Archons of Athens

This is a list of the Eponymous Archons of Athens. They gave their name to the year, and were in charge of the Boule and Ekklesia. There were two other archons each year, the Polemarch (until 501 BC when this position was replaced with the strategos), and the Basileus, the ceremonial remnant of the Athenian monarchy. Six other men, the Thesmothetai, also served as assistants to the archons. The Eponymous Archon gradually lost power as well, but remained as a ceremonial post.

Years where the name of the archon is unknown are identified as such. Years listed as "anarchy" mean that there was literally "no archon." Note that the term of an archon covered two of our years, beginning in the spring or summer and continuing into the next spring or summer.

In 753 BC the perpetual archonship (essentially a kingship, see Kings of Athens) was limited to 10 years (the "decennial archons"):

753 BC-743 BC	Charops
743 BC-733 BC	Aesimides
733 BC-723 BC	Clidicus
723 BC-713 BC	Hippomenes
713 BC-703 BC	Leocrates
703 BC-693 BC	Apsander
693 BC-683 BC	Eryxias

After 683 BC the archonship was limited to one year. Archons were chosen from the Areopagus council.

Year	Eponymous Archon	Other archons or notable events
682 BC-681 BC	Creon
681 BC-680 BC	Lysiades
680 BC-679 BC	Tlisias
679 BC-671 BC	Unknown
671 BC-670 BC	Leostratus
670 BC-669 BC	Unknown
669 BC-668 BC	Pisistratus
668 BC-667 BC	Autosthenes
667 BC-664 BC	Unknown
664 BC-663 BC	Miltiades
663 BC-659 BC	Unknown
659 BC-658 BC	Miltiades
658 BC-645 BC	Unknown
645 BC-644 BC	Dropides
644 BC-639 BC	Unknown
639 BC-638 BC	Damasias
638 BC-634 BC	Unknown
634 BC-633 BC	Epaenetus
633 BC-632 BC	Unknown
632 BC-631 BC	Megacles	Cylon attempts to become tyrant
631 BC-624 BC	Unknown
624 BC-623 BC	Aristaechmus
623 BC-621 BC	Unknown
621 BC-620 BC	Draco	Draco reforms the legal code
620 BC-615 BC	Unknown
615 BC-614 BC	Heniochides
614 BC-605 BC	Unknown
605 BC-604 BC	Aristocles
604 BC-600 BC	Unknown
600 BC-599 BC	Critias
599 BC-597 BC	Unknown
597 BC-596 BC	Cypselus
596 BC-595 BC	Telecles
595 BC-594 BC	Philombrotus
594 BC-593 BC	Solon	Solon reforms Draco's code, then leaves Athens, resulting in weak archons and anarchy
593 BC-592 BC	Dropides
592 BC-591 BC	Eucrates
591 BC-590 BC	Simon
590 BC-589 BC	anarchy
589 BC-588 BC	Phormion
588 BC-587 BC	Philippus
587 BC-586 BC	Unknown
586 BC-585 BC	anarchy
585 BC-582 BC	Unknown
582 BC-581 BC	Damasias
581 BC-580 BC	Damasias	Damasias is expelled during his second term
580 BC-579 BC	anarchy	Committee of 10 men serves jointly as archons
579 BC-578 BC	anarchy
578 BC-577 BC	Unknown
577 BC-576 BC	Archestratidas
576 BC-570 BC	Unknown
570 BC-569 BC	Aristomenes
569 BC-566 BC	Unknown
566 BC-565 BC	Hippocleides
565 BC-561 BC	Unknown
561 BC-560 BC	Comeas	Pisistratus becomes tyrant
560 BC-559 BC	Hegestratus
559 BC-556 BC	Unknown
556 BC-555 BC	Hegesias	Pisistratus is expelled but returns and becomes tyrant again
555 BC-554 BC	Euthidemus
554 BC-548 BC	Unknown	Pisistratus expelled around 550 BC
548 BC-547 BC	Erxicleides
547 BC-546 BC	Thespius	Pisistratus becomes tyrant again
546 BC-545 BC	Phormion
545 BC-535 BC	Unknown
536 BC-535 BC	Phrynaeus
535 BC-533 BC	Unknown
533 BC-532 BC	Thericles
532 BC-528 BC	Unknown
528 BC-527 BC	Philoneus	Hippias and Hipparchus succeed Pisistratus as tyrants
527 BC-526 BC	Onetorides
526 BC-525 BC	Hippias
525 BC-524 BC	Cleisthenes
524 BC-523 BC	Miltiades
523 BC-522 BC	Calliades
