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The Elamite Empire began at approximately 2500 B.C and ended at approximately. Most of the findings held in museums today, were discovered in the capital city, Susa and Persepolis. The empire was divided into three main phases: Old, Middle, and Late, or Neo-Elamite Periods. The Elamites referred to their country as Haltamti, which meant “The Lord’s Land”. Their culture had a large influence on the Guitan and Achaemenid Empires. Their language was called, Elamite, which has now become extinct (Frye, Grolier Encyclopedia). The Elamite Empire was associated with Sumerian, Babylonian, Akkadian, and Ancient Assyrian Empires. The two great rivers throughout ancient Mesopotamia, which caused many disputes, were the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Throughout the rein of the Elamite Empire, there was an ongoing war between the Elamites, Sumerians, and the Babylonians. Many groups ruled different parts of Ancient Mesopotamia at once. (Shahmiri, All Empires, Online History Community).





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