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Draco (lawgiver) Draco (/ ˈdreɪkoʊ /; Greek: Δράκων, Drakōn; fl. c. 625–600 BC), also called Drako or Drakon, was the first recorded legislator of Athens in Ancient Greece. He replaced the prevailing system of oral law and blood feud by the Draconian constitution, a written code to be enforced only by a court of law.
The brutal Draconian Code. The Draconian Code, named after its author Draco, was the first written legal code in ancient Athens, created around 621 BCE. Before the establishment of this code, laws were passed down orally, making them susceptible to arbitrary interpretation and enforcement. Draco's code aimed to provide a standardized and ...
c.700 BCE - c.601 BCE. Draco (flourished 7th century bc) was an Athenian lawgiver whose harsh legal code punished both trivial and serious crimes in Athens with death—hence the continued use of the word draconian to describe repressive legal measures. The six junior archons (thesmotetai), or magistrates, are said by Aristotle to have been ...
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Aug 16, 2021 · The introduction of Draco’s written laws meant the end of arbitrary application and interpretation of oral laws. Unlike the oral laws, the written laws could be read by literate Athenians. As a result, people could appeal their cases (at the Areopagus) whenever a law was wrongly interpreted.
Draconian constitution. The Draconian constitution, or Draco's code, was a written law code enforced by Draco in Athens near the end of the 7th century BC; its composition started around 621 BC. It was written in response to the unjust interpretation and modification of oral law by Athenian aristocrats. [4] As most societies in Ancient Greece ...
Jun 12, 2015 · During the infancy of the Athenian legal system Draco composed the city 's first written law code with the aim of reducing arbitrary decisions of punishment and blood feuds between parties. Ultimately, though, the laws aided and legitimized the political power of the aristocracy and allowed them to consolidate their control of the land and poor ...
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Jul 31, 2020 · With most societies in Greece codifying basic law during the mid-seventh century BC, [5] Athenian oral law was manipulated by the aristocracy [6] until the emergence of Draco’s code. Around 621 BC the people of Athens commissioned Draco to devise a written law code and constitution, giving him the title of the first legislator of Athens.
