Attalis

Attalis (Ancient Greek: Ἀτταλίς) was a tribe (phyle) added by the ancient Athenians to the previous list of 11 Athenian tribes in the spring of 200 B.C.^[1] just a few months after the "Macedonian" tribes Antigonis and Demetrias were dissolved.^[2] The tribe was named after Attalos I, King of Pergamon, on occasion of his visit to Athens.^[3]

The Monument of the Eponymous Heroes had two statues (of the Macedonian kings Antigonos I and Demetrios I) removed and one, for Attalos, added, starting the so-called Period IV.^[4]

The Athenians placed the phyle on the 12th and last place of their list (three centuries later they were moved to the 13th place with introduction of Adrianis),^[3] but modern researchers use the Roman numeral XIV to designate Attalis.

The 12 demes that formed Attalis were collected from all 11 existing tribes ("rule-of-one"), with the twelfth, Appolonieis, newly created and named after Apollonis of Cyzicus, wife of Attalos I.^[5]