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The Draconian constitution, or Draco's code law code, idea started around 620BC and began being written around 621BC . Enforced by Draco near the end of the 7th century BC . It was written in response to the unjust interpretation and modification of oral law by Athenian aristocrats .[4] As most societies in Greece codified basic law during the mid-seventh century BC,[5] Athenian oral law was manipulated by the aristocracy[6] until the emergence of Draco's code. Around 621 BC the people of Athens commissioned Draco to devise a written law code and constitution, giving him the title of the first legislator of Athens. The literate could read the code at a central location accessible to anyone. This enactment of a rule of law was an early manifestation of Athenian democracy.[7]