Provenance of First Empire Capital
The Akkadian Empire was the world’s first true empire (2334 BC) founded by Sargon the Great During the Bronze age. It was history’s first superpower & empire ruling over a multi-ethnic territory covering modern day Iraq, and parts of Iran Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Kuwait, Jordan, and Cyprus. It created the world’s first global trading network, postal system, taxation system, road network, irrigation system, and time recording system. It’s capital Akkad and towns are extensively mentioned in Genesis 10, and their system of government became the model for future empires.
Akkadian Empire’s Tower of Babel - Painted by Pieter Bruegel (1563 AD)
As you know, empires do not last. After the Akkadians came the Egyptian Empire, the Hittites, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Persians, Alexander and his Hellenic Empire, China’s Han Dynasty, Roman Empire, etc… up to the modern era. Hence, empires are very much like asset/stock price cycles. Financial history tells us that great fortune will be made during the chaos engendered between the decline of one empire and the rise of another… like now. At First Empire Capital, we have built and continue to develop a uniquely successful and agnostic investment philosophy for all seasons, market cycles, and empires.
Our corporate logo is a Spartan helmet to remind our peers, colleagues, friends, clients, and ourselves how much Western civilization owes to ancient Sparta, and to remember its enduring values…
Discipline - Vigilance - Independence - Courage in adversity - Cohesion - Equality - Meritocracy