1800s BC (1 events)
1792 BC
ID: 3647
Hammurabi becomes king of Babylon - begins 42-year reign that will transform city-state into empire
ID: 3647
1770s BC (1 events)
1761 BC
ID: 3648
Hammurabi conquers Mari - unifies most of Mesopotamia under Babylonian rule
ID: 3648
1760s BC (1 events)
1754 BC
ID: 3649
Code of Hammurabi promulgated - 282 laws carved on stele, 'eye for an eye,' first complete legal code
ID: 3649