Silver and Blue

Episode Summary: In this episode, you will take a tour of Ancient Greece, where the Greeks didn’t invent justice, but did reshape it. Ancient Greece was responsible for transforming justice from a personal matter into a public institution and as a result began a process that laid foundations that still influence modern legal systems today. Learning about Ancient Greece from its beginnings in the N...

In this episode, you will learn about how Ancient Egypt governed through the Law of Ma’at - or natural order of things that was how society was balanced and the moral ideas that was the foundation of all law. With the Law of Ma’at, it instilled in the society the need for truth, acting justly, and acting fairly to all people. We’ll talk about the importance of Ma’at, how it influenced everything a...

In this episode, you will learn about how ancient civilizations, specifically Mesopotamia and Babylon, were the first to write down laws to govern the societies that had built up around them. We’ll talk about kings, codes, laws and police just to name a few. Mentioned This Episode: Website: Code of Hammurabi Website: Map of Ancient Mesopotamia _________________________ Website: LCC Public Service...