Hammurabi: Rise of the Babylonians
The Ancients
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The Lifeblood of Hammurabi's Kingdom
Hammurabi's first major military conflict was with the kingdom of Eshnuna in 1765. Canals were seen as really doing something for your people, if you were doing nails, it was a sign that you were a kind king. If you're digging a canal that makes it easier to move from one place to another by boat, that's an important construction project. The rivers Tigris and the River Euphrates are the lifebloods of Hammurabi's kingdom.
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