Archon basileus

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Archon basileus (

Ancient Greek: ἄρχων βασιλεύς árchōn basileús) was a Greek title, meaning "king magistrate": the term is derived from the words archon "magistrate" and basileus "king" or "sovereign
".

Background.

Most modern scholars claim that in

polemarchos. The archon basileus was charged with overseeing the organisation of religious rites and with presiding over trials for homicide.[1] The archon basileus was the high priest
of the city-state.

There is a tradition that originally the archon basileus was elected from the Athenian aristocracy every ten years. After 683 BC, the office was only held for a year, and after

Pentakosiomedimnoi (Πεντακοσιομέδιμνοι), "500-bushel men", rather than the Eupatridae
(the aristocratic families). After 487 BC, the archonships were assigned by lot.

It is believed the archon basileus's wife, the

Delphi
.

See also

References

  1. ^ Pseudo-Aristotle. "Atheneion Politeia". Perseus. Perseus Tufts. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. ^ Stanton, G. R. (1990). Athenian Politics c. 800–500 B.C.: A Sourcebook. London and New York: Routledge. p. 7.