DEATH PENALTY
WHEN LIFE GENERATES DEATH (LEGALLY)

HISTORY

Death penalty has very old roots; in fact, there is evidence of its application even in peoples such as Babylonians, ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. It is still applied in many fully-developed countries such as the USA.
Here is a short history of death penalty in relation to main historical periods or peoples:

	Primitive Peoples		Greeks
	Babylonians		Romans
	Ancient Egyptians		From Middle Ages to today
	Pre-Columbian Peoples