HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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6, 000
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5, 000
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4, 000
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10, 000
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to Plutarch, the ostracism was considered valid if the total number of votes cast was at least 6, 000; according to a fragment of Philochorus, at least 6, 000 votes had to be cast against the person who was to be banished.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Athenian definition of “citizens” was also different from modern-day citizens: only free men were considered citizens in Athens. Women, children, and slaves were not considered citizens and therefore could not vote. Each year 500 names were chosen from all the citizens of ancient Athens.
Detailed explanation-3: -Only 10 to 20 per-cent of the total population of the city could participate in democratic practices. Some historians think that it seems odd to describe Athens as “democratic” if only 10 to 20 percent of the population had any say in the government. That means 80 or 90 percent of the population was left out.