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Summary
These ostraka from 482 BC were recovered from a well near the Acropolis. The ostraka in the upper row read "THEMISTHOKLES PHREARIOS" (Themistocles from Phreari), while the others read "THEMISTHOKLES NEOKLEOS" (Themistocles son of Neocles). The Athenians had a particular voting technique to remove a citizen from the community. If ostracized, the person was exiled for ten years, and after that time could return and have their property restored. Themistocles was a great Athenian general, but the Spartans worked to have him exiled. After his ostracism, he moved to Persia, Athen's enemy, where King Artaxerxes I made him governor of Magnesia. <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Agora_Museum_in_Athens" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Agora Museum in Athens">Ancient Agora Museum in Athens</a>.
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| current | 10:39, 5 January 2017 | | 2,560 × 1,920 (1.05 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | These ostraka from 482 BC were recovered from a well near the Acropolis. The ostraka in the upper row read "THEMISTHOKLES PHREARIOS" (Themistocles from Phreari), while the others read "THEMISTHOKLES NEOKLEOS" (Themistocles son of Neocles). The Athenians had a particular voting technique to remove a citizen from the community. If ostracized, the person was exiled for ten years, and after that time could return and have their property restored. Themistocles was a great Athenian general, but the Spartans worked to have him exiled. After his ostracism, he moved to Persia, Athen's enemy, where King Artaxerxes I made him governor of Magnesia. <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Agora_Museum_in_Athens" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Agora Museum in Athens">Ancient Agora Museum in Athens</a>. |
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