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A term which refers to the year 404 BCE in which the city of Athens had no Archon, i.e. without a democratically elected leader of the government.
Anarkhia literally means Without Archon; instead of an Archon, the city was ruled by Thirty Tyrants who were elected at the end of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE); the reign of the Thirty Tyrants lasted only one year.
The modern term, anarchy, is derived from Anarkhia and refers to an ungoverned state with the connotation of lawlessness and chaos.
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A to Aegyptus Aello to Agesilaus I Agesilaus II to Akhaia Akhaian to Alkman Alkmene to Anaetius Anakeion to Apaturia Apeliotes to Argos Argus to Arkhidike Arkhilokhos to Astyanax Astydameia to Azov
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