The military reform of 501/0 bc in Athens. The strategoi and polemarchos in 501-487 bc

Volcanov Sergey
graduate student, Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University. E-mail:nauka@onu.edu.ua

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Volcanov S., (2015) The military reform of 501/0 bc in Athens. The strategoi and polemarchos in 501-487 bc. Ed.: М.D. Baldzhy (ed.-in-ch.) and others [Systema pensiinoho zabezpechennia Ukrainy ta yevrointehratsiini protsesy; za red.: М. D. Baldzhy (gol. red.)], Scientific Bulletin of the Odessa National Economic University (ISSN 2313-4569), Odessa National Economics University, Odessa, No. 9(229), pp. 225-234.

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to examine controversial question of the reform of 501/0 BC. In particular, we analyzed and summarized prerequisites which induced Athenians to carry out military reform of 501/0, and identified where the authority of strategoi began and where the powers of polemarchos ended in 501/0 – 487 BC. During the research it was found that the reform of 501/0 BC was the continuation of the democratic reforms of Cleisthenes, to consolidate the existing political system. The strategoi, who appeared in the state life of Athens on the verge of the VI-V centuries BC, actually took over all executive military command in this preceding period. The reform of the 501/0 only cemented this situation, and now in the hands of strategoi was officially given the military command over armed forces of Athens, while for polemarchos, whose conditional supremacy was admitted, was mainly limited by ritual duties.

Keywords

reform, the strategoi, the polemarchos, executive military command, ritual duties.

JEL classification:

UD classification: 94(38):355.333.001.73“-0501/-0487”

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