Similar to the purpose of the Parthenon, this structure built by the Romans in the 1st century B. C.E. shows the importance of A)
the Roman religion
B)
the Roman city-state.
C)
the Roman justice system.
D)
the Roman political bureaucracy.

what are the options?

1.   île de la cité

2. 200 years

3. for the nave and choir

hope im right, havent learned about this in a year

when we think of a­ncient paga­n kings, the ideas of justice and fairness probably aren't the first things to come to mind. we moderns may be more likely to imagine fickle, power-hungry despots who were ready to put someone to death on a whim. but king hammurabi, who ruled a prosperous and thriving babyloniaalmost four millennia ago, doesn't quite fit that mold. he claimed to have protect the weak from oppression, and scholars believe he fostered an atmosphere of justice and righteousness for his people.

this belief is based on an object that was discovered only a century ago. it has already earned a place alongside the rosetta stone as one of the most important artifacts of the ancient world. this stela (stone pillar) bears the inscription of the code of hammurabi, and it has shed light on the laws, culture and life in babylonia.

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