Plato's semi-ideal state has some distinct oddities

Because I'm feeling very, very nerdy, I made a pie chart (work in progress, but it'll take ages to finish so here we are). Here are all the different punishments for various crimes in Plato's fictional state of Magnesia. 115 laws, about 300 separate punishable offences described.

Summary : lots of death. You can be executed for being an atheist, robbing temples, or bribing anyone. You're required by law to love your adopted children. Lots of reliance on publically shaming people for various offences (my favourite is law 57G(d) : " If a man who is not in the grip of insanity dares to strike his father or mother, or their father or mother... Everyone of citizen birth who passes by, whether man, woman or child, must shout ‘you wicked monster’ at the attacker, and repel him." - that'll teach him ). Animals and objects can be tried and sent into exile for causing loss of life. Lunatics are forbidden from appearing in public, you can be fined for not being married by age 35, and anyone who wants to is free to beat up public officials who fail to turn up for communal meals.

Lovely.