Leadership of the Empires Throughout history there have been many different leaders with many different leadership styles. Some styles consist of wanting to conquer every town close by, and others consist of waiting for others to attack them and then putting up a fight. Not one leadership style is better than the other, instead it is more about how the leader controls their group and how their leadership style is executed. The first empire arose in 2340 BCE and called themselves the Akkadians. They were ruled by an emperor named Sargon who was very well liked and accomplished a lot during his reign. One of his biggest achievements was the conquering of what he called “the four corners of the universe” and maintained order in his empire through repeated military campaigns. Sargon provided a stable empire and because of this the construction of roads, improved irrigation, and a wider influence in trade came out of it. In his new empire, Sargon used the former rulers of the conquered city-states as his governors. His power was based on the military, namely his army of 5,400 men. Sargon was later remembered in chronicles in ancient Mesopotamia as a king who …show more content…
The Assyrians were good at conquering others. Though it took many years of practice, they developed effective military leaders and fighters. They were able to enlist and deploy troops numbering in the hundreds of thousands. Another factor in the army’s success was its ability to use different military tactics. The Assyrians used guerrilla warfare in the mountain and set battles on open ground, as well as lay siege to cities. They also used terror as an instrument of warfare and regularly laid waste to the land in which they were fighting. They smashed dams; looted and destroyed towns; set crops on fire; and cut down trees, particularly fruit