Vasile Ersek, Northumbria University, Newcastle Akkadia was the world’s first empire. It was established in Mesopotamia around 4,300 years ago after its ruler, Sargon of Akkad, united a series of independent city states. Akkadian influence spanned along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers from what is now southern Iraq, through to Syria and Turkey. Gol-e-Zard Cave… Continue reading How climate change caused the world’s first ever empire to collapse