522 BC-521 BC	Pisistratus
521 BC-518 BC	Unknown
518 BC-517 BC	Hebron
517 BC-511 BC	Unknown	Hipparchus assassinated around 514 BC
511 BC-510 BC	Harpactides	Hippias overthrown
510 BC-509 BC	Scamandrius
509 BC-508 BC	Lysagoras
508 BC-507 BC	Isagoras	Cleisthenes competes with Isagoras for archonship, but is expelled by Cleomenes I of Sparta
507 BC-506 BC	Alcmeon
506 BC-504 BC	Unknown
504 BC-503 BC	Acestorides
503 BC-501 BC	Unknown
501 BC-500 BC	Hermocreon
500 BC-499 BC	Smyrus
499 BC-498 BC	Lacratides
498 BC-497 BC	Unknown
497 BC-496 BC	Archias
496 BC-495 BC	Hipparchus
495 BC-494 BC	Philippus
494 BC-493 BC	Pythocritus
493 BC-492 BC	Themistocles	Themistocles begins to build the Athenian navy
492 BC-491 BC	Diognitus
491 BC-490 BC	Hybrilides
490 BC-489 BC	Phaenippus	Battle of Marathon; Callimachus and Miltiades are strategoi
489 BC-488 BC	Aristides the Just
488 BC-487 BC	Agchises
487 BC-486 BC	Telesinus
486 BC-485 BC	Ceures
485 BC-484 BC	Philocrates
484 BC-483 BC	Leustratus
483 BC-482 BC	Nicodemus
482 BC-481 BC	Unknown
481 BC-480 BC	Hypsichides
480 BC-479 BC	Calliades	Battle of Salamis; Aristides is strategos
479 BC-478 BC	Xanthippus	Father of Pericles; Battle of Plataea; Aristides is strategos
478 BC-477 BC	Timosthenes
477 BC-476 BC	Adimandus
476 BC-475 BC	Phaedon
475 BC-474 BC	Dromoclides
474 BC-473 BC	Acestorides
473 BC-472 BC	Menon
472 BC-471 BC	Hares
471 BC-470 BC	Praxiergus
470 BC-469 BC	Demotion
469 BC-468 BC	Apsiphion
468 BC-467 BC	Theagenides
467 BC-466 BC	Lysistratus
466 BC-465 BC	Lysanias
465 BC-464 BC	Lysitheus
464 BC-463 BC	Archedimides
463 BC-462 BC	Tlipolemus
462 BC-461 BC	Conon	Ephialtes reforms the Areopagus, and is assassinated
461 BC-460 BC	Euthippus
460 BC-459 BC	Phrasicles
459 BC-458 BC	Philocles
458 BC-457 BC	Hebron
457 BC-456 BC	Mnisitheides
456 BC-455 BC	Callias
455 BC-454 BC	Susistratus
454 BC-453 BC	Ariston
453 BC-452 BC	Lysicrates
452 BC-451 BC	Chaerephanes
451 BC-450 BC	Andidotus
450 BC-449 BC	Euthydemus
449 BC-448 BC	Pedieus
448 BC-447 BC	Philiscus
447 BC-446 BC	Timarchides
446 BC-445 BC	Callimachus
445 BC-444 BC	Lysimachides
444 BC-443 BC	Praxiteles
443 BC-442 BC	Lysanias	Pericles is strategos, and is re-elected to this position until his death in 429 BC
442 BC-441 BC	Diphilus
441 BC-440 BC	Timocles
440 BC-439 BC	Morychides
439 BC-438 BC	Glaucinus
438 BC-437 BC	Theodorus
437 BC-436 BC	Ephthymenes
436 BC-435 BC	Lysimachus
435 BC-434 BC	Andiochides
434 BC-433 BC	Crates
433 BC-432 BC	Apseudes
432 BC-431 BC	Pythodorus	Peloponnesian War begins
431 BC-430 BC	Euthydemus
430 BC-429 BC	Apollodorus	Pericles dies
429 BC-428 BC	Epameinon
428 BC-427 BC	Diotemus	Demosthenes is strategos
427 BC-426 BC	Eucles
426 BC-425 BC	Euthynus
425 BC-424 BC	Stratocles
424 BC-423 BC	Isarchus	Thucydides is strategos
423 BC-422 BC	Aminias
422 BC-421 BC	Alcaeus
421 BC-420 BC	Aristion
420 BC-419 BC	Astyphilus	Alcibiades is strategos
419 BC-418 BC	Archias
418 BC-417 BC	Andiphon
417 BC-416 BC	Euphemus	Beginning of the Syracusan Expedition
416 BC-415 BC	Arimnistus
415 BC-414 BC	Charias
414 BC-413 BC	Tisandrus
413 BC-412 BC	Cleocritus
412 BC-411 BC	Callias Scambonides
411 BC-410 BC	Mnasilochus (died); Theopompus
410 BC-409 BC	Glaucippus
409 BC-408 BC	Diocles
408 BC-407 BC	Euctimon
407 BC-406 BC	Andigenes
406 BC-405 BC	Callias Angelides
405 BC-404 BC	Alexias
404 BC-403 BC	Pythodorus	Sparta sets up the oligarchy of the Thirty Tyrants; Pythodorus not recognized as Eponymous Archon
