Archon (Gr. αρχων, pl. αρχοντες ; Archōn) is a Greek word that means "ruler" or the like, though it is frequently encountered as the title of some specific public office. In form the word is simply the masculine participle of the verb stem αρχ- (meaning "to rule"), derived from the same root that appears in words such as monarch and hierarchy.

Ancient Greece

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In the early literary period of ancient Greece the chief magistrates of various Greek city states were called Archons. The term was also used throughout Greek history in a more general sense, ranging from "club leader" to "master of the tables" at syssitia to "Roman governor". Archōns ruled by imperium, whereas Basileus ("sovereign") are said to have auctoritas.

In Athens a system of three concurrent Archons evolved, the three office holders being known as the Archon Eponymous, the Polemarch, and the Archon Basileus. Originally these offices were filled from the aristocracy by elections every ten years. During this period Archon Eponymous was the chief magistrate, the Polemarch was the head of the armed forces, and the Archon Basileus was responsible for the civic religious arrangements. After 683 BC the offices were held for only a single year, and the year was named after the Archon Eponymous. (Many ancient calendar systems did not number their years consecutively as we do.) After 487 BC the archonships were assigned by lot to any citizen and the Polemarch's military duties were taken over by a new class of generals known as strategoi. The Polemarch thereafter had only minor religious duties. The Archon Eponymous remained the titular head of state even under the democracy, though of much reduced political importance. The Archons were assisted by "junior Archons", called Thesmothetes. After 457 BC ex-archons were automatically enrolled as life members of the Areopagus, though that assembly was no longer extremely important politically at that time. (See Archons of Athens.)

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tribonzai (Bonzai Sports) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:17:20 -0000
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doomed (Doomed on SomaFM) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:13:01 -0000
♫ Archon Satani - Dies Irae Pt. 2
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Bisu summons Dark Archon! Even he looks excited with new PvZ trend. Lurker contain at Protoss choke, Bisu uses Goons to cope.
Lewzki (Lewzki) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:04:41 -0000
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No archon, but scribe? Okay. Not exactly what I had in mind but I'll make it work. Every minutes will have a nasty note about Jingle now!
airman_dan (Dan Parnell) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:24:08 -0000
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