Aiantis

Aiantis (Ancient Greek: Αἰαντίς) was a phyle of ancient Attica with six demes:^[1] Aphidna, Marathon, Oenoe, Rhamnous, Tricorythus and Phalerum.^[2] It was named in honour of Ajax the Great.

Ruins of Rhamnous, a deme of the Aiantis.

Map of ancient Attica. Trittyