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(Encyclopedia) HammurabiHammurabihäm&oobreve;räˈbē [key], fl. 1792–1750 b.c., king of Babylonia. He founded an empire that was eventually destroyed by raids from Asia Minor. Hammurabi may have…Hays, Will H.
(Encyclopedia) Hays, Will H., 1879–1954, American politician and motion-picture executive, b. Sullivan, Ind.; his original name was William Harrison Hays. Hays became active in Indiana political…Breviary of Alaric
(Encyclopedia) Breviary of AlaricBreviary of Alaricăˈlərĭk [key], Visigothic code of Roman law issued (506) by King Alaric II for his Roman subjects in Spain and S Gaul. It is also known as the Lex…Isin
(Encyclopedia) IsinIsinĭsˈĭn [key], capital of an ancient Semitic kingdom of N Babylonia. The city became important after the third dynasty of Ur fell to the Elamites and the Amorites (c.2025 b.c.).…Zaleucus
(Encyclopedia) ZaleucusZaleucuszəl&oomacr;ˈkəs [key], fl. c.650 b.c., Greek lawgiver of Locris, in Italy. According to tradition, his was the earliest codification of Greek law. References to…bushido
(Encyclopedia) bushidobushidob&oobreve;shˈĭdō, b&oomacr;ˈshĭdō [key] [Jap.,=way of the warrior], code of honor and conduct of the Japanese nobility. Of ancient origin, it grew out of the old…Ine
(Encyclopedia) IneIneīˈnə [key], king of Wessex (688–726). In 694 he forced the people of Kent to pay compensation for the murder of a kinsman, and he extended his sway over Sussex and Surrey and…cryptography
(Encyclopedia) cryptographycryptographykrĭptŏgˈrəfē [key] [Gr.,=hidden writing], science of secret writing. There are many devices by which a message can be concealed from the casual reader, e.g.,…Bustamante, Antonio Sánchez de
(Encyclopedia) Bustamante, Antonio Sánchez deBustamante, Antonio Sánchez deäntōˈnyō sänˈchās [key]Bustamante, Antonio Sánchez de də b&oomacr;stämänˈtā [key], 1865–1951, Cuban authority on…London, Declaration of
(Encyclopedia) London, Declaration of, international code of maritime law, especially as related to war, proposed in 1909. The declaration grew largely out of the attempt at the second of the Hague…Trending
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