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Phylai
''Phyle'' (, ; Plural, pl. ''phylai'', ; derived from Greek , ''phyesthai'' ) is an ancient Greek term for tribe or clan. Members of the same ''phyle'' were known as ''symphyletai'' () meaning 'fellow tribesmen'. During the late 6th century BC, Cleisthenes organized the population of Athens in ten ''phylai'' (tribes), each consisting of three Trittys, ''trittyes'' ("thirtieths"), with each ''trittys'' comprising a number of Deme, demes. Tribes and demes had their own officers and were self-administered. Some ''phylai'' can be classified by their geographic location, such as the Geleontes, the Argadeis, the Hopletes, and the Agikoreis in Ionia, as well as the Hylleans, the Pamphyles, the Dymanes in Dorian Pentapolis, Doris. Attic tribes First period The best-attested new system was that created by Cleisthenes for Attica in or just after 508 BC. The landscape was regarded as comprising three zones: urban (''asty''), coastal (''Paralia (trittys), paralia'') and inland (''mesogeia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trittyes
The ''trittyes'' (; ''trittúes''), singular ''trittys'' (; τριττύς ''trittús'') were part of the organizational structure that divided the population in ancient Attica, and is commonly thought to have been established by the reforms of Cleisthenes in 508 BC. The name ''trittys'' means "third", and is named such because there were three types of regions in each ''trittys''. There were thirty ''trittyes'' and ten tribes (before Cleisthenes, there were only four tribes organized by royal families) named after local heroes in Attica.Martin pp. 87 ''Trittyes'' were composed of one or more demes; demes were the basic unit of division in Attica, which were the smaller units of population that made up the ''trittyes''. (see here - for a very descriptive map of the demes and tribes). Origin Cleisthenes is credited with this change in the way the Athenians and their surrounding city-states (the area that is referred to as Ancient Attica) were organized. He changed the original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ptolemais (tribe)
Ptolemais () was a tribe () added by the ancient Athenians to the previous list of 12 Athenian tribes. The date of the addition used to be subject of a scholarly discourse, but modern researchers agree with William Scott Ferguson who (in 1932) suggested that the event took place in 224–223 B.C. Ptolemy III was chosen as one of the Eponymous Heroes due to urgency of keeping friendship with Ptolemaic Egypt. The Monument of the Eponymous Heroes had one statue added, starting the so-called Period III. While the Athenians added the new to their list at the 7th place, modern researchers use the Roman numeral Roman numerals are a numeral system that originated in ancient Rome and remained the usual way of writing numbers throughout Europe well into the Late Middle Ages. Numbers are written with combinations of letters from the Latin alphabet, ea ... XIII to designate Ptolemais. The 13 demes that formed Ptolemais were collected from all 12 old ("rule-of-one"), with the 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demetrias (tribe)
Antigonis and Demetrias () were two tribes () added by the ancient Athenians, in this order, to the previous list of 10 Athenian tribes in the year 307–306 B.C., sometime after the fifth prytany. The names of the tribes were chosen to honor Macedonian king Demetrios Poliorketes and his father, Antigonos I Monophthalmos, by adding them to the list of Eponymous Heroes of Athens, effectively making them into gods. This change followed Demetrios expelling Kassandros from Athens and the end of the semi-oligarchic rule of Demetrios of Phaleron in 307 B.C. In 200 B.C., when Athens was involved in the Second Macedonian War against Macedon, the Antigonis and Demetrias were disbanded, and public inscriptions about them erased. While Athenians added the new to the top of their list, modern researchers use Roman numerals XI and XII to designate Antigonis and Demetrias respectively. Changes to the Athenian governance The creation of new tribes is described by Plutarch in his '' L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antiochis (tribe)
Antiochis () was one of the ten tribes (''phylai'') into which the Ancient Athenians were divided. Location and history Is named after Antiochus, son of Heracles and Meda (daughter of Phylas, king of Ephyra). Antiochis comprised 13 demes: Aigilia, Alopeke, Amphitrope, Anaphlystos, Atene, Besa, Eitea, Eroiadai, Kolonai, Krioa, Pallene, Semachidai, and Thorai. Phalerum was a harbour belonging to the tribe. From this harbour the voyages of Theseus and Menestheus were said to have begun, for Crete and Troy respectively. Socrates belonged to this tribe. The tribe was in possession of the prytany in the Council, at the time of the events concerning the ten generals active for Athens' navy in the battle of Arginusae. Aristeides was in command of this tribe's contingent during the Battle of Marathon The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens (polis), Athens, aided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiantis
