They were conquered by Athens at the end of the 6th century BC and later assimilated into an Ionian Greek identity. Some of them moved to the peninsula's promontory of Actē (today's …

The tribe Oineis, on account of those who competed well in the Dionysiac chorus, [1] (honours) the archon and competition-director of the Dionysia, Gaius Julius Antiochos Epiphanes …

Oct 10, 2025 · The ten tribes, or phylae, of ancient Athens were named according to mythical heroes. The Oracle of Delphi selected the names of those heroes from a list provided by the …

There are many other sources available in translation online - for a fuller but less precise search, Search Ancient Texts. On each line there is a link to the page where the name can be found. …

The 10 tribes of the early Athenian democracy were named after 10 mythical heroes, selected by the oracle of Apollo at Delphi from a much larger, preliminary list of names provided by the …

Nov 8, 2018 · This chapter covers the following: City trittys: Boutadai, Kothokidai, Lakiadai, Epikephisia. Inland trittys: Acharnai. Coastal trittys: Thria, Phyle. Kinship in Ancient Athens: An …

May 8, 2015 · Although a parallel would exist (the inland trittys of the phyle Oineis was called Pedieis) an appropriate or even remotely plausible name for inland Hippothontis does not …

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 …

Apr 30, 2025 · Cleisthenes changed Athens by replacing old tribes with ten new tribes to reduce factional loyalties. Each of the 10 tribes in Athens was named after a local hero, promoting a …

The Theseia games at Athens, which are known from this and other inscriptions, have been discussed by G.R.Bugh, "The Theseia in Late Hellenistic Athens" ( PDF ).