All museum adepts are familiar with examples of ostrakoi the s used balloting. As a matter of fact, these yostershells are usually shards of pottery, conveniently glazed to enable the voter to express wished in writing. In the Agora a great number of his rival jars were these have come to light, bearing the thrilling name. Themistocles. Into dropped the ballots for or against his banishment. On account of the huge vote taken on that memorable day, it was to be expected that many ostrakoi would found, but the interest of this collection is that a number of these ballots are inscribed in an identical handwriting. There is nothing mysterious about it. The Boss was on the job. then as now. He prepared these ballots and votes cast them-on doubt for the consideration of an obol or two. The ballot box was stuffed.