Aiantis () was a phyle of ancient Attica with six demes: Aphidna, Marathon, Oenoe, Rhamnous, Tricorythus and Phalerum. It was named in honour of Ajax the Great. Marathon is located within the boundaries of this place. It is attested by Plutarch that fifty-two members of the tribe of Aiantis died from wounds sustained in the Battle of Plataea. The playwright Aeschylus Aeschylus (, ; ; /524 – /455 BC) was an ancient Greece, ancient Greek Greek tragedy, tragedian often described as the father of tragedy. Academic knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier Greek tragedy is large ... came from deme Eleusis in Aiantis. His family were eupatrids.(edited by FN MagillThe Ancient World: Dictionary of World Biography, Volume 1Routledge, 16 Dec 2003 etrieved 2015-04-18/ref> References Ancient tribes in Attica {{AncientGreece-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippothontis
Hippothontis () was one of the phyle, phylai (tribes) of classical Athens, created during the reforms of Cleisthenes. It was named after the legendary hero Hippothoon. Its demes were Azenia (deme), Azenia, Hamaxanteia, Anakaia, Auridai, Acherdous, Dekeleia, Elaious, Eleusis, Eroeadae (Hippothontis), Eroeadae, Thymaitadai, Keiriadai, Koile, Kopros, Korydallos, Oenoe (Attica), Oinoe, (of the west) Oion Dekeleikon, Peiraieus.''Cornell Studies in Classical Philology''. (1898). United States: Cornell University Press. Notes References * Ancient tribes in Attica {{AncientGreece-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kekropis
Kekropis () was one of the phylai (tribes) of classical Athens, created during the reforms of Cleisthenes Cleisthenes ( ; ), or Clisthenes (), was an ancient Athenian lawgiver credited with reforming the constitution of ancient Athens and setting it on a democratic footing in 508 BC. For these accomplishments, historians refer to him as "the fath .... It was named after the legendary hero Kekrops. Its demes were Aixone, Halai Aixonides, Daidalidai, Epieikidai, Melite, Xypete, Pithos, Sypalettos, Trinemeia and Phlya. Notes References * Ancient tribes in Attica {{AncientGreece-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oineis
''Phyle'' (, ; pl. ''phylai'', ; derived from Greek , ''phyesthai'' ) is an ancient Greek term for tribe or clan. Members of the same ''phyle'' were known as ''symphyletai'' () meaning 'fellow tribesmen'. During the late 6th century BC, Cleisthenes organized the population of Athens in ten ''phylai'' (tribes), each consisting of three ''trittyes'' ("thirtieths"), with each ''trittys'' comprising a number of demes. Tribes and demes had their own officers and were self-administered. Some ''phylai'' can be classified by their geographic location, such as the Geleontes, the Argadeis, the Hopletes, and the Agikoreis in Ionia, as well as the Hylleans, the Pamphyles, the Dymanes in Doris. Attic tribes First period The best-attested new system was that created by Cleisthenes for Attica in or just after 508 BC. The landscape was regarded as comprising three zones: urban (''asty''), coastal ('' paralia'') and inland (''mesogeia''). Each zone was split into ten sections called ''trit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acamantis
Acamantis () was one of the phyle, phylai (tribes) of classical Athens, created during the reforms of Cleisthenes. It was named after the legendary hero Acamas, son of Theseus, Acamas, and included the demes of Holargos, Cholargos, Eiresidai, Hermos (deme), Hermos, Iphistiadai, Kerameis (deme), Kerameis, Kephale (deme), Kephale, Poros (deme), Poros, Thorikos (deme), Thorikos, Eitea (Acamantis), Eitea, Hagnous, Kikynna (deme), Kikynna, Prospalta (deme), Prospalta and Sphetto (deme), Sphettos. Pericles was a member of this tribe.Tracy, Stephen V.. Pericles: A Sourcebook and Reader. United Kingdom: University of California Press, 2009. Notes References * Ancient tribes in Attica Classical Athens {{AncientGreece-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leontis
Leontis () was a ''phyle'' (tribe) of Ancient Attica. The phyle is shown on the base of a statue made after an anthippasia to commemorate the victory of the phyle at the mock battle. Themistocles belonged to this phyle. Two horse-men are listed as part of the Catalogus Hippeum in history who possibly belonged to this phyle, they were Euktimenos and Euthymenes, both living during the 3rd century B.C.E.H. W. Pleket ''Supplementum epigraphicum graecum''published by J.C. Gieben 1991, 699 pages, etrieved 2015-12-22/ref> The demes of Leontis were: Aethalidae, Halimus, Deiradiotae, Hecale, Eupyridae, Cettus, Colonae, Cropia, Leuconoe, Oeum, Kerameikos, Paeonidae, Peleces, Upper Potamos, Lower Potamus, Deiradiotae, Scambonidae, Sounion Cape Sounion (Modern Greek: Aκρωτήριο Σούνιο ''Akrotírio Soúnio'' ; ''Άkron Soúnion'', latinized ''Sunium''; Venetian: ''Capo Colonne'' "Cape of Columns") is the promontory at the southernmost tip of the Attica p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |