Hammurabi: Rise of the Babylonians (opens in new tab)

Listen to Hammurabi: Rise of the Babylonians from The Ancients. 2000 BC saw the famed city of Babylon begin to flourish under the rule of a King called Hammurabi. Renowned for his famous law code, the stele of which still survives today, is there anything else to be learnt about this mysterious figure?In this episode Tristan is joined by Professor, and author, Amanda Podany from California State Polytechnic University. Together they discuss the life of this famed Babylonian King, from his ori...