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Ancient Greek tragedies often portray Exile from one's city as a fate/punishment much worse than death, such as its portrayal in Euripides' play, Medea. Why was exile seen in such a horrible sentence in Greek culture compared to other criminal punishments?

by /u/quiaudetvincet in /r/AskHistorians

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