Exile, Ostracism, and Democracy: The Politics of Expulsion in Ancient Greece by Sara Forsdyke

Exile, Ostracism, and Democracy: The Politics of Expulsion in Ancient Greece

Sara Forsdyke

344 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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This book explores the cultural and political significance of ostracism in democratic Athens. In contrast to previous interpretations, Sara Forsdyke argues that ostracism was primarily a symbolic institution whose meaning for the Athenians was det...

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