The Hammurabi Way

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The principle of "an eye for an eye" is often associated with the concept of lex talionis, which is Latin for "law of retaliation." But did you know that the saying's oldest known origin was only discovered in 1901 by a group of French archeologists who uncovered the famous Code of Hammurabi? https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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