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- noun Plural form of
ostrakon .
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Examples
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A citizen was “ostracized” if, after the Athenians had chosen to hold such a vote, he received the most votes, and a total of at least 6,000 votes noted on shards of pottery called ostraka were cast.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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A citizen was “ostracized” if, after the Athenians had chosen to hold such a vote, he received the most votes, and a total of at least 6,000 votes noted on shards of pottery called ostraka were cast.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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Ostracism was a procedure by which an Athenian citizen could be honorably banished from Athens and her possessions for ten years without loss of property or citizenship if, after the Athenians had chosen to hold such a vote, he received the most votes out of a total of at least six thousand votes cast votes were noted on shards of pottery called ostraka.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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Ostracism was a procedure by which an Athenian citizen could be honorably banished from Athens and her possessions for ten years without loss of property or citizenship if, after the Athenians had chosen to hold such a vote, he received the most votes out of a total of at least six thousand votes cast votes were noted on shards of pottery called ostraka.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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Elephantine has furnished also a large number of fragments of pottery, commonly called ostraka, bearing inscriptions in ink, of the same date as the papyri.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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Small shards of pottery ostraka were used on which names were written; see Illustration 1.135.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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Small shards of pottery ostraka were used on which names were written; see Illustration 1.135.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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"They may have to give up ostraka," said the peasant sitting cross-legged by the fire.
Magicians of Gor Norman, John, 1931- 1988
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"There is the matter of the ostraka, the permits, the restrictions," said another.
Magicians of Gor Norman, John, 1931- 1988
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Too, guardsmen might, at their option, request the presentation of either ostraka or permits.
Magicians of Gor Norman, John, 1931- 1988
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