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“ Soon after the battle of Marathon in 490 B.C., the Athenians began the practice of ostracism, a form of election designed to curb the power of rising tyrants.
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Soon after the battle of Marathon in 490 B.C., the Athenians began the practice of ostracism, a form of election designed to curb the power of rising tyrants.

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