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==Procedure== | ==Procedure== | ||
In the sixth month of each year, the citizen-council called the {{Wiki|Boule (ancient Greece)|boule}} asked the citizens of Athens whether there should be an ostracism. If yes, the vote was held during the eight month.<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[ | In the sixth month of each year, the citizen-council called the {{Wiki|Boule (ancient Greece)|boule}} asked the citizens of Athens whether there should be an ostracism. If yes, the vote was held during the eight month.<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Tours: The Agora of Athens]]: "Bouleuterion"</ref> | ||
The citizens wrote the name of the person they wished to ostracize on a pottery fragment. These votes were placed in an urn until counted. If at least 6,000 citizens voted, the ostracism was valid, and the man with the most votes was then ostracized, meaning exiled. He had ten days to leave, and had to remain away for a decade, but did keep his citizenship as well as property. In a case of emergency, the ostracism could be recalled.<ref name="Discovery Tour" /> | The citizens wrote the name of the person they wished to ostracize on a pottery fragment. These votes were placed in an urn until counted. If at least 6,000 citizens voted, the ostracism was valid, and the man with the most votes was then ostracized, meaning exiled. He had ten days to leave, and had to remain away for a decade, but did keep his citizenship as well as property. In a case of emergency, the ostracism could be recalled.<ref name="Discovery Tour"/> | ||
==Notable | ==Notable ostracisms== | ||
Notable figures | Notable ostracized figures included [[Themistokles]], [[Alkibiades]], and [[Thucydides]], who used his time away from Athenian politics to write ''{{Wiki|History of the Peloponnesian War}}''.<ref name="Discovery Tour"/> | ||
Around 431 BCE, the | Around 431 BCE, the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] witnessed the ostracization of [[Anaxagoras]], a philosopher and a friend of the statesman [[Perikles]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Ostracized]]</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Culture and society]] | [[Category:Culture and society]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:57, 19 February 2024
Ostracism was a judicial punishment in the ancient Greek polis of Athens which involves exile.
Procedure[edit | edit source]
In the sixth month of each year, the citizen-council called the boule asked the citizens of Athens whether there should be an ostracism. If yes, the vote was held during the eight month.[1]
The citizens wrote the name of the person they wished to ostracize on a pottery fragment. These votes were placed in an urn until counted. If at least 6,000 citizens voted, the ostracism was valid, and the man with the most votes was then ostracized, meaning exiled. He had ten days to leave, and had to remain away for a decade, but did keep his citizenship as well as property. In a case of emergency, the ostracism could be recalled.[1]
Notable ostracisms[edit | edit source]
Notable ostracized figures included Themistokles, Alkibiades, and Thucydides, who used his time away from Athenian politics to write History of the Peloponnesian War.[1]
Around 431 BCE, the misthios Kassandra witnessed the ostracization of Anaxagoras, a philosopher and a friend of the statesman Perikles.[2]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)
- Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Tours: The Agora of Athens: "Bouleuterion"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Ostracized