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The Ostracism of Themistocles: A Hero Exiled by His Own Democracy
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the dramatic rise and fall of Themistocles, the Athenian naval architect who saved Greece at Salamis but was later ostracized and fled to Persia. They discuss the mechanics of ostracism—how citizens voted with ostraka shards in the Agora—and why Athens turned on its greatest hero. The conversation covers the political maneuvering of Aristides, Cimon, and Ephialtes, the role of the Areopagus, and the irony of Themistocles ending his days as a governor for King Artaxerxes I. Lucas unpacks the ancient sources: Thucydides' brief account…
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