What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Dillon spoke at the city council meeting, claiming the new recycling regulations were draconian.

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 - Greek history
The source of the allusion draconian is Greek history.
Draco, a government official in seventh-century Athens, Greece, wrote a code of laws that called for severe punishments for even minor offenses.
The allusion draconian means harsh.