Ostrakon for Themistocles

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Pottery ostrakon identifying Themistocles, 480-460 BCE. These were used in Athens to vote a particular citizen to be exiled from the polis. (Museum of the Ancient Agora, Athens)

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is a full-time writer, 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. (2016, March 24). Ostrakon for Themistocles. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4782/ostrakon-for-themistocles/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Ostrakon for Themistocles." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 24, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4782/ostrakon-for-themistocles/.

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