can see of this army through the work of teams of archaeologists paints a picture of a people who lived fascinating military lives…
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