Hammurabi's Code Of Laws

643 Words2 Pages

The Babylonians Babylon is the capital of Babylonia. The history of Babylonia is a very intricate one that had many different aspects to it. The History of Babylon may be hard to follow so there are sections to it. The basic background informations, the rule of Hammurabi, the rule of Nebuchadnezzar, the Persian rule with the Kings Cyrus the Great, Darius I, and Darius III, the rule of Alexander the Great of Macedonia. Babylonia is located in between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. It was located in present day Iraq in the Area known as the Fertile Crescent. The earliest mention of Babylon is a dated tablet during the reign of Sargon of Akkad (24th Century BC) who made it the capital of his empire. It later became the capital of Babylonia. …show more content…

In his 30th year of being king, Hammurabi freed his country from the bondage to Elam by winning a battle against their king. Hammurabi conquered Iamuthala, Larsa, Rabiqu, Dubliash, Kar-Shamash, Turukku, Kakmum, and Sabe. He extended his kingdom Assyria and northern Syria. King Hammurabi is most famous for his “Hammurabi’s code of Laws” which were the rules that the people of Babylonia had to abide by while Hammurabi was the king. It consisted of strict rules with punishments if you did not follow those rules. Some of the important laws …show more content…

He restored old religious monuments and improved canals. He was the first Babylonian king to rule Egypt and controlled an empire that extended to Lydia. The most famous of the things that he did was create one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The gardens were on a terrace supported by brick arches. He built them for his wife who was homesick, Amyitis. There is controversy about whether the Hanging Gardens actually existed and if the found ruins were just another garden in Nineveh. Nebuchadnezzar defeated the Egyptian Pharaoh in 605 BC, in 597 BC he captured Jerusalem, he defeated the Cimmerian and Scythians, he conquered Syria, and destroyed

More about Hammurabi's Code Of Laws

Open Document