403 BC-402 BC	Eucleides
402 BC-401 BC	Micon
401 BC-400 BC	Xenaenetus
400 BC-399 BC	Laches
399 BC-398 BC	Aristocrates
398 BC-397 BC	Euthycles
397 BC-396 BC	Souniades
396 BC-395 BC	Phormion
395 BC-394 BC	Diophandus
394 BC-393 BC	Ebulides
393 BC-392 BC	Demostratus
392 BC-391 BC	Philocles
391 BC-390 BC	Nicoteles
390 BC-389 BC	Demostratus
389 BC-388 BC	Andipatrus
388 BC-387 BC	Pyrgion
387 BC-386 BC	Theodotus
386 BC-385 BC	Mystichides
385 BC-384 BC	Dexitheus
384 BC-383 BC	Dietrephes
383 BC-382 BC	Phanostratus
382 BC-381 BC	Evandrus
381 BC-380 BC	Demophilus
380 BC-379 BC	Pytheas
379 BC-378 BC	Nicon
378 BC-377 BC	Nausinicus
377 BC-376 BC	Calleas
376 BC-375 BC	Charisandrus
375 BC-374 BC	Hippodamas
374 BC-373 BC	Socratides
373 BC-372 BC	Asteius
372 BC-371 BC	Alcisthenes
371 BC-370 BC	Phrasicleides
370 BC-369 BC	Dyscinitus
369 BC-368 BC	Lysistratus
368 BC-367 BC	Nausigenes
367 BC-366 BC	Polyzelus
366 BC-365 BC	Ciphisodorus
365 BC-364 BC	Chion
364 BC-363 BC	Timocrates
363 BC-362 BC	Charicleides
362 BC-361 BC	Molon
361 BC-360 BC	Nicophemus
360 BC-359 BC	Callimides
359 BC-358 BC	Eucharistus
358 BC-357 BC	Ciphisodotus
357 BC-356 BC	Agathocles
356 BC-355 BC	Elpines
355 BC-354 BC	Callistratus
354 BC-353 BC	Diotemus
353 BC-352 BC	Thudemus
352 BC-351 BC	Aristodemus
351 BC-350 BC	Theellus	Theogenes is Basileus (possibly)
350 BC-349 BC	Apollodorus
349 BC-348 BC	Callimachus
348 BC-347 BC	Theophilus
347 BC-346 BC	Themistocles
346 BC-345 BC	Archias
345 BC-344 BC	Ebulus
344 BC-343 BC	Lyciscus
343 BC-342 BC	Pythodotus
342 BC-341 BC	Sosigenes
341 BC-340 BC	Nicomachus
340 BC-339 BC	Theophrastus
339 BC-338 BC	Lysimachides	Athens is defeated by Philip of Macedon
338 BC-337 BC	Xaerondas
337 BC-336 BC	Phrynichus
336 BC-335 BC	Pythodilus
335 BC-334 BC	Evaenetus
334 BC-333 BC	Ctisicles
333 BC-332 BC	Nicocrates
332 BC-331 BC	Nicites
331 BC-330 BC	Aristophanes
330 BC-329 BC	Aristophon
329 BC-328 BC	Ciphisophon
328 BC-327 BC	Euthicritus
327 BC-326 BC	Hegemon
326 BC-325 BC	Chremes
325 BC-324 BC	Andicles
324 BC-323 BC	Hegesias
323 BC-322 BC	Ciphisodorus
322 BC-321 BC	Philocles
321 BC-320 BC	Archippus
320 BC-319 BC	Neaechmus
319 BC-318 BC	Apollodorus
318 BC-317 BC	Archippus
317 BC-316 BC	Demogenes
316 BC-315 BC	Democleides
315 BC-314 BC	Praxibulus
314 BC-313 BC	Nicodorus
313 BC-312 BC	Theophrastus
312 BC-311 BC	Polemon
311 BC-310 BC	Simonides
