Sargon maintained a professional force—the "5,400 men who ate daily before him"—ensuring he didn't have to rely solely on fickle local militias.
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He established a new capital, (its exact location remains one of archaeology’s greatest mysteries), and launched a series of campaigns that eventually stretched from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. Sargon’s genius lay in his ability to unify a linguistically and culturally diverse region under a single administrative umbrella. Administrative Innovation: The Mechanics of Control Sargon maintained a professional force—the "5,400 men who