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2350 BC

First code of laws by Urukagina, king of Lagash.
c. 2100 BC

The Code of Ur-Nammu (the earliest known code of laws) is written.
1760 BC

The Code of Hammurabi: One of the earliest codes of law in the world.
1258 BC

First recorded peace treaty between Ramesses II of Egypt and Muwatalli II of the Hittites, after the battle of Kadesh.
450 BC

Laws of Twelve Tables, the basis of Roman law.

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