The Long Shadow of the Ancient Greek World

Dracon of Athens and the Birth of Greek Law (1x5)

: 01, 2009

With Athens facing a revolt of the lower classes, the ruling families appointed a man called Dracon to codify the laws. His severity gave rise to the epithet "draconian," but his inauguration of a formal system of procedures, courts, trial by jury, and other measures earned him the Greek accolade "the father of law."