The voting populace would write down a politician’s name on an a scrap of broken pottery and if enough votes were cast he
was banished from the city for up to ten years. The broken pottery pieces were called ostraka so our word ostracism is derived from it.
The voting populace would write down a politician’s name on an a scrap of broken pottery and if enough votes were cast he
was banished from the city for up to ten years. The broken pottery pieces were called ostraka so our word ostracism is derived from it.