310 BC-309 BC	Hieromnemon
309 BC-308 BC	Demetrius
308 BC-307 BC	Charinus
307 BC-306 BC	Anaxicrates
306 BC-305 BC	Coroebus
305 BC-304 BC	Euxenippus
304 BC-303 BC	Pherecles
303 BC-302 BC	Leustratus
302 BC-301 BC	Nicocles
301 BC-300 BC	Clearchus
300 BC-290 BC	Unknown
291 BC-290 BC	Philippus
290 BC-283 BC	Unknown
284 BC-283 BC	Isaius
283 BC-282 BC	Euthius
282 BC-281 BC	Euktemon
281 BC-279 BC	Unknown
279 BC-278 BC	Anaxicrates
278 BC-267 BC	Unknown
268 BC-267 BC	Peithidemus
267 BC-266 BC	Philocrates
266 BC-265 BC	Unknown
265 BC-264 BC	Arrheneides
264 BC-263 BC	Diognetus
263 BC-262 BC	Antipatrus
262 BC-218 BC	Unknown
218 BC-217 BC	Callimachus
217 BC-200 BC	Unknown
200 BC-199 BC	Thrasyphon
199 BC-197 BC	Unknown
197 BC-196 BC	Sositeles
196 BC-181 BC	Unknown
181 BC-180 BC	Telesarchides
180 BC-178 BC	Unknown
178 BC-177 BC	Damares ?
177 BC-176 BC	Phocaieus ?
176 BC-175 BC	Apatourius ?
175 BC-174 BC	Ariston ?
174 BC-159 BC	Unknown
160 BC-159 BC	Aristaichmus
159 BC-152 BC	Unknown
152 BC-151 BC	Lysiades
151 BC-143 BC	Unknown	Rome takes control of Greece in 147 BC
144 BC-143 BC	Meton
143 BC-140 BC	Unknown
141 BC-140 BC	Dionysius
140 BC-119 BC	Unknown
120 BC-119 BC	Xenon
119 BC-110 BC	Unknown
111 BC-110 BC	Sosicrates
110 BC-108 BC	Unknown
108 BC-107 BC	Heracleides
107 BC-100 BC	Unknown
100 BC-99 BC	Medeius (1st term)
99 BC-97 BC	Unknown
97 BC-96 BC	Argeius
96 BC-89 BC	Unknown
89 BC-88 BC	Medeius (2nd term)
88 BC-86 BC	Unknown	Rome annexes Athens in 86 BC
86 BC-85 BC	Hierophantes
85 BC-55 BC	Unknown
55 BC-54 BC	Aristoxenus
54 BC-50 BC	Unknown
51 BC-50 BC	Lysiades
50 BC-49 BC	Demetrius
49 BC-48 BC	Demochares
48 BC-47 BC	Philocrates
47 BC-46 BC	Unknown
46 BC-45 BC	Apolexis
45 BC-44 BC	Polycharmus
44 BC-43 BC or 43 BC-42 BC	Diocles Azenieus
42 BC-41 BC	Euthydomus
41 BC-40 BC	Nicandrus
40 BC-39 BC	Diocles Meliteus
39 BC-38 BC	Menandrus
38 BC-37 BC	Menandrus
37 BC-36 BC	Theopeithes
36 BC-35 BC	Asclepiodorus
35 BC-34 BC	Unknown
34 BC-33 BC	Pammenes (?)
33 BC-32 BC	Unknown
32 BC-31 BC	Epicrates (?)
31 BC-30 BC	Polycleitus Phlyeus (?)
30 BC-29 BC	Architemus (?)
29 BC-26 BC	Unknown
26 BC-25 BC	Dioteimus Alaieus
25 BC-21 BC	Unknown
21 BC-20 BC	Demeas Azenieus
20 BC-19 BC	Apolexis
19 BC-16 BC	Unknown
16 BC-15 BC	Pythagoras
15 BC-14 BC	Antiochus
14 BC-13 BC	Polyainus
13 BC-12 BC	Zenon
12 BC-11 BC	Leonides
