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Code of Hammurabi
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Research the life of Hammurabi. What influence did the events of his reign have on the laws of the Code?
Choose another ancient law-giver, such as Ur-Nammu, Moses, Solon of Athens, the Decemviri of Rome, etc. How are their laws different or similar to those of Hammurabi?
Consider the institution of enslavement in ancient Babylon, as reflected in the Code of Hammurabi. How did it differ from enslavement in the Greco-Roman world, and in what ways was it similar?
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