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'''Draco''' was an [[Athens|Athenian]] judge living around the 7th century B.C., to whom is attributed the first written code of Athenian law in 621 BC. His laws were so strict that the term "'''Draconian'''" is still used to describe overly rigid rules, and yet, it transformed Athens into the premiere city state in [[Greece]] for hundreds of years.

'''Draco''' was an [[Athens|Athenian]] judge living around the 7th century B.C., to whom is attributed the first written code of Athenian law in 621 B.C. His laws were so strict that the term "'''Draconian'''" is still used to describe overly rigid rules, and yet, it transformed Athens into the premiere city state in [[Greece]] for hundreds of years.

But the laws made the advance of distinguishing between intentional and unintentional murder and setting down the legal processes with which the summary justice of blood feuds would be replaced.<ref name = Robinson>Robinson, Cyril E. (1929). ''A History of Greece'' (London: Methuen), p. 65.</ref>

But the laws made the advance of distinguishing between intentional and unintentional murder and setting down the legal processes with which the summary justice of blood feuds would be replaced.<ref name = Robinson>Robinson, Cyril E. (1929). ''A History of Greece'' (London: Methuen), p. 65.</ref>