PRYTANEUM  and PRYTANIS (Gr. See also:

• ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
• ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )

root 7rpo, first or See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief) . 1 . In See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general in See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient See also:

• GREECE

Greece, each See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state, See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city or See also:

• VILLAGE

village possessed its own central See also:

• HEARTH (a word which appears in various forms in several Teutonic languages, cf. Dutch haard, German Herd, in the sense of " floor ")

hearth and sacred See also:

• FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

fire, representing the unity and vitality of the community . The fire (cf. at See also:

• ROME
• ROME (Roma)

Rome the fire in the See also:

• TEMPLE
• TEMPLE, FREDERICK (1821-1902)
• TEMPLE, RICHARD
• TEMPLE, SIR RICHARD, BART
• TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, BART

temple of See also:

• VESTA (Gr. 'Errata)

Vesta) was kept alight continuously, tended by the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king or members of his See also:

• FAMILY

family (cf. at Rome the vestal virgins, originally perhaps the daughters of the king) . The See also:

• BUILDING

building in which this fire was kept was the Prytaneum, and the chieftain (the king or prytanis)probably made it his See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence . The word Prytanis (plur . Prytaneis) is generally applied specially to those who, after the abolition of See also:

• ABSOLUTE (Lat. absolvere, to loose, set free)

absolute See also:

• MONARCHY (Fr. monarchic, from Lat. monarchia, Gr. uovapXia, rule of one, µbvos, alone, apXi7, rule)

monarchy, held the chief See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office in the state . Rulers of this name are found at See also:

• RHODES
• RHODES, CECIL JOHN (1853-1902)
• RHODES, JAMES FORD

Rhodes as See also:

• LATE

late as the 1st See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century B.C . The Prytaneum was regarded as the religious and See also:

• POLITICAL

political centre of the community and was thus the See also:

• NUCLEUS (Lat. for the kernal of a nut, nux, the stone of fruit)

nucleus of all See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government, and the See also:

• OFFICIAL (Late Lat. QJicialis, for class. Lat. apparitor, from officium, office, duty)

official " See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home " of the whole See also:

• PEOPLE

people . When members of the state went forth to found a new See also:

• COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

colony they took with them a See also:

• BRAND, JOHN (1744-1806)
• BRAND, SIR JOHN HENRY (1823-1888)

brand from the Prytaneum See also:

• ALTAR (Lat. altare, from alias, high; some ancient etymological guesses are recorded by St Isidore of Seville in Etymologiae xv. 4)

altar to kindle the new fire in the colony; l the fatherless daughters of See also:

• ARISTIDES
• ARISTIDES ['Apuvrei817s] (c. 530—468 B.C.)
• ARISTIDES, AELIUS
• ARISTIDES, APOLOGY OF
• ARISTIDES, QUINTILIANUS

Aristides, who were regarded as See also:

• CHILDREN, LAW RELATING TO

children of the state at See also:

• ATHENS
• ATHENS ['AN vat, Athenae, modem colloquial Greek `Ath va]

Athens, were married from the Prytaneum as from their home; See also:

• THUCYDIDES (OovavMns)

Thucydides informs us (ii . 15) that in the Synoecism of See also:

• THESEUS

Theseus (see ATHENS) the Prytanea of all the See also:

• SEPARATE

separate communities were joined in the central Prytaneum of Athens as a See also:

• SYMBOL (Gr. o-uµ(3oXov, a sign)

symbol of the See also:

• UNION
• UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)

union; See also:

• FOREIGN

foreign ambassadors and citizens who had deserved especially well of the state were entertained in the Prytaneum as public guests . In See also:

• ACHAEA

Achaea, this central See also:

• HALL
• HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
• HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
• HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
• HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
• HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
• HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
• HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
• HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
• HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
• HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
• HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
• HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
• HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
• HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
• HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
• HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
• HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)

hall was called the Lefton (See also:

• TOWN

town-hall), and a similar building is known to have existed at See also:

• ELIS
• ELIS, or ELEIA
• ELIS, PHILOSOPHICAL SCHOOL OF

Elis .

This site of the Prytaneum at Athens cannot be definitely fixed; it is generally supposed that in the course of See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time several buildings See also:

• BORE

bore the name . The Prytaneum, mentioned by See also:

• PAUSANIAS

Pausanias, and probably the See also:

• ORIGINAL

original centre of the ancient city, was situated somewhere See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east of the See also:

• NORTHERN

northern cliff of the See also:

• ACROPOLIS (Gr. aKpos, top, a6)Xts, city)

Acropolis . Hence the frequent confusion with the See also:

• THOLOS (Bo11os)

Tholos which was near the See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council chamber and was the residence of the Prytaneis (see below) of the council . See also:

• CURTIUS, ERNST (1814-1896)
• CURTIUS, MARCUS

Curtius places the original Prytaneum See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south of the Acropolis in the Old See also:

• AGORA

Agora, speaks of a second identical with the Tholos in the Cerameicus, and regards that of Pausanius as a building of See also:

• ROMAN

Roman times (Stadtgeschichte, p . 302) . See also:

• WACHSMUTH, CHARLES (1829-1896)

Wachsmuth holds the former view and regards the Tholos as merely a dining-See also:

• ROOM

room for the Prytaneis in the old democratic See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period . Many authorities hold that the original Prytaneum of the Cecropian city must have been on the Acropolis . From See also:

• ARISTOTLE
• ARISTOTLE (384-322 B.C.)

Aristotle's Constitution of Athens (ch . 3) we know that the Prytaneum was the official residence of the Archons, but, when the new Agora was constructed (by See also:

• PEISISTRATUS, (605?–527 B.c.)

Peisistratus ?), they took their meals in the Thesmotheteum for the See also:

• SAKE

sake of convenience . There was also a See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court of See also:

• JUSTICE (Lat. justitia)

justice called the court of the Prytaneum; all that is known of this court is that it tried murderers who could not be found, and inanimate See also:

• OBJECTS

objects which had caused See also:

• DEATH

death . Judging from its rather fanciful functions and from its name, it is probably a relic of the pre-historic See also:

• JURISDICTION
• JURISDICTION, CRIMINAL LAW, DIVORCE

jurisdiction of the See also:

• PATRIARCH (M.E. and O. Fr. patriarche, Lat. patriarcha, Gr. aarpuipxtis, from srarptu., clan, and apxil, rule)

patriarch-king . 2 .

For the PRYTANEIS of the See also:

• BOULE (Gr. 0ovXi ,, literally " will," " advice "; hence a " council ")

Boule and of the Naucraries, see BOULE and See also:

• NAUCRARY

NAUCRARY . 3 . PRYTANEIA were court-fees paid when the prosecutor was claiming a See also:

• PART

part of the See also:

• PENALTY (Lat. poena, punishment)

penalty which the See also:

• DEFENDANT

defendant would be called upon to pay if he lost . 4 . PRYTANIS was also the name of a legendary king of See also:

• SPARTA (Gr. Eirapril or AaKe5atycav)

Sparta of the Eurypontid or Proclid See also:

• LINE

line . He was the son of Eurypon and See also:

• FOURTH

fourth in descent from Procles . 1 Cf . See also:

• INDIAN

Indian tribes of See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North See also:

• AMERICA

America .