Concept information
PREFERRED TERM
1722Prytanies (Ancient Greece)
BROADER CONCEPT
SCOPE NOTE
- 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
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
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Greek
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Πρυτανείες (Αρχαία Ελλάδα)
URI
https://humanitiesthesaurus.academyofathens.gr/dyas-resource/Concept/1722
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