During the 18th Century BC, Hammurabi rose to power as the sixth ruler of the First Dynasty of Babylon (“Hammurabi’s Code: What Does It Tell Us About Old Babylonia?”). He was well known for his military achievements, which expanded the Babylonian empire. With the success of his military and expansions, he needed a way to successfully rule over all of it his territory. Hammurabi used his code of laws to rule over his kingdom, and he also used it to “unify the various groups he controlled” (Hammurabi’s Code: An Eye For An Eye). When reading the introduction to his code, Hammurabi says he was meant to “destroy the wicked and evildoers; so that the strong shall not harm the weak…”(Hammurabi). He clearly has a mission with his previous statement,