This is a list of the Eponymous Archons of Athens. They gave their name to the year, and were in charge of the Boule and Ekklesia. There were two other archons each year, the Polemarch (until 501 BC when this position was replaced with ten strategoi), and the Basileus, the ceremonial remnant of the Athenian monarchy. Six other men, the Thesmothetai, also served as assistants to the archons. These men are listed, where known. The Eponymous Archon gradually lost power as well, but remained as a ceremonial post.

Years where the name of the archon is unknown are identified as such. Years listed as "anarchy" mean that there was literally "no archon." There are various conflicting reconstructions of lists; sources for this list are given at the end. Note that the term of an archon covered two of our years, beginning in the spring or summer and continuing into the next spring or summer.

In 753 BC the perpetual archonship (essentially a kingship, see Kings of Athens) was limited to 10 years (the "decennial archons"):

After 683 BC the archonship was limited to one year. Archons were chosen from the Areopagus council.

Year	Eponymous Archon	Other archons or notable events
682 BC-681 BC	Creon
681 BC-680 BC	Lysiades
680 BC-679 BC	Tlisias
679 BC-671 BC	Unknown
671 BC-670 BC	Leostratus
670 BC-669 BC	Unknown
669 BC-668 BC	Pisistratus
668 BC-667 BC	Autosthenes
667 BC-664 BC	Unknown
664 BC-663 BC	Miltiades
663 BC-659 BC	Unknown
659 BC-658 BC	Miltiades
658 BC-645 BC	Unknown
645 BC-644 BC	Dropides
644 BC-639 BC	Unknown
639 BC-638 BC	Damasias
638 BC-634 BC	Unknown
634 BC-633 BC	Epaenetus
633 BC-632 BC	Unknown
632 BC-631 BC	Megacles	Cylon attempts to become tyrant
631 BC-624 BC	Unknown
624 BC-623 BC	Aristaechmus
623 BC-621 BC	Unknown
621 BC-620 BC	Draco	Draco reforms the legal code
620 BC-615 BC	Unknown
615 BC-614 BC	Heniochides
614 BC-605 BC	Unknown
605 BC-604 BC	Aristocles
604 BC-600 BC	Unknown
600 BC-599 BC	Critias
599 BC-597 BC	Unknown
597 BC-596 BC	Cypselus
596 BC-595 BC	Telecles
595 BC-594 BC	Philombrotus
594 BC-593 BC	Solon	Solon reforms Draco's code, then leaves Athens, resulting in weak archons and anarchy
593 BC-592 BC	Dropides
592 BC-591 BC	Eucrates
591 BC-590 BC	Simon
590 BC-589 BC	anarchy
589 BC-588 BC	Phormion
588 BC-587 BC	Philippus
587 BC-586 BC	Unknown
586 BC-585 BC	anarchy
585 BC-582 BC	Unknown
582 BC-581 BC	Damasias
581 BC-580 BC	Damasias	Damasias is expelled during his second term
580 BC-579 BC	anarchy	Committee of 10 men serves jointly as archons
579 BC-578 BC	anarchy
578 BC-577 BC	Unknown
577 BC-576 BC	Archestratidas
576 BC-570 BC	Unknown
570 BC-569 BC	Aristomenes
569 BC-566 BC	Unknown
566 BC-565 BC	Hippocleides
565 BC-561 BC	Unknown
561 BC-560 BC	Comeas	Pisistratus becomes tyrant
560 BC-559 BC	Hegestratus
559 BC-558 BC	Hegesias
559 BC-556 BC	Unknown
556 BC-555 BC	Hegesias	Pisistratus is expelled but returns and becomes tyrant again
555 BC-554 BC	Euthidemus
554 BC-548 BC	Unknown	Pisistratus expelled around 550 BC
548 BC-547 BC	Erxicleides
547 BC-546 BC	Thespius	Pisistratus becomes tyrant again
546 BC-545 BC	Phormion
545 BC-535 BC	Unknown
536 BC-535 BC	Phrynaeus
535 BC-533 BC	Unknown
533 BC-532 BC	Thericles
532 BC-528 BC	Unknown
