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Perhaps is was the ancient athenian Dracos who established a set of laws that was very strict. This is the basis of the English term "draconian" which is used to describe anything very strict or drastic.
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∙ 9y agoThe first written code of law was written by Hammurabi. The first person to write down laws in Athens was Draco.
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Would pericles say that athenians were a law abiding people?
Pericles, the Athenian leader, was so proud of this city, because of the men.
Scholars believe that the Twelve Tables?
Were the first written law code of Rome.
Who found the code of haburabbi?
The Code of Hammurabi is a code of Babylonian law from Mesopotamia. The location was discovered by Egyptologist Gustave Jequiere.
When was the first city-states form in mesopotamia?
The first law ever to be written was first believed to be the Code of Hammurabi but there was later discovered an earlier text which revealed a code written by a Sumerian King named Ur-Nammu who predates Hammurabi by three centuries. While the code of Hammurabi is flawed by it's notion of divine right to rule, it does bring to law important understandings about false accusations, property rights, theft and entering into contracts.
Who helped the archaemenids maintain their empire?
uniform law code
Author of the first athenian law code?
Draco should be right
Who was the Athenian councilor to first codify the law of Athens?
draco
What did the law code of the Athenian lawgiver Draco provide?
He replaced the prevailing system of oral law and blood feud by a written code to be enforced only by a court.
What has the author Albert Billheimer written?
Albert Billheimer has written: 'Naturalization in Athenian law and practice'
Author of an ancient written law code?
Draco is considered as the first legislator in Ancient Greece. Draco's written law became the first Constitution of Athens and was known for its harshness.
What has the author Hardy Hansen written?
Hardy Hansen has written: 'Aspects of the Athenian law code of 410/09-400/399 B.C' -- subject(s): Codification, Greek religion, Law, Religious calendars 'Greek, an intensive course' -- subject(s): Grammar, Greek language
What was Solon's occupation?
Solon was a statesman and poet from Greece that was born around 640 B.C.E. He is known as the law-giver of Athens after he developed a code of law that became the basis for Athenian democracy.
What was the first civil law code?
justinian's code
Who was the author of an ancient law code?
Hammurabi of Babylon.
The author of the ancient written law code?
hammurabi
What was the first known system of written law?
Code of Hammurabi was the first known written law.
What has the author Douglas M MacDowell written?
Douglas M. MacDowell has written: 'Athenian homicide law in the age of the orators' -- subject(s): Athens, Criminal law, History, Homicide, Homicide (Greek law) 'Spartan law' -- subject(s): Spartan Law
