Ostracism appears to first have been used by the Athenian democracy.
The city-state of Athens in Ancient Greece
Democracy is a Greek term which means 'rule of people'. This system of government was first practiced by Greek city state of Athens. Athenians are believed to have established first democratic government in 508-507 BC.
In Western society, the Ancient Greeks were the first people to formally apply democracy as a political system. The Mesopotamian, Phoenician, and Indian cultures first utilized a basic form of democracy, though.
The first democracy was a limited democracy introduced by Cleisthenes in 507 BCE after expulsion of the tyrant. Voting was limited to landowners. This democracy was replaced by an oligarchy to lead during the Persian War. A broader democracy of citizens was reintroduced byEphialtes in 461 BCE. He was assassinated and his deputy Pericles introduced radical democracy of all Athenian adult males in 444 BCE after expelling the competing landowner party in the assembly.
This ment that women could not vot! only men!:)
Indians introduced it.
cleithenes introduced democracy in ancient Athens
Athens was known for its system of direct democracy.
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First Cleisthenes introduced limited democracy in 508 BCE, this was extended by Ephialtes in 462 BCE, and developed into a radical democracy by Pericles in 444 BCE.
Foreign travelers introduced new philosophies.