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Photographer	Marsyas (talk · contribs)
Description	ostracism of Themistocles English: This ostrakon from 482 BC was recovered from a well near the Acropolis. It reads "Themistocles, son of Neocles". The Athenians had a particular voting technique to remove a citizen from the community: Every voting citizen would scratch the name of the person to be exiled into a piece of pottery and hand it in to be counted. For some votes thousands of named pottery pieces have been found. If ostracized, the person was exiled for ten years, and after that time could return and have their property restored. After his ostracism, Themistocles defected to Persia and was made governor of Magnesia. Español: Ostracon que contiene el nombre de Thémistocle, hacia 490-480. Museo del Ágora antigua de Atenas Français : Ostrakon portant le nom de Thémistocle, 490-480 ou vers 460 a. C. Musée de l'Agora antique d'Athènes. Italiano: Ostrakon (coccio con scritto il nome del candidato all'esilio) del 482 a.C., risalente alla votazione che sancì l'ostracismo del generale Temistocle. Esposto nel Museo dell'antica agorà ad Atene.
Depicted people	Themistocles
Date	before 472 BC (latest possible date for Themistocles' ostracism)
Collection	Museum of the Ancient Agora    Location Athens Municipality , Greece Coordinates 37° 58′ 30″ N, 23° 43′ 27″ E   Established 1957  Website odysseus.culture.gr/h/1/eh151.jsp?obj_id=3290  Authority file : Q2383284 VIAF: 149504649 ULAN: 500306464 LCCN: no2013060376 GND: 7678929-9 J9U: 987007347151405171 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q2383284
Inscriptions	ΘΕΜΙΣΘΟΚΛΕΣ ΝΕΟΚΛΕΟΣ [Themistocles, son of Neocles]
Source/Photographer	Self-photographed by Marsyas, December 2005
Other versions	Same museum: several ostraka; all votes to exile Themistocles

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