That we are not justified in judging of the ancient condition of the soil by the aridity which prevails at the present day, is shown by the fact that out of the demes (see Cleisthenes) into which Attica was divided, one-tenth were named from trees or plants.
In many cases these heroes were purely fictitious; such were the supposed ancestors of the noble and priestly families of Attica and elsewhere (Butadae at Athens, Branchidae at Miletus Ceryces at Eleusis), of the eponymi of the tribes and demes.
From this arose the saying ‘No prying into tribes’ as a retort to those wishing to enquire into ancestry … (4) And he divided the country, by demes, into thirty parts—ten in the city area, t..Zobrazit článek
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Přidat demes podrobnosti
Synonyma pro demes
Díky za přispění
Antonyma pro demes
Díky za přispění
Komentáře demes
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demes výslovnosti s významy, synonyma, antonyma, překlady vět a více
demes výslovnosti s významy, synonyma, antonyma, překlady vět a více