Why was Sargon able to rule and conquer such a large empire?
Here are some thoughts of why he was able to rule and conquer such a large empire 1)Sargon looked after the welfare of lower classes and promoted peace and prosperity. Sargon’s real name has not been as of yet discovered (Sargon is a title meaning “the rightful king”). 2)Sargon was a full-time conqueror and warrior. He kept a huge military establishment around him all the time. In the words of one inscription: “To Sargon, the king, the hand of Enlil permitted no rival. Fifty-four hundred men daily eat food in his presence” {rephrased}. Fifty-four hundred warriors or even 5400 members of his palace staff – – the inscription is ambiguous — could not be supported by any Mesopotamian city by itself. The maintenance of such an establishment required that his soldiers be put to work. 3)Sargon kept everyone busy. He first seized all the cities of Sumer and Akkad, assuring their submission by levelling their walls. Then he went further afield, constructing an empire that reached, as Lugal-zag
