Today's installment concludes Alexander the Great Wins Battle of Gaugamela,our selection from Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World by Sir Edward
Hammurabi’s Epilog for His Code
Today's installment concludes The Code of Hammurabi. The Code was chiseled on an oblisk by Hammurabi.If you have journeyed through all of the
Hammurabi on Labor
273. If any one hire a day laborer, he shall pay him from the New Year until the fifth month [April to August, when days are long and work hard] six
Hammurabi on Shipping and on Animals
236. If a man rent his boat to a sailor, and the sailor is careless, and the boat is wrecked or goes aground, the sailor shall give the owner of the
Hammurabi on Assault and Battery
196. If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out.Continuing The Code of Hammurabi.The Code was chiseled on an oblisk by
Hammurabi on Women
173. If this woman bear sons to her second husband, in the place to which she went, and then die, her earlier and later sons shall divide the dowry
Hammurabi on Family Law
154. If a man be guilty of incest with his daughter, he shall be driven from the place [exiled].Continuing The Code of Hammurabi.The Code was
Hammurabi on Marriage
129. If a man's wife be surprised with another man, both shall be tied and thrown into the water, but the husband may pardon his wife and the king his
Hammurabi on Debt and Fraud
114. If a man have no claim on another for corn and money, and try to demand it by force, he shall pay one-third of a mina of silver in every