Tagged: Code of Hammurabi
King Hammurabi, who reigned from approximately 1792 to 1750 BC, is one of the most significant figures of ancient Mesopotamia and arguably one of the most influential rulers in human...
The popular English phrase “to reinvent the wheel” is often used to refer to a situation where time and effort is spent coming out with something that has already been...
Ancient Mesopotamia, the cradle of mankind’s civilization, was home to some of the most well-known ancient empires and city-states in the world. The region, which is located in southwest Asia,...
Hammurabi’s Codes were a comprehensive set of 282 legal codes introduced by an 18th century BCE Babylonian king Hammurabi (reign – 1792 to 1750 BCE) in order to regulate trade,...