cleruchy

/ ˈklɛəˌrʊkɪ; klɪˈruːkɪəl /

noun

1. (in the ancient world) a special type of Athenian colony, in which settlers ( cleruchs ) retained their Athenian citizenship and the community remained a political dependency of Athens

Derived Forms

• cleruchial, adjective

Example Sentences

Finding Samos in the hands of Cyprothemis, a servant of the satrap Tigranes, he laid siege to it, captured it after a ten months’ siege and established a cleruchy.

From Project Gutenberg

Early in the 6th century its prosperity was broken by a disastrous war with the Athenians, who expelled the ruling aristocracy and settled a cleruchy on the site.

From Project Gutenberg

Though enrolled in the Delian League it remained disaffected towards Athens, and in 447 had to be coerced by the settlement of a cleruchy.

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