Aeinautae
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Aeinautae (
The historic source is
Τίνες οἱ ἀειναῦται παρὰ Μιλησίοις;
Τῶν περὶ Θόαντα καὶ Δαμασήνορα τυράννων[3]
Translation:[4] Who are the Perpetual Sailors among the Milesians? When the despots associated with Thoas and Damasenor had been overthrown, two political parties came into control of the city, one of which was called Plutis,[5] the other Cheiromacha.[6] When, accordingly, the men of influence gained the upper hand and brought matters into the control of their party, they used to deliberate about matters of the greatest importance by embarking in their ships and putting out to a considerable distance from the land. But when they had come to a final decision, they sailed back; and because of this they acquired the appellation of Perpetual Sailors.
Further there are three known stone inscriptions from the island
It dates to the 5th century BC. The third, IG XII.9.909, is a dedicatory inscription from the 3rd century BC, also from Chalkis.Notes
- ^ Smith: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, p. 22
- ^ Peck: Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, p. 281
- ^ In the Teubner edition of 1935 Titchener changed τυράννων to τυράννωυς, while Halliday in his 1928 Oxford commentary suggests that the word should be deleted as a gloss.
- ^ Babbitt: Plutarch: Moralia, Volume IV, Roman Questions & Greek Questions, Loeb Classical Library No. 305, p. 215, 1936
- ^ Plutis (Πλουτὶς) literally refers to the class of the rich; the wealthy upperclass
- ^ Cheiromacha (Χειρομάχα) literally means the "hand-users", "hand-workers" or even "hand-flighters". It appears to refer to the lower class of the poor.
- ^ "POINIKASTAS Eretria number 104".
- ^ It was initially found near House IV (west quarter)
- ^ "ESAG - Epigraphy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities. London: John Murray.)
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