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    Explore the Code of Hammurabi, one of history's oldest legal systems. Learn about ancient Babylonian laws, Mesopotamian history, and the 'eye for an eye' justice.

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    Hammurabi realized that you can conquer a territory with a sword, but you can only keep it with a ledger; the move from 'rule by whim' to 'rule by system' is arguably the most important leap in human history.

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