15K views · 191 reactions | Nearly 4,000 years ago, King Hammurabi of Babylon created something that changed civilization forever, the first written code of laws. Carved into a massive basalt stele, the Code of Hammurabi set rules for justice, trade, family, and punishment from protecting the weak to punishing the corrupt. #historyrevived #hammurabi #ancientmesopotamia #ancienthistory #historyfacts | Ancient History Revived | Facebook