At the end of the sixth century BCE, Cleisthenes of Athens reorganized the city’s administrative structure. These reforms had a profound impact on the Athenian political system. After the reforms, every Athenian became a member of one of the ten new tribes (phylai). Each tribe consisted of three ‘thirds’ (trittyes) from each of the three … Continue reading La cité et le nombre. Clisthène d’Athènes, l’arithmétique et l’avènement de la démocratie