HAMMURABI AND HIS CODE FOR SUCCESS.

Calliope | November 1, 2000| | Copyright

Babylon's blazing rise to power, like a rocket soaring high into the sky, was launched by its brilliant king, Hammurabi (1792-1750 B.C.). Bold and visionary, he conquered cities from the Nineveh region to the Persian Gulf, and then devised a code of laws to unify and rule the empire he created.

The Babylonians believed that the gods bestowed justice and that kings were the gods' earthly agents. An inscription on a majestic, eight-foot-tall, black basalt stele (stone slab) that details Hammurabi's decrees makes this clear. Carved at the top is Hammurabi, standing ...

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