Kingdom of Akkad

Kingdom of Akkad (2300 BC). Nations family of Semitic Akkad including those from the desert. They move from an area located in the northern region of Mesopotamia. Under the leadership of Sargon, the nation's troops Akkad grew stronger and carried out the attack and managed to occupy the area of ​​Mesopotamia to defeat the kingdom of Sumer.

With the victory Akkad nation is no longer a nomadic nation. They began settling in Mesopotamia. Although the nation Akkad has won the war, but they take and replicate the Sumerian culture. Even they integrate with the conquered population.

Akkad nation worships many gods, and also has the fairy tales of heroism, like the story of Adopa, Ethane, and Gilgamesh.
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