The Akkadian Empire, considered the world's first ... The economic difficulties that contributed to the Roman Empire's fall, including reliance on slave labor and military overspending, find ...

These clay records are incredibly detailed, showing fierce governmental oversight by the Akkadian Empire. “They note absolutely everything down,” Rey tells the Observer. “If a sheep dies at ...

Over 200 administrative tablets and around 50 cylinder seal impressions of Akkadian administrators ... about a century and half before the fall of the empire.” Girsu, known as one of the world ...

Over 200 administrative tablets and around 50 cylinder seal impressions of Akkadian administrators have been uncovered ... rule which will last about a century and half before the fall of the empire.” ...