Bronze head of Sargon of Akkad was the first Mesopotamian ruler to control both southern and northern Babylonia, thus becoming the king of Sumer and Akkad and inaugurating the Akkadian Empire. ( Wikimedia Commons ). read more
His reign is considered the peak of the Akkadian Empire. Fall of the Empire In 2100 BC the Sumerian city of Ur rose back into power conquering the city of Akkad. The Empire was now ruled by a Sumerian king, but was still united. The empire grew weaker, however, and was eventually conquered by the Amorites in around 2000 BC. read more
Sumerian was originally the written language, even for Akkadian speaking city states. This continued for long, and thus it is hard to say when Sumerian died out as a spoken language. Is is factually wrong to say that Sargon of Akkad conquered the Sumerians in the sense that he ended their civilisation. read more
The Sumerians may have been one of the first known civilizations, but it was the Akkadians that formed one of the first known empires. A Semitic group, they moved into southern Mesopotamia during the early part of the third millennium and gained political control of the area. read more