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17In the first place, then, he repealed the laws of Draco, all except those concerning homicide,[30] because they were too severe and their penalties too heavy. For one penalty was assigned to almost all transgressions, namely death, so that even those convicted of idleness were put to death, and those who stole salad or fruit received the same punishment as those who committed sacrilege or murder.
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Notes
[30] Cf. Aristotle, op. cit. vii. 1.