Sentences with OSTRAKA
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"Ancient Greeks used ostraka to vote for banishment."
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"The word ostraka comes from the Greek word for 'shell'."
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"Democracy in ancient Athens involved ostrakismos, the practice of banishing citizens using ostraka."
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"Many ostraka with names of politicians have been found in excavations."
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"The ostraka used for voting were typically inscribed with the names of citizens."
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"The purpose of ostrakophoria was to collect enough ostraka for the ostracism vote."
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"Some ostraka were inscribed with caricatures or insults against the person being voted against."
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"Citizens wrote the name of the person they wanted to banish on the ostraka."
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"The Athenians would hold ostraka in their hands during the voting process."
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"The person who received the most ostraka was banished from Athens for ten years."
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"Ostrakon was the singular form of ostraka."
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"The use of ostraka in ancient Athens helped prevent the rise of tyrants."
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"People would gather in the agora to cast their ostraka into collection pots."
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"By analyzing ostraka, historians can gain insights into the political climate of ancient Athens."
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"The ostraka found by archaeologists contained the names of ancient Athenian politicians."
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"He wrote his name on the ostraka and placed it in the voting urn."
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"The ostraka were smooth pieces of pottery used for voting in ancient Greece."
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"The ostraka were inscribed with the names of individuals to be banished from the city."
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"The committee collected and counted the ostraka to determine the outcome of the vote."
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"The ostraka were shattered into pieces to ensure anonymity in the voting process."
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"Historians study the ostraka to gain insight into the political climate of ancient Athens."
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"The ostraka were discovered during an excavation of the ancient agora."
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"The ostraka revealed the deep divisions within Athenian society."
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"The practice of using ostraka to ostracize individuals was common in ancient Greece."
