At various times, popular names included Themistocles and Aristedes, both of whom received the punishment of 10 years' expulsion from Attica.
According to Aristotle, it was introduced as part of Cleisthenes' reforms, and the first one concerned one Hipparchus, son of Charmus. At a meeting set aside for the purpose in the winter, any Athenian citizen could scratch the name of another citizen on a shard of pottery. At various times, popular names included Themistocles and Aristedes, both of whom received the punishment of 10 years' expulsion from Attica. FTP, name this practice, now synonymous with social shunning.
According to Aristotle, it was introduced as part of Cleisthenes' reforms, and the first one concerned one Hipparchus, son of Charmus.
Ostracism