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Sargon of Agade Facts. Sargon of Agade (reigned ca. 2340-2284 B.C.) was the first Semitic king of Mesopotamia. He founded the Akkadian dynasty and was the first ruler in history to win and hold an empire.
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One of the earliest and most complete ancient legal codes was proclaimed by the Babylonian king Hammurabi, who reigned from 1792 to 1750 B.C. Hammurabi expanded the city-state of Babylon along the Euphrates River to unite all of southern Mesopotamia.
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Hatshepsut was one of the most successful pharaohs that reigned in Egypt. Hatshepsut was actually the queen of a pharaoh, King Thutmose II. After he died she took the title of 'regent' to her nephew (Thutmose III) who was a baby and next in line.
