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Hammurabi

A Captivating Guide to the Sixth King of the First Babylonian Dynasty, Including the Code of Hammurabi

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Hammurabi

By: Captivating History
Narrated by: Desmond Manny
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Explore the captivating history of Hammurabi.

The story of Hammurabi is the story of 43 years jam-packed with conquest, temple- and wall-building, irrigation efforts, and lawmaking, but it’s also a story of broken relations and rising and falling empires.

It’s a story of betrayal and shifting alliances, a story where even the gods take a backseat to the matters of common men. It’s a tale that’s both thousands of years old and, interestingly enough, just as contemporary as it was when Hammurabi still drew breath. And like all great tales of history, it’s a yarn that teaches the common man that no feat of greatness comes without a price and that human nature is just as complex as it was when Babylonians praised Marduk and hailed Hammurabi as a god in his own right.

In Hammurabi: A Captivating Guide to the Sixth King of the First Babylonian Dynasty, Including the Code of Hammurabi, you will discover topics such as:

  • Babylon before Hammurabi: Position of the city in Mesopotamia, early rulers
  • Rise of Hammurabi: Wars and achievements chronology of Hammurabi
  • Reign of Hammurabi: Babylon during his reign, relations to other cities. Hammurabi’s Babylon
  • Hammurabi’s character: physical appearance, relations with other rulers, glimpses of his personality
  • The Code of Hammurabi and early Mesopotamian law
  • Dissecting the code
  • Hammurabi’s legacy
  • And much, much more!
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This book provides a brief overview of the life of Hammurabi (1810 B.C.E.-1750 B.C.E.). Under the rule of Hammurabi, the Babylonians ended up ruling all of Mesopotamia. He is known for the Code of Hammurabi; the first written legal code.

I had never heard of Captivating History before obtaining this book. Apparently, their goal is to provide a brief interesting overview on a historical topic. Looking at their collection I see books on ancient leaders, FDR and the Haitian Revolution. The books are short only averaging 100 pages. If you want a quick overview of a historical topic, they seem to be a good choice.

The book is well written and researched. They packed a lot of information into a short time frame. Information about Hammurabi was provided as well as some general information about the time. Glad I listened to this on an audiobook as I would never be able to pronounce all the names. I noted that the Middle East was constantly at war at the time of Hammurabi and is still at war.

The book is three hours and 6 minutes. Desmond Manny does a good job narrating the book. Manny is a voice-over artist and audiobook narrator.

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Audio was good and read well, but the book was bland, but appropriate for history.

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