File:Athenian Secret Ballot.jpg

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These disks were used to cast a juror's vote on a case. They would cover up the top when submitting their secret vote, which if closed meant innocent and open (left bottom) meant guilty, or there was a hole in the soul. Ca. 300 BC. Ancient Agora Museum in Athens.

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current18:51, 5 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 18:51, 5 January 20172,084 × 894 (1.4 MB)127.0.0.1 (talk)These disks were used to cast a juror's vote on a case. They would cover up the top when submitting their secret vote, which if closed meant innocent and open (left bottom) meant guilty, or there was a hole in the soul. Ca. 300 BC. Ancient Agora Museum in Athens.
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