Season 1 · 14 Sept 2015#1.2 Between crisis and war: Philosophising?- 1:20:41First written law: barbaric, but a progress, since a written law holds for everyone against arbitrariness.
Hammurabi
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Who is this?Hammurabi (; Old Babylonian Akkadian: 𒄩𒄠𒈬𒊏𒁉, romanized: Ḫammu-rāpi; Akkadian:; c. 1810 BC – c. 1750 BC), also spelled Hammurapi, was the sixth Amorite king of Babylon, reigning from c. 1792 BC to c. 1750 BC. He was preceded by his father, Sin-Muballit, who abdicated due to failing health. During his reign, he conquered the city-states of Larsa, Eshnunna, and Mari. He ousted Ishme-Dagan I, ruler of the Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia, bringing almost all of Mesopotamia under Babylonian rule. […]
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Season 1 · 14 Sept 2015#1.2 Between crisis and war: Philosophising?
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