What Happened in 1700 BC

Egypt in the Second Intermediate Period

There is no general agreement in Egyptology either about the length or about how to define the Second Intermediate Period. Von Beckerath 1964 and... Read more

Hammurabi Establishes Dynasty in Babylon

Hammurabi was a First Dynasty king of the city-state of Babylon, and inherited the power from his father, Sin-muballit, in ca. 1728 B.C.. Babylon... Read more