11 BC-10 BC	Theophilus
10 BC-9 BC	Unknown
9 BC-8 BC	Nicias Athmoneus (?)
8 BC-7 BC	Demochares Azanieus (?)
7 BC-6 BC	Unknown
6 BC-5 BC	Xenon Phlyeus (?)
5 BC-4 BC	Apolexis Philocratous ex Oiou (?)
4 BC-3 BC	Aristodemus (?)
3 BC-2 BC	Nicostratus (?)
2 BC-1 BC	Demochares Azenius (?)
1 BC-1	Anaxagoras (?)
1-2	Areius Paianieus (?)
2-3	Cedeides (?)
3-4	Menneas (?)
4-5	Polyainus Marathonius (?)
5-6	Polycharmus Azenius (?)
6-7	Theophilus (?)
7-24	Unknown
24-25	Charmides
25-26	Callicratides
26-27	Pamphilus
27-28	Themistocles Marathonius
28-29	Oinophilus
29-30	Boethus
30-36	Unknown
36-37	Rhoemetalcas the younger
37-38	Polycritus
38-39	Zenon
39-40	Secoundus
40-46	Unknown
45-46	Antipatrus the younger Phlyeus
46-49	Unknown
49-50	Deinophilus
50-54	Unknown
53-54	Dionysodorus
54-55	Unknown
55-56	Conon
56-61	Unknown
61-62	Thrasyllus
62-65	Unknown
64-65	Gaius Carreinas Secundus
65-66	Demostratus
66-91	Unknown
91-92	Titus Flavius Domitianus	Also Roman Emperor
92-93	Trevilius Rufus
93-94	Unknown
94-95	Octavius Theion
95-96	Octavius Proclus
96-97	Aeolion
97-98	Unknown
98-99	Coponius Maximus Agnoösius
99-100	Lucius Vibullius Hipparchus
100-101	Flavius Stratolaus Phylesius
101-102	Claudius Demophilus
102-103	Flavius Sophocles Sounieus
103-104	Flavius Pintenus Gargottius
104-105	Flavius Conon Sounieus
105-107	Unknown
107-108	Flavius Alcibiades Paeanieus
108-109	Julius Antiochus Philopappus (died); Laelianus
109-110	Cassius Diogenes
110-111	Flavius Euphanes
111-112	Gaius Julius Cassius Steirieus
112-113	Publius Aelius Traianus Adrianus	Later Roman Emperor
113-114	Deëdius Secundus Sphettius
114-115	Unknown
115-116	Publius Fulvius Mitrodorus Sounieus
116-117	Flavius Macreanus Acharneus
117-118	Unknown
118-119	Maximus Agnoösius
119-126	Unknown
126-127	Claudius Herodes Marathonius
127-128	Gaius Memmius Peissandrus Colytteus
128-131	Unknown
131-132	Claudius Philogenus Visseieus
132-133	Claudius Domitianus Visseieus
133-134	Unknown
134-135	Antisthenes
135-138	Unknown
138-139	Praxagoras Thoricius
139-140	Flavius Alcibiades Paianieus
140-141	Claudius Attalus Sphettius
141-142	Publius Aelius Phileas Meliteus
142-143	Aelius Alexandrus Phalereus
143-144	Publius Aelius Vibullius Rufus
144-145	Syllas
145-146	Flavius Arrianus Paianieus
146-147	Titus Flavius Alcibiades Paeanieus
147-148	Soteles Philippus Estiaeothen
148-149	Lucius Nummius Ieroceryx Phalereus
