Members Of The Delian League

The members of the Delian League/Athenian Empire (c. 478-404 BC) can be categorized into two groups: the allied states (''symmachoi'') reported in the stone tablets of the Athenian tribute lists (454-409 BC), who contributed the ''symmachikos phoros'' ("allied tax") in money, and further allies, reported either in epigraphy or historiography, whose contribution consisted of ships, wood, grain, and military assistance; proper and occasional members, subject members and genuine allies.

Analysis

The study of the ''symmachikos phoros'' provides the following insights: The amount of tax paid by each state is written in Attic numerals. One-sixtieth is dedicated to Athena, the patron goddess of the city. The membership is not limited to Ionians or Greek city-states (see Ialysus, Mysians, Eteocarpathians and ''the Carians whom Tymnes rules''). Allied states of Western Greece are not categorized under a fiscal district the Thracian, Hellespontine, Insular, Carian and Ionian ''phoros'' of the eastern states; somehow comparable districts to the former Achaemenid satrapies of Skudra, Hellespontine Phrygia, the Yaunâ on this side of the sea, Karka, and the Yaûna across the sea. The categorization of members under these fiscal districts appeared first in the list of 443/2 BC. After 438 BC, the Carian ''phoros'' became part of the Ionian district and after c. 425 BC a new ''Aktaios phoros'', comprising the coastal Troad, was created out of the Hellespontine district. During the Sicilian Expedition a fragmentary list suggests that the Athenian state had created a '' Magna Graecian district''. The following names are readable: Naxians, Catanians, Sicels, Rhegians. The only references until now on the Pontic ''phoros'' are the list of 425/4 BC and 410/09 BC.

Paradoxically, although the modern current term for the alliance is "Delian League", inscriptions have not yet been found on the island related to the League, and the information about the transfer of the treasure comes from the chronologization of the first Attic tribute list in 454 BC and not by Thucydides, who just informs about the treasure and the center of the Athenian power/alliance being on Delos (Thuc. I.96.97). The first inscription which records the ''Athenians and allies'' comes from Delphi, dating to c. 475 BC, is fragmentary, and the names of the allies are not readable or not mentioned. There is an epigraphical gap between 475 and 454 BC, although the phrase ''Athenians and allies'' is always present in historiography (Thuc. 1. 109, campaign in Egypt).

The exact location of several inscribed cities is still debated. Athenian cleruchies and colonies like Amphipolis are considered part of the Athenian state and not members of the League.

Fiscal districts (443-409 BC)

Insular ''phoros''

''Nesiotikos phoros'' ()

* Aegina

Euboea

* Athenae Diades
* Carystus
* Chalcis
* Diakrioi in Chalcis
* Eretria
*Poseideion
* Styra

Cyclades

* Anaphe
* Andros
*Belbina
* Melos
* Naxos
* Ios
* Keos
*Keria Keros?
* Kimolos
* Kythnos
* Mykonos
* Paros
* Pholegandros
* Rineia
* Seriphos
* Sifnos
* Sikinos
* Syros
* Tenos
* Thera

North Aegean

*Hephaestia, Lemnos
* Imbros
* Myrina, Lemnos

Unknown region

*Grynches

Ionian ''phoros''

*''Ionikos phoros'' ()
*Astyrenoi Mysoi in 444/443 and 438/437

Islands

*Amorgioi on Amorgos
* Chios 425/4 BC (before the fiscal districts in 454/3, 448/7 and 447/6)
*Nisyrioi on Nisyros
*Oinaioi of Oine on Icaria
*Thermaioi of Thermai on Icaria

Aeolis

* Cyme
* Myrina
* Pitane

Ionia

* Clazomenae
* Colophon
*Ephesus
* Erythrae
* Kyrbissos
* Lebedus
* Maiandrioi
* Miletus
* Pygeles
*Myesos or Myessos
* Notion
* Phocaea
*Polichnitai
* Priene
* Teos

Unknown region (of Ionian or Carian phoros)

