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2900 BCE - 2334 BCEWarfare rages between Sumerian city-states during the Early Dynastic Period.
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c. 2700 BCEFirst recorded war in history between Sumer and Elam; Sumer wins.
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c. 2600 BCEStele of the Vultures monument celebrates victory of Lagash over Umma.
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c. 2500 BCEOldest helmet in the world - the "Golden Wig" - worn by Sumerian commander.
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2334 BCE - 2279 BCESargon of Akkad reforms the military, disbands militias, and creates a professional standing army.
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2047 BCE - 1750 BCEThe kings of the Ur III Period build on Sargon's military model.
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1792 BCE - 1750 BCEHammurabi of Babylon uses Sargon's military model to conquer Mesopotamia.
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c. 1307 BCE - 612 BCEThe Assyrian Empire conquers and then rules Mesopotamia.
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c. 550 BCE - 330 BCEThe Achaemenid Empire conquers and rules Mesopotamia.