Ostraka for Themistocles

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published on 14 December 2014
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Pottery ostraka identifying Themistocles, 482 BCE. These were used in Athens to vote a particular citizen to be ostracised from the polis. From a well on the north slope of the acropolis of Athens. (Museum of the Ancient Agora, Athens)

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is a full-time author, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.

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Cartwright, M. (2014, December 14). Ostraka for Themistocles. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3331/ostraka-for-themistocles/

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