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Collectivities and groups > Prytanies (Ancient Greece)

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1722Prytanies (Ancient Greece)  

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  • A term that first appears in ancient Athens during the times of Athenian politician Cleisthenes. Prytanies are internal groups consisting of fifty members, a number resulting from the allocation of five hundred members of the Council in ten sections according to their tribe. The term of each prytany lasted for one-tenth of the year. These groups were responsible for preparing the cases for discussion in the Council.

SOURCE

  • Osborne & Rhodes 2017
  • Rhodes 1972
  • Ραμού-Χαψιάδη 2007

CONTRIBUTOR

  • Katsiadakis Helen (AA)

CREATOR

  • Chrysovitsanos Gerasimos (AA)

NOTATION

  • 1722

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