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Ostracism: The Democratic Vote to Exile a Citizen
In this episode of Ancient Greece: Philosophy, Democracy, and Endless War, Lucas and Luna explore the practice of ostracism, a uniquely Athenian democratic institution where citizens could vote to exile any political leader for ten years. They trace its origins from the reforms of Cleisthenes in 508 BCE to its first use in 487 BCE against Hipparchus, a relative of the tyrant Peisistratus. The conversation delves into the mechanics of the vote, where citizens wrote names on broken pottery shards called ostraka, and highlights the most famous cases, including Themistocles, the hero of Salamis…
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