The War History of Sumer and Sargon The Great - Season 1 Episode 1

The First Episode in a Series on Cities, Countries, and Culture.. From 4000 to 2200 B.C Sumer was a prosperous and expanding city state that became an empire during the reign of Sargon The Great. The epic of Gilgamesh is thought to be based on the exploits of Gudea, Eannatum, Sargon and Mebaragesi.