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Updated: May 10, 2025
A stone in the British Museum brought from this locality has the name of Sargon I., king of Akkad, is reliably vouched for as coming down from the year 3800 B.C. He reigned fourteen years, which were taken up in wars with Assyria, in which the latter got the best of it in the end.
"For our prince, though impulsive and riotous somewhat, as is usual with young people, knows how to respect both the counsel of sages and the highest institutions of the country." "O ye sages learned in letters, ye who know the circuits of the stars!" said Sargon, jeering. "I am a simple commander of troops, who without my seal would not always be able to scratch off my signature.
Earliest navigation by means of rafts and canoes Model of a very primitive boat Phoenician vessel of the time of Sargon Phoenician biremes in the time of Sennacherib Phoenician pleasure vessels and merchant ships Superiority of the Phoenician war-galleys Excellence of the arrangements Pataeci Early navigation cautious Increasing boldness Furthest ventures Extent of the Phoenician land commerce Witness of Ezekiel Wares imported Caravans Description of the land trade Sea trade of Phoenicia 1.
He brings with him ten elephants, a herd of most beautiful steeds of the desert, crowds of slaves and servants." "But why has he come?" "To bow down before the wonderful goddess Astaroth, who is honored by all Asia," answered Tutmosis. "Ha! ha! ha!" laughed the prince, recalling what Hiram had said of the coming of the Assyrian ambassador, Sargon. "Ha! ha! ha!
The first few years of his reign, which commenced in 722 B.C., were harassed by revolts among many of the border tribes, but these he resolutely faced at all points, inflicting overwhelming defeats on the Medes and the Armenians. The Philistines were cowed by the storming of Ashdod, and Sargon subdued Phoenicia, carrying his arms to the sea.
His nostrils dilated like those of an angry bull, and sparks flashed in his eyeballs. Seeing this, the officers and nobility began to assume threatening faces, and put hands to their sword-hilts. The holy Mentezufis noted their looks, and cried, "In the name of his holiness, I command nobles and officers to receive the worthy Sargon with the respect due a great king's ambassador!"
The floors themselves are hardly ever seen, so that we need feel no surprise at their being left without ornament. So, too, was it in all probability in the palaces of Sargon and of other kings, and in the sacred buildings.
Our most worthy viceroy, enlightened by the gods, as is evident, has divined that just now it is necessary to rattle our swords when we have with us the ambassadors of such a military people. I am certain that this valiant bearing of our youth will give Sargon something to think of, and will make him more yielding in arguments."
The exploration of the Assyrian palaces has brought three systems of flooring to light beaten earth, brick pavements, and pavements of limestone slabs. In the palace of Sargon nearly every chamber, except those of the harem, had a floor of beaten earth, like that in a modern fellah's house.
"Solomon and Sargon," he said to himself, "the geese in the capitol, Marathon, Alexander, Carthage, the Norman conquest, Shakespeare and Miss Frothingham!" He smiled and twisted the carven stopper. "And the girl is alive," he said almost wonderingly. "There has been so much Time in the world, and yet she is alive now. Down there in the banquet room."
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