Ancient Greece
-What Athenian legislator created the Western World's first body of written laws, many of which established death as punishment for crimes?

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Draco was an Athenian lawmaker during the seventh century BCE who replaced oral legal code and blood feuds with written laws that were enforced by a court-based judicial system. Many of his laws mandated the death penalty, even for minor crimes. Also, debtors could be punished with enslavement. The term "draconian" (meaning "excessively severe or merciless") is derived from Draco's harsh system.

Ancient Greece -What Athenian Legislator Created the Western World's First Body of Body