149-150	Quintus Alleius Epictetus
150-151	Aelius Ardys
151-152	Aelius Callicrates
152-153	Lucius Nummius Menis Phalereus
153-154	Aelius Alexandrus III
154-155	Praxagoras Meliteus
155-156	Popillius Theotimus Sounieus
156-157	Aelius Gelus II
157-158	Lycomedes
158-159	Titus Aurelius Philemon Philades
159-160	Tiberius Claudius Lysiades Meliteus
160-161	Publius Aelius Themison Pammenes Azenieus
161-162	Lucius Memmius Thoricius
162-163	Pompeius Alexandrus Acharneus
163-164	Philisteides Peiraieus
164-165	Pompeius Daidouchus
165-166	Sextus Phalereus
166-167	Marcus Valerius Mamertinus Marathonius
167-168	anarchy
168-169	Tineius Ponticus Besaieus
169-170	anarchy
170-171	Tiberius Memmius Phlaccus Marathonius
171-172	anarchy
172-173	Biesius Peison Meliteus
173-174	Sallustianus Aeolion Phlyeus
174-175	Aurelius Dionysius
175-176	Claudius Heracleides Meliteus
176-177	Aristocleides Peiraieus
177-178	Scribonius Capiton (?)
178-179	Flavius Stratolaus Phylasius
179-180	Athenodorus Agrippas Iteaius
180-181	Claudius Demostratus Meliteus
181-182	Daedouchus
182-183	Marcus Munatius Maximianus Ouopiscus
183-184	Domitius Aristaius Paionides
184-185	Titus Flavius Sosigenes Palleneus
185-186	Philoteimus Arcesidemou Eleousius
186-187	Gaius Fabius Thisbianus Marathonius
187-188	Tiberius Claudius Bradouas Atticus Marathonius
188-189	Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Antoninus	Also Roman Emperor
189-190	Menogenes
190-191	Gaius Peinarius Proclus Agnousius
191-192	Unknown
192-193	Gaius Helvidius Secundus Palleneus
193-199	Unknown
199-200	Gaius Quintus Imerus Marathonius
200-203	Unknown
203-204	Gaius Cassianus Steirieus
204-209	Unknown
209-210	Flavius Diogenes Marathonius
210-212	Unknown
212-213	Aurelius Dionysius Acharneus
213-220]]	Unknown
220-221	Titus Flavius (?) Philinus
221-222	Aurelius Melpomenus Antinoeus
222-230	Unknown
230-231	Cassianus Hieroceryx Steirieus
231-233	Unknown
233-234	Vib. Lysandrus
234-235	Epictetus Acharneus
235-240	Unknown
240-241	Cassianus Philippus Steirieus
241-254	Unknown
254-255	Lucius Flavius Philustratus Steirieus
255-264	Unknown
264-265	Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus	Also Roman Emperor
265-274	Unknown
274-275	Titus Flavius Mondon Phlyeus
(Later archons???)

External Links

• List mostly adapted from [1] and [1]
• Athenian Constitution