Code of Hammurabi was the first known written law.
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The law was remembered as the Ole' Deluder Satan Act.
Draco's reforms were in the fields of law. The first written code was shockingly severe. This is where the adjective "Draconian" comes from in describing a harsh and archaic system of punishment. They allowed enslavement for debt and numerous capital offense crimes. Although it was modified, it remained the foundation of statute law in Athens until the end of the 5th century.
Hammurabi in Mesopotamia.
The Law of the Twelve Tables, also sometimes known as the Law of the Twelve Boards.
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