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A lot of ink has been spilled within the lives of history's most important information, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees and shrubs? In Charles River Editors' Legends of the Ancient World series, listeners can get swept up to speed on the lives of antiquity's most significant men and women in the time it takes to complete a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. The Babylonians were one of the initial of history's great historic civilizations, and the most famous Babylonian of these all was Hammurabi, who came up to the throne as the first king of the Babylonian empire around the beginning of the 18th hundred years BC. Hammurabi had an extended and successful reign that observed him consolidate almost all of Mesopotamia under his control, but he's most widely known today for Hammurabi's Code, one of the initial known code of regulations in human history. Inscribed on stone tablets, Hammurabi's Code was found over 3,500 years later, in the first 20th hundred years, making him one of antiquity's most famous men. Babylonian culture, including fine art, architecture, and books, flourished during his reign, and Hammurabi (or the scribes in his use) published enough open public royal inscriptions and personal standard letters to store in museums across the world. There are also many letters from other modern-day rulers that produce reference to him or even to significant events during his reign. The large amount of paperwork available, both from and about him, has allowed modern scholars to paint a brilliant picture of the famous king and the many facets of his life. Although there is absolutely no information on age Hammurabi when he got the throne, he ruled Babylon for 43 years, from 1792-1750 BC, when he became gravely sick and handed the throne to 1 of his sons, Samsu-iluna.
