Phylarch
A phylarch (
Latin: phylarchus) is a Greek title meaning "ruler of a tribe", from phyle
, "tribe" + archein "to rule".
In Classical Athens, a phylarch was the elected commander of the cavalry provided by each of the city's ten tribes.
During the
Ghassanid dynasty.[2]
In
Utopia (1516), leaders of Utopian cities are called phylarchs.[3]
References
- ISBN 0521323525.
- ISBN 978-0-19-504652-6.
- JSTOR 20676287.