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Which crimes could receive the death penalty in ancient Greece?
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In ancient Greece, particularly under the legal code established by the Athenian lawgiver Draco in the 7th century BCE, the death penalty was applied to a wide range of offenses. Crimes punishable by death included:
Draco’s code was famously severe, as it was said to prescribe the death penalty even for trivial crimes. This harshness eventually led to the repeal of most of his laws by Solon in 594 BCE, who retained only the homicide statutes. While capital punishment was a recognized legal tool in ancient Greece, it was sometimes avoided in practice through alternatives such as banishment or the payment of compensation.123