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first legislator of Athens in Ancient Greece
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Draco was the first legislator of ancient Athens who created written laws around 621 BCE, replacing the previous system of unwritten customs. His code is historically significant because it established the principle that laws should be publicly known and consistently applied, though it was famously harsh and eventually replaced by less severe laws.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Classical Athens
- Place of birth
- Athens
- Place of death
- Aegina
- Occupation
- legislator
- Position held
- eponymous archon
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Field of work
- legislator
- Image
- Draco engraving from 1833 (cropped) 1 1.jpg
- Residence
- Athens
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- date of birth
- 0650-01-01
- date of death
- 0600-00-00
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- name in native language
- Δράκων
- Commons category
- Draco (legislator)
- significant place
- Classical Athens
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