Join me as we embark on a fascinating historical tour to discover some of the most strange and confusing laws ever created by prehistoric societies. These old decrees, which range from strange restrictions to blatantly bizarre rules, provide insight into the quirks of long-gone societies. Come along with me as we uncover the fascinating world of archaic legal codes and discover the backstories of ten of the most bizarre laws ever enacted. Prepare to be amazed, entertained, and maybe even perplexed by the quirks of the legal systems of our predecessors.

1. The need to provide evidence in support of allegations

 Everyone is familiar with the well-known Code of Hammurabi, which was penned in 1750 B.C. by the same-named Babylonian ruler. However, a lesser-known regulation inside it required the accusers to provide unquestionable evidence to support their claims. Should they not comply, they would be executed.

 However, there's more, as the accused were thrown into the river as one way to demonstrate their innocence. The gods had decided they were guilty, which is why they drowned.

 If they were able to escape alive, however, it meant that their accuser had been put to death for lying. Therefore, caution was required before making accusations.

2. Permitted to abduct women without a companion

 The Hammurabi Code may have been influenced by the Ur-Nammu Code, a set of Sumerian rules composed between 2100 and 2050 B.C.

 The death penalty applied to kidnapping, but only in cases where the men who abducted and those who were captured were free.

 A monetary fine was the punishment if the abductee was a slave. Furthermore, in the event that the victim of the kidnapping was a female, the kidnapper could confidently assert that she was discovered unaccompanied on the street, leaving them unable to determine her ownership.

3. Not allowed to convert someone from Catholicism

 Written in 438 AD, the Theodosian Code prohibited the worship of any deity but the Christian. In addition, it made all Christian denominations subject to the Catholic Church or risk being labeled heretics.

 A Catholic being converted to another religion was one of the crimes that carried a death sentence.

4. When was death the penalty for anything?

 Around 621 B.C., Draco of Thessaly is credited with writing the first set of Athens laws. His strict code was really straightforward, although it's unclear if it worked.

 It was predicated on a single sentence: capital punishment. Have you taken a life? capital punishment. Had you taken an animal with you? capital punishment.

 Were you unable to pay your taxes? capital punishment. And so forth. Fortunately for the Athenians, everything save the death sentence for murder was abolished by Solon, Draco's successor.

5. Only domestic rape

 The people who gave themselves the name Nesilim, or the Hittites, also had a code, which was composed between 1650 and 1500 BC.

 One of the most bizarre regulations was one that said a woman might be executed for rape—but only if the crime was committed overseas. If it occurred in her home, she was found guilty and sentenced to death rather than her attacker.

6.Bestialism? Depending on the animal

 One of the most peculiar laws of the Hittites was the punishment of bestiality, which varied according to the animal from which it originated.

 A pig or a dog are both executed. A mule or horse that was punished was forbidden from ever coming before the king. The king decided to condemn a cow.

7. You're not going to eat other people's cereal.

The earliest known legal system, written in Rome in 450 B.C., is known as the Law of the Twelve Tables. According to one of the regulations, anyone caught cutting or gathering up someone else's grain would ultimately face sacrifice to the goddess Ceres.

 As long as he was an adult, this was done after his death. In the event that it wasn't, the punishment called for restoring twice what was taken.

8. The issue with traveling away from home

 One of the intriguing Mesopotamian customs, of which there are only a few surviving fragments from 2250 to 550 B.C., stated that a son might be sold into slavery if it was determined that he was independent of his father.

 However, the penalty for announcing his independence from his mother was to be banished from his house and forfeited.

 9. If you are not honorable, you are not allowed to wear a veil.

 Written in 1075 B.C., the Assyrian laws are compiled in the Assura Code. One of the regulations required noble women to wear veils over their faces when they were out in public.

 However, it was forbidden for slaves, attendants, prostitutes, and generally any woman deemed less than respectable to wear it.

 She would lose all of her garments, receive fifty lashes, and be executed if it was discovered that she was hiding her face behind a veil.

10. Watch what you sing!

A different Roman law known as the Law of the Twelve Tables sets someone to death for making fun of or jesting about another person.

 Naturally, as long as the lyrics were untrue, There was no issue if it was true.