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After much debate from the Athenians, it was decided to revise the laws, including the homicide law, in 409.

The homicide law is a highly fragmented inscription, but it does state that it is up to the victim ’ s relatives to prosecute a killer.

According to the preserved part of the inscription, unintentional homicides receive a sentence of exile, while intentional murders are punishable by death.

Apart from the inscriptions very little is known about Draco ’ s background or the nature of most of his laws.

However, the significance of his work was prevalent when most of his laws were successfully abolished by Solon.