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.
The first written code of law was written by Hammurabi. The first person to write down laws in Athens was Draco.
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Pericles, the Athenian leader, was so proud of this city, because of the men.
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The Code of Hammurabi is a code of Babylonian law from Mesopotamia. The location was discovered by Egyptologist Gustave Jequiere.
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.
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Draco should be right
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He replaced the prevailing system of oral law and blood feud by a written code to be enforced only by a court.
Albert Billheimer has written: 'Naturalization in Athenian law and practice'
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.
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
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.
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Hammurabi of Babylon.
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Code of Hammurabi was the first known written law.
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