(Ἀκαμαντίς; Akamantís). Since the reforms of the phyles by Cleisthenes, fifth of the ten Attic phyles (IG II/III2 1700 ff.); eponymous hero Acamas. In the 4th cent. BC, it comprised five asty , three paralia and five mesogeia demes. In 308/7 BC, three of them changed over to the Macedonian phyles of Antigonis and Demetrias; following their dissolution in 201/200 BC, they rejoined A. Prospalta changed over to the Ptolemais in 224/3 BC, Hagnus to the Attalis in 201/0 BC, Eitea to the Hadrianis in AD 127/8. In the end, A. consisted of 10 constitutional …
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Lohmann, Hans (Bochum), “Acamantis”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 02 March 2021 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e111530>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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