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ancient.edu claims "The Neo-Assyrian Empire (912-612 BCE) was, according to many historians, the first true empire in the world." If this is true, what about the Sargonic/Ur III/Hammurabi empires didn't qualify as "true empires" according to many historians?

by /u/rodirroc in /r/AskHistorians

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