*Airaies
* Amynandes
*Boutheia
*Chalkeatai
*Cheronnesioi
*Diosiritai
*Edries Messes
* Erines
*Gargares
*Heraioi
*Hiera para Sidymeas
*Hyblisses
*Idymes
*Isindioi
*Karbasyandes
*Karyes para Idyma (city)
*Kasolabes
*Klaundes
*Killares, whom ..rules
*Kindyes, whom ..rules
*Kodapes
*Koioi
*Krosa or Crusa
*Kyromes
*Lepsimandes
*Marathesioi
*Oranietai
*Pactyes Idymeus ruler
*Pasandes
*Pladases
*Pteleosioi
*Sidosioi
*Taramptos
*Tarbanes
*Teichiossa

Carian ''phoros''

''Karikos phoros'' ()

Caria and Doris

* Alinda
* Amynandeis
*Auliatai Carians
*Carians, whom Tymnes rules
* Caryanda
* Chalketores
* Halicarnassus
* Kaunians
* Kedriatai
* Knidos
* Kryes
* Latmus
* Myndus
* Myndus in Termera
* Pedassus
* Sambaktys Carian ruler
* Syagella, which ''Pikres'' in Attic (Carian Pigres) rules
* Termeres

Dodecanese

* Astypalaia
* Brykountioi of Karpathos
*Eteocarpathians
* Ialysos
*Kalyndos or Kalynda ( Kalymnos)
* Kameiros
* Leros
* Lindos
*Pedies, Lindos
* Sarioi
* Syme
* Telos

Lycia

* Kyllandios
* Phaselis
* Telandros
* Telmessos
* Tymnessos

Lycaonia

*Milyae tribe

Pamphylia

* Aspendos
* Perga
* Sillyon

Cilicia

*Ityra
*Kelenderis

Thracian ''phoros''

''Thrakios phoros'' ()

Pieria

* Heraclion
* Methone

Mygdonia

* Aeneia
* Bormiscus
* Dicaea
* Kalindoia

Chalcidice

* Acanthus (Athos)
* Aphytis
* Dion (Athos)
* Gale
* Mekyberna
* Mende
* Neapolis. ''colony of the Mendaeans''
* Olophyxus
* Olynthus
* Phegetioi, exact location in Chalcidice unknown
* Polichnitai, near Stolos
* Potidaea
* Sane
* Scione
* Sermylia
* Spartolos
* Stolos
* Strepsa
* Torone
* Tragilus

East Macedonia

* Argilus
*Bergaioi
* Neapolis
* Thasos

Thrace proper

* Abdera
* Aenus
* Methone
* Samothrace

Sporades

*Ikos city on Alonissos island
* Peparethos
* Skiathos

Unknown region

*Asseritai
*Chedrolioi
*Haisa
*Galaia
*Kossaioi
*Miltorioi
*Othorioi
*Pharbelioi
*Pieres at Pergamon
*Pergamoteichitai
*Sermaies
*Singeion
*Skablaioi
*Smilla Gigonos
*Thyssioi
*Tinda

Hellespontine ''phoros''

''Hellespontios phoros'' ()

Islands

*Bysbikos modern İmralı
* Proconnesus
* Tenedos

Thrace

* Bisanthe
* Byzantium
* Didymoteichitai
* Perinthus
* Selymbra
* Tyrodiza

Thracian Chersonese

* Abydos
* Alopeconnesus
* Elaeus
* Kallipolis
* Sestus

Asia Minor

* Artake
*Astyra Troika
*Berysioi of the city Birytis
* Cyzicus
* Chalcedon
*Dardaneis
* Dareion (Mysia)
* Daskyleion
* Lampsacus
* Madytus
* Mysians
*Parianoi, citizens of Parion
* Priapos
* Pythopolis
* Sigeion
* Zeleia

Unknown region

*Arisbaioi
*Artaioteichitai
*Azeies
*Brylleianoi
*Daunioteichitai
*Gentinioi
*Halonesioi
*Harpagianoi
*Kebrenioi (Kebrene, in Troad region)
*Kianoi
*Kolones
*Lamponeies
*Limnaioi
* Metropolis (Anatolia) ?
*Neandreies
*Neapolis (in Western-Macedonia prefecture)?
*Otlenoi
*Paisenoi
*Palaiperkosioi
*Perkosioi of the city Perkote
*Serioteichitai
*Skapsioi
*Sombia
*Teria para Brylleion

=''Aktaiai Poleis''

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The cities of the ''Aktaios phoros'' (), the coastal Troad, separated from the Hellespontine district in 427 BC following the Mytilenaean revolt and first appearing in the tribute lists of 425/4 BC.

