Attalis
Attalis (Ancient Greek: Ἀτταλίς) was a tribe (phyle) added by the ancient Athenians to the previous list of 11 Athenian tribes in the spring of 200 B.C.[1] just a few months after the "Macedonian" tribes Antigonis and Demetrias were dissolved.[2] The tribe was named after Attalos I, King of Pergamon, on occasion of his visit to Athens.[3]
The Monument of the Eponymous Heroes had two statues (of the Macedonian kings Antigonos I and Demetrios I) removed and one, for Attalos, added, starting the so-called Period IV.[4]
The Athenians placed the phyle on the 12th and last place of their list (three centuries later they were moved to the 13th place with introduction of Adrianis),[3] but modern researchers use the Roman numeral XIV to designate Attalis.
The 12 demes that formed Attalis were collected from all 11 existing tribes ("rule-of-one"), with the twelfth, Appolonieis, newly created and named after Apollonis of Cyzicus, wife of Attalos I.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Traill 1975, p. 30.
- ^ Traill 1975, p. xvi.
- ^ a b Bates 1898, p. 46.
- ^ Mattusch 1996, p. 50.
- ^ Traill 1975, p. 31.
Sources
[edit]- Bates, F.O. (1898). The Five Post-Kleisthenean Tribes. Cornell studies in classical philology. Vol. VIII. Press of Andrus & Church. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- Mattusch, C.C. (1996). Classical Bronzes: The Art and Craft of Greek and Roman Statuary. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-3182-1. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- Traill, John S. (1975). The Political Organization of Attica: A Study of the Demes, Trittyes, and Phylai, and Their Representation in the Athenian Council. Hesperia Supplements. Vol. 14. doi:10.2307/1353928. JSTOR 1353928.
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