528 BC-527 BC	Philoneus	Hippias and Hipparchus succeed Pisistratus as tyrants
527 BC-526 BC	Onetorides
526 BC-525 BC	Hippias
525 BC-524 BC	Cleisthenes
524 BC-523 BC	Miltiades
523 BC-522 BC	Calliades
522 BC-521 BC	Pisistratus
521 BC-518 BC	Unknown
518 BC-517 BC	Hebron
517 BC-511 BC	Unknown	Hipparchus assassinated around 514 BC
511 BC-510 BC	Harpactides	Hippias overthrown
510 BC-509 BC	Scamandrius
509 BC-508 BC	Lysagoras
508 BC-507 BC	Isagoras	Cleisthenes competes with Isagoras for archonship, but is expelled by Cleomenes I of Sparta
507 BC-506 BC	Alcmeon
506 BC-504 BC	Unknown
504 BC-503 BC	Acestorides
503 BC-501 BC	Unknown
501 BC-500 BC	Hermocreon
500 BC-499 BC	Smyrus
499 BC-498 BC	Lacratides
498 BC-497 BC	Unknown
497 BC-496 BC	Archias
496 BC-495 BC	Hipparchus
495 BC-494 BC	Philippus
494 BC-493 BC	Pythocritus
493 BC-492 BC	Themistocles	Themistocles begins to build the Athenian navy
492 BC-491 BC	Diognetus
491 BC-490 BC	Hybrilides
490 BC-489 BC	Phaenippus	Battle of Marathon; Stesileus, Callimachus and Miltiades are strategoi
489 BC-488 BC	Aristides the Just
488 BC-487 BC	Agchises
487 BC-486 BC	Telesinus
486 BC-485 BC	Ceures
485 BC-484 BC	Philocrates
484 BC-483 BC	Leostratus
483 BC-482 BC	Nicodemus
482 BC-481 BC	Unknown
481 BC-480 BC	Hypsichides
480 BC-479 BC	Calliades	Battle of Salamis; Aristides and Themistocles are strategoi
479 BC-478 BC	Xanthippus	Father of Pericles; Battle of Plataea; Aristides is strategos
478 BC-477 BC	Timosthenes
477 BC-476 BC	Adimandus
476 BC-475 BC	Phaedon
475 BC-474 BC	Dromoclides
474 BC-473 BC	Acestorides
473 BC-472 BC	Menon
472 BC-471 BC	Hares
471 BC-470 BC	Praxiergus
470 BC-469 BC	Demotion
469 BC-468 BC	Apsiphion
468 BC-467 BC	Theagenides
467 BC-466 BC	Lysistratus
466 BC-465 BC	Lysanias
465 BC-464 BC	Lysitheus	Sophanes is a strategos
464 BC-463 BC	Archedimides
463 BC-462 BC	Tlipolemus	Cimon is a strategos
462 BC-461 BC	Conon	Ephialtes reforms the Areopagus, and is assassinated
461 BC-460 BC	Euthippus
460 BC-459 BC	Phrasicles
459 BC-458 BC	Philocles	Phrynicus, Dicaeogenes and Hippodamas are strategoi
458 BC-457 BC	Hebron
457 BC-456 BC	Mnisitheides
456 BC-455 BC	Callias
455 BC-454 BC	Sosistratus
454 BC-453 BC	Ariston
453 BC-452 BC	Lysicrates
452 BC-451 BC	Chaerephanes
451 BC-450 BC	Andidotus	Anaxicrates and Cimon are strategoi
450 BC-449 BC	Euthydemus
449 BC-448 BC	Pedieus
448 BC-447 BC	Philiscus	Pericles, Tolmides and Epiteles are strategoi
447 BC-446 BC	Timarchides
446 BC-445 BC	Callimachus
445 BC-444 BC	Lysimachides
444 BC-443 BC	Praxiteles
443 BC-442 BC	Lysanias	Pericles is a strategos
442 BC-441 BC	Diphilus	Pericles is a strategos
441 BC-440 BC	Timocles	Pericles and Glaucon are strategoi
440 BC-439 BC	Morychides	Pericles is a strategos
439 BC-438 BC	Glaucinus	Pericles is a strategos
438 BC-437 BC	Theodorus	Pericles is a strategos
437 BC-436 BC	Ephthymenes	Pericles is a strategos
436 BC-435 BC	Lysimachus	Pericles is a strategos
435 BC-434 BC	Andiochides	Pericles is a strategos
434 BC-433 BC	Crates	Pericles is a strategos
433 BC-432 BC	Apseudes	Pericles, Lacedaemonius, Diotimus, and Proteas are strategoi
432 BC-431 BC	Pythodorus	Peloponnesian War begins; Pericles and Callias are strategoi
431 BC-430 BC	Euthydemus	Pericles is a strategos
