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 | | From its beginning as a collection of farming villages around 5000 BC, through its conquest by Sargon of Agade in 2370 BC, to its final collapse under the Ammorites in 2000 BC, Sumer was a powerful influence to both neighbors and conquerors throughout its history of constant invasions, rebellions, and changing dynasties. |
 | | The oldest written political history in the world, 4500 BC, was compiled by the king of Ladash as a lesson to the city of Umma, whose attempt at conquest had failed. |
 | | During the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, the son of Hammurabi, in 604-562 B.C., the province of Marduk grew to its highest grandeur. |
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