* Achilleion
* Hamaxitus
* Antandros
* Kolonai
* Larisa
*Nesos
* Ophryneion
* Palamedeion
* Rhoiteion
*Pordoselene
*Petra
* Thymbra

Pontic ''phoros'' (Black Sea)

''Pontikos phoros'' ()

* Apollonia Pontice Thrace
*Dandakes
* Heraclea Bithynia
*Karkinitis ( Kerkinitis Crimea)
*Karosa
* Kerasus
*Kimmeria (Kimmerikon Crimea)
* Mesembria
*Nikonia on Tyras River (now Dniester)
*Niphsa
* Nymphaion (Crimea) 410/9 BC
*Olbia
*Patrasys
*Tamyrake
* Tyras by Dniester

Other allies

''Aegean''

* Mytilene
*Rhodes
* Samos

''Cyprus''
* Evagoras I king c.410 BC

''Egypt''

* Inaros rebel c.460 BC

''Ionian Islands''

* Corcyra (source Thucydides Kerkyraika)
* Zacynthus
* Cephallenia
* Leucas

''West central Greece''

* Acarnanians
* Locrians

''Macedonia''

* Perdiccas II of Macedon, Antiochos of Orestis, Arrhabaios of Lynkestis (kings, symmachoi) 417-413 BC?
* Archelaus I of Macedon ''Archelas'' supplies wood to Athens and takes the titles of proxenos and euergetes 407/6 BC

''Magna Graecia''

* Catana (See also Sicilian Expedition)
* Elymians and Segesta 433/2 BC
* Leontini 433/2
* Rhegium c.433/2 BC

''Peloponnese''

* Argives, Mantineians and Eleans 420 BCAttic
IG I³ 83
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References

Notes

Primary sources

* History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
*Attic tribute lists in Old Attic Greek IG I³ 259 to IG I³ 291 (454 -415 BC).
IG I³ 259
454/3 BC
IG I³ 269
443/2 BC
IG I³ 270
442/1 BC
IG I³ 271
441/0 BC
IG I³ 272
440/39 BC
IG I³ 273
439/8 BC
IG I³ 277
435/4 BC
IG I³ 279
433/2 BC,
IG I³ 282
429/8 BC,
IG I³ 71
425/4 BC
IG I³ 270
422/1 BC
IG I³ 100
410/09 BC.

Secondary sources

*''The Athenian Tribute Lists'' by Benjamin D. Meritt, H. T. Wade-Gery, Malcolm F. McGregor (1939-1953)
*''The Athenian Empire Restored: Epigraphic and Historical Studies'' by Harold B Mattingly, University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor,
*''The power of money: coinage and politics in the Athenian Empire'' by Thomas J. Figueira
*''Epigraphic geography: the tribute quota fragments assigned to 421/0-415/4 B.C'' by Lisa Kallet
*Charles F. Edson, ''Notes of the Thracian phoros'', CP 42 (1947)
*''Thrace'' by Anna Avramea, Greece. Genikē Grammateia Periphereias Anat. Makedonias-Thrakēs Page 107 (1994)
*Mogens Herman Hansen and Thomas Heine Nielsen, ''An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis'' (Oxford University Press, 2004: )
* G. Pisani, ''Le liste dei tributi degli alleati di Atene (V sec. a.C.)'', Padova 1974, pp. 1–91
(www.academia.edu/30695318/Le_liste_dei_tributi_degli_alleati_di_Atene_V_sec._a.C._)

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