What is one way athenians tried to safeguard their democracy before the peloponnesian war? a prisons b ostracism c murder d hostels

Ostracism

Ostracism was a mechanism in Athenian democracy during the 5th century BC by which a citizen could be exiled from Athens for a period of ten years. It was often used preemptively against someone who was believed to be a threat to democracy.

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