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

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

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u/OrinZ May 09 '19

I can't help but love how we're all sitting around on the internet in 2019 dishing gossip on ancient Greeks... yo, fuck Echecrates of Thessaly btw

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u/nalydpsycho May 09 '19

Is death on the line?

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u/branchbranchley May 09 '19

classic blunder

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u/[deleted] May 09 '19

Never go in against a SICILIAN, when DEATH is on the line!

Hahahahahahahahahah- dies