Western Civilization

             Ancient Babylonia for the Code of Hammarubi
             Hammurabi was the one who governed Babylon and was responsible for
             establishing the greatness and grandeur of Babylon. The same was the
             world's first chief city. Many remnants of Hammurabi's regime, which
             usually lasted from 1795-1750 BC have usually been conserved, and in the
             present times we can have a detailed study on this powerful King of his
             time. He undoubtedly was a wise man who lived up to his words in providing
             law to one and all. His code of laws is very famous, as he was the one
             amongst the first known rulers to share his rules with the general masses.
             This code laid down the foundation for building an organized society within
             the present time. It also accounted severely on those judges who disdained
             from doing their utmost in providing timely justice to the innocents.
             Hammurabi's code of laws was more tilted towards the fair role of the
             Athenian Greece for the Funeral Oration of Pericles
             Ancient Greeks thought that war is the King and father of all things
             as well as men included and it has the unique honor of captivating some
             people as slaves while at the same time, frees others. War in olden times
             in Greece was a meaning for the political rights and obligations of
             citizens and it usually gave them freedom in deciding their respective
             gender roles as well as an idea in forming cities and colonies all over
             Greece. War also provided an unusually difficult trial of irrational and
             furious physical and mental strength. Basically it created a thin line
             between the free people and the ones who were not free both within the
             Greek borders and between its different cultures and sub-cultures as such.
             It is true that the Ancient Greeks focused more on the notions attached
             with war and the funeral orations happening in
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