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The Empire of Hammurabi
Year
2009
Language
ENGLISH
Duration
30m
Rating
TVPG
Performers
Robert L. Dise
Written By
Robert L. Dise
Publication Information
The Great Courses
Summary
After Ur III, the subsequent power vacuum in Mesopotamia was filled by the famous king Hammurabi. See how he established the First Dynasty of Babylon and administered rule through a detailed code of law. Hammurabi was so entwined with the First Dynasty that, after his death, the empire swiftly collapsed.