430 BC-429 BC	Apollodorus	Pericles dies; Xenophon, Hestiodorus, Calliades, Melesandrus, and Phanomachus are strategoi
429 BC-428 BC	Epameinon	Phormio is a strategos
428 BC-427 BC	Diotemus	Demosthenes, Asopius, Paches, Cleidippes, and Lysicles are strategoi
427 BC-426 BC	Eucles	Nicias, Charoiades and Procles are strategoi
426 BC-425 BC	Euthynus	Laches and Hippocrates are strategoi
425 BC-424 BC	Stratocles	Nicias, Eurymedon, Pythodorus, and Sophocles are strategoi
424 BC-423 BC	Isarchus	Demosthenes, Cleon, Thucydides and Hippocrates are strategoi
423 BC-422 BC	Aminias	Cleon is a strategos
422 BC-421 BC	Alcaeus	Cleon is a strategos
421 BC-420 BC	Aristion
420 BC-419 BC	Astyphilus	Alcibiades is strategos
419 BC-418 BC	Archias
418 BC-417 BC	Andiphon	Laches and Nicostratus are strategoi
417 BC-416 BC	Euphemus	Beginning of the Syracusan Expedition
416 BC-415 BC	Arimnistus	Nicias, Alcibiades, and Lamachus are strategoi
415 BC-414 BC	Charias	Alcibiades is a strategos
414 BC-413 BC	Tisandrus	Lamachus is a strategos
413 BC-412 BC	Cleocritus	Eurymedon, Demosthenes, and Nicias are strategoi; the latter two are executed in Sicily after the Syracusan Expedition fails
412 BC-411 BC	Callias Scambonides
411 BC-410 BC	Mnasilochus (died); Theopompus	Simichus and Aristarchus are strategoi
410 BC-409 BC	Glaucippus
409 BC-408 BC	Diocles	Anytus is a strategos
408 BC-407 BC	Euctimon
407 BC-406 BC	Andigenes	Alcibiades, Adeimantus, and Aristocrates are strategoi
406 BC-405 BC	Callias Angelides	Archestratus, Thrasylus, Pericles, Lysias, Diomedon, Aristocrates, Erasinides, Protomachus, and Aristogenes are strategoi
405 BC-404 BC	Alexias	Adeimantus, Eucrates, Philocles, Menandrus, Tydeus, and Cephisodotus are strategoi
404 BC-403 BC	Pythodorus	Sparta sets up the oligarchy of the Thirty Tyrants; Pythodorus not recognized as Eponymous Archon
403 BC-402 BC	Eucleides
402 BC-401 BC	Micon
401 BC-400 BC	Xenaenetus
400 BC-399 BC	Laches
399 BC-398 BC	Aristocrates
398 BC-397 BC	Euthycles
397 BC-396 BC	Souniades
396 BC-395 BC	Phormion
395 BC-394 BC	Diophandus
394 BC-393 BC	Ebulides
393 BC-392 BC	Demostratus	Adeimantus is a strategos
392 BC-391 BC	Philocles
391 BC-390 BC	Nicoteles
390 BC-389 BC	Demostratus	Thrasybulus and Ergocles are strategoi
389 BC-388 BC	Antipatrus	Agyrrhius and Pamphilus are strategoi
388 BC-387 BC	Pyrgion	Thrasybulus and Dionysius are strategoi
387 BC-386 BC	Theodotus
386 BC-385 BC	Mystichides
385 BC-384 BC	Dexitheus
384 BC-383 BC	Dietrephes
383 BC-382 BC	Phanostratus
382 BC-381 BC	Evandrus
381 BC-380 BC	Demophilus
380 BC-379 BC	Pytheas
379 BC-378 BC	Nicon
378 BC-377 BC	Nausinicus
377 BC-376 BC	Calleas
376 BC-375 BC	Charisandrus	Cedon is a strategos
375 BC-374 BC	Hippodamas
374 BC-373 BC	Socratides
373 BC-372 BC	Asteius	Iphicrates, Callistratus, Chabrias, and Timotheus are strategoi
372 BC-371 BC	Alcisthenes
371 BC-370 BC	Phrasicleides
370 BC-369 BC	Dyscinitus
369 BC-368 BC	Lysistratus
368 BC-367 BC	Nausigenes
367 BC-366 BC	Polyzelus
366 BC-365 BC	Ciphisodorus	Chabrias is a strategos
365 BC-364 BC	Chion	Iphicrates is a strategos
364 BC-363 BC	Timocrates
363 BC-362 BC	Charicleides	Ergophilus and Callisthenes are strategoi
362 BC-361 BC	Molon	Leosthenes and Autocles are strategoi
361 BC-360 BC	Nicophemus	Timomachus is a strategos
360 BC-359 BC	Callimides	Menon, Timotheus, and Cephisodotus are strategoi
359 BC-358 BC	Eucharistus
358 BC-357 BC	Ciphisodotus
357 BC-356 BC	Agathocles	Chabrias is a strategos
356 BC-355 BC	Elpines	Iphicrates, Timotheus, and Menestheus are strategoi
355 BC-354 BC	Callistratus
354 BC-353 BC	Diotemus
353 BC-352 BC	Thudemus
352 BC-351 BC	Aristodemus
351 BC-350 BC	Theellus	Theogenes is Basileus (possibly)
350 BC-349 BC	Apollodorus
349 BC-348 BC	Callimachus	Hegesileus is a strategos
348 BC-347 BC	Theophilus
347 BC-346 BC	Themistocles	Proxenus is a strategos
346 BC-345 BC	Archias
345 BC-344 BC	Ebulus
344 BC-343 BC	Lyciscus	Phocion is a strategos
343 BC-342 BC	Pythodotus
342 BC-341 BC	Sosigenes
341 BC-340 BC	Nicomachus
340 BC-339 BC	Theophrastus	Phocion is a strategos
339 BC-338 BC	Lysimachides	Phocion is a strategos, and is defeated by Philip of Macedon
338 BC-337 BC	Xaerondas	Lysicles is a strategos
337 BC-336 BC	Phrynichus
336 BC-335 BC	Pythodilus
335 BC-334 BC	Evaenetus
334 BC-333 BC	Ctisicles
333 BC-332 BC	Nicocrates
332 BC-331 BC	Nicites
331 BC-330 BC	Aristophanes
330 BC-329 BC	Aristophon
329 BC-328 BC	Ciphisophon
328 BC-327 BC	Euthicritus
327 BC-326 BC	Hegemon
326 BC-325 BC	Chremes
325 BC-324 BC	Andicles	Philocles is a strategos
324 BC-323 BC	Hegesias
323 BC-322 BC	Ciphisodorus	Phocion and Leosthenes are strategoi
322 BC-321 BC	Philocles
321 BC-320 BC	Archippus
320 BC-319 BC	Neaechmus
319 BC-318 BC	Apollodorus
318 BC-317 BC	Archippus
317 BC-316 BC	Demogenes
316 BC-315 BC	Democleides
315 BC-314 BC	Praxibulus
314 BC-313 BC	Nicodorus
313 BC-312 BC	Theophrastus
312 BC-311 BC	Polemon
311 BC-310 BC	Simonides
310 BC-309 BC	Hieromnemon
309 BC-308 BC	Demetrius
308 BC-307 BC	Charinus
307 BC-306 BC	Anaxicrates	Lysias is a thesmothete
306 BC-305 BC	Coroebus	Pamphilus is a thesmothete
305 BC-304 BC	Euxenippus	Autolycus is a thesmothete
304 BC-303 BC	Pherecles	Epicharinus is a thesmothete
303 BC-302 BC	Leostratus	Diophantus is a thesmothete
302 BC-301 BC	Nicocles	Nicon is a thesmothete
301 BC-300 BC	Clearchus	Mnesarchus is a thesmothete
300 BC-299 BC	Hegemachus
299 BC-298 BC	Euctemon	Theophilus is a thesmothete
298 BC-297 BC	Mnesidemus
297 BC-296 BC	Antiphates
296 BC-295 BC	Nicias	Anticrates is a thesmothete
295 BC-294 BC	Nicostratus	Dorotheus is a thesmothete
294 BC-293 BC	Olympiodorus	Thrasycles is a thesmothete
293 BC-292 BC	Olympiodorus	Epicurus is a thesmothete
292 BC-291 BC	Philippus
291 BC-290 BC	Cimon
290 BC-289 BC	Aristonymus
289 BC-288 BC	Charinus (?)
288 BC-287 BC	Xenophon (?)
287 BC-286 BC	Diocles	Xenophon is a thesmothete
286 BC-285 BC	Diotimus	Lysistratus is a thesmothete
285 BC-284 BC	Isaeus
284 BC-283 BC	Euthius	Nausimenes is a thesmothete
283 BC-282 BC	Nicias	Theophilus is a thesmothete
282 BC-281 BC	Ourius	Euxenus is a thesmothete
281 BC-280 BC	Gorgias
280 BC-279 BC	Sosistratus (?)
279 BC-278 BC	Anaxicrates
278 BC-277 BC	Democles
277 BC-276 BC	Euboulus (?)
276 BC-275 BC	Olbius	Cydias is a thesmothete
275 BC-274 BC	Philippides (?)
274 BC-273 BC	Glaucippus	Euthonius is a thesmothete
273 BC-272 BC	Unknown
272 BC-271 BC	Telocles (?)
271 BC-270 BC	Pytharatus
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