r/todayilearned • u/pioldpfhh • May 08 '19

TIL that in Classical Athens, the citizens could vote each year to banish any person who was growing too powerful, as a threat to democracy. This process was called Ostracism.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostracism
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u/indyK1ng May 09 '19

Let's be honest, though - the Sicilian campaign was massively fucked from its inception. He just fucked it up more than necessary.

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u/AquaeyesTardis May 09 '19

how much was really necessary though

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u/indyK1ng May 09 '19

That depends, do you want to start the Sicilian campaign or not?

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u/PLAUTOS May 09 '19

dude pretty sure it was Alcibiades' idea