Quirks of ancient Greece
Chapter 1
Banishment by popular vote in Athens
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Chapter 2
The naked truth of the ancient Olympics
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Chapter 3
The wild world of Greek philosophers
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YOUR GOAL
Master of Quirks of ancient Greece
Ch 1 · Banishment by popular vote in Athens
misslily Scratch a name on the clay (write it down!) / Ten years and they're far away (bye-bye, yeah!)
Fun Fact
Pottery vote: The modern word 'ostracize' comes directly from 'ostrakon', the Greek word for the broken piece of pottery used as a ballot.
Glossary
ostracism (noun)
Exclusion from a society or group by common consent. The Athenian assembly annually voted to exile one prominent citizen for ten years using inscribed pottery shards.
Exclusion from a society or group by common consent. The Athenian assembly annually voted to exile one prominent citizen for ten years using inscribed pottery shards.
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Which Athenian political office was exempt from the random lottery and chosen by actual election instead?
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What material did ancient Athenians write on to cast their votes for banishing a politician?
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What was the name of the stone machine used by Athenians to randomly select citizens for government roles?
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How many years did a banished Athenian citizen have to stay away from the city-state?
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What was the minimum number of total votes required for an Athenian ostracism vote to be valid?