Hammurabi


 * Wrote the world's oldest written law code
 * Demands an "eye for an eye"
 * Based on lex talionis that outlined retribution for cases such as improper building of a house or a botched surgery
 * Babylon deteriorated under his son and successor, Samsu-iluna
 * Annexed Yamhad and Mari kingdoms after a war in which they assisted him
 * Allied with the king of Larsa to defeat the Elamites
 * Had invaded the neighboring kingdom of Eshunna