Humans first settled in Mesopotamia in the Paleolithic era. By 14,000 B.C., people in the region lived in small settlements with circular houses. Five thousand years later, these hous… See more

These scattered agrarian communities started in the northern part of the ancient Mesopotamian … See more

Gilgamesh, the legendary subject of theEpic of Gilgamesh, is said to be Lugalbanda’s son. Gilgamesh is believed to have been born in Uruk around 2700 B.C. The Epic o… See more

The Akkadian Empire existed from 2234-2154 B.C. under the leadership of the now-titled Sargon the Great. It was considered the world’s first multicultural empire with a central gov… See more