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THE ATHENIAN AGORA
RESULTS OF EXCAVATIONS
CONDUCTED BY
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES AT ATHENS
VOLUME XXV
O S T R A K A
BY
MABEL L. LANG
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES AT ATHENS
PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY
1990
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Ostraka / by Mabel L. Lang.
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(Athens, Greece)-Antiquities-Catalogs. 4. Athens (Greece)-Politics and
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To THE MEMOROYF
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PREFACE
As originally envisioned, this volume would have been the joint work of Eugene Vanderpool and
Antony E. Raubitschek, the former concentrating on the archaeological and epigraphical aspects,
and the latter presenting the historical and prosopographical material. Although that plan was
never realized, both scholars not only published variously on ostraka and ostracism but also wrote
notes and drafts of various parts of the projected volume. They graciously gave me access to all
these, and much of what is included in this volume is based on their work. It is a pleasure to ac-
knowledge my debt to them and a privilege to present material which was shaped in so many ways
by such distinguished scholars. The obvious corollary to this acknowledgment is the statement that
any infelicities or inaccuracies are all my own.
Much has been written about ostracism in Athens, the origin and nature of the institution, its
history, the political ramifications, circumstances, and dating of the occasions on which it was used.
Only the briefest possible review of this material is included in this volume, which has as its chief
purpose the publication of ostraka found in the Athenian Agora and what they tell us about their
writers, their subjects, and the general operation of the institution. Fortunately, an exhaustive study
of the ancient sources on ostracism is now in progress under the leadership of Peter Siewert.
I am grateful to T. Leslie Shear, Jr., Field Director of the Agora Excavations, and to Homer A.
Thompson, Field Director Emeritus, for permission to study and publish the ostraka. For the fine
and unprejudiced drawings I would like to thank Margot Camp; for the photographs I am indebted
to Craig A. Mauzy; and to William B. Dinsmoor, Jr. I owe the careful location of ostraka on the
Agora plan, now brought up to date by Richard Anderson. I want to give special thanks to Margot
Camp, then Secretary of the Agora Excavations, for facilitating my work with the ostraka in every
way. For the patience and good advice of the editor, Marian Holland McAllister, I am most grate-
ful, and to the staff of the Publications Office I am indebted for their care and concern in the pro-
duction of this volume.
December, 1989 Mabel L. Lang
TABLE OF CONTENTS
x TABLE OF CONTENTS
APPENDINXO: RTHS LOPEO STRAK.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
THEMISTOKNLEEOS KLEOPUHSR EARRIOHSA: NDAS- 0 AND
UNCERTAHINA ND(SX ) (1146-1336)
. . . . . . . . . . .
KIMONMILTIADO(LUA KIADES()1 337)
. . . . . . . . . . .
COMPARISOOF NO STRAKFARO M THE NORTHS LOPEAN D THE AGORA
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Acharnion, Alexis, and Alkibiades (Elder and Younger)
Alkibiades the Younger, Archenos, Arist . . .[ 1, Aristaichmos, and Aristeides
Aristeides
Aristeides and Boutalion
Boutalion, Charias Paianieus, Dieitrephes, and Dionysios
Eratyllos, Eretrieus, Eukrates, Eupolis, and Habron
Habron, Habronichos, and Hegestratos
Hierokl[ 1, Hipparchos, Hippokles, and Hippokrates Alkmeonidou
Hippokrates Al-
Hippokrates Al- and Hippokrates Anaxileou
Hippokrates Al- or Hippokrates Anaxileou, Hyperbolos, and Kallias Didymiou
Kallias Kratiou and Kallixenos
Kallixenos
Kallixenos, Kimon, Kleiboulos, and Kleophon
Kleophon, Kritias, Kydrokles, and Laispodias
Megakles, Melanthos, Menon, and Myrrhinikos
Nikias, Onomastos, Panaitios, Phaiax, Phalanthos, Phileas, Phrynond[ 1, and Spintharos
Teisandros and Themistokles
Themistokles
Thoukydides, Thrasykles, and Xanthippos
Xanthippos
Fragments
Kallixenos: A Professional Scribe?
Aristeides, Boutalion, Eratyllos, and Hipparchos
Hippokrates Alkmeonidou, Hippokrates Anaxileou, Kallias Didymiou, Kallixenos, Kimon,
Kydrokles, Megakles, and Menon
Perikles, Philinos, Sokrates, Themistokles, Thoukydides, and Xanthippos
North Slope Ostraka: Hand A
North Slope Ostraka: Hand B
North Slope Ostraka: Hand C and Hand D
North Slope Ostraka: Hand E
North Slope Ostraka: Hand F
North Slope Ostraka: Hand G, Hand H, and Hand I
North Slope Ostraka: Hand K, Hand L, Hand M, Hand N, and Hand 0
PLAN Distribution of Ostraka Found in the Agora Excavations
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Achr = 'APXatohoY~A~chbr~lov
