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Solon the Lawgiver

In Our Time: Philosophy

CHAPTER

The History of Hammurabi

Solon was reputed as a great thinker and wise person, but we don't get a good sense of what his laws were all about. Later Greek authors actually think about Moses on the model of a Greek log ever. Hammurabi is interesting because he combines the role of king and log ever. He's the log ever, but he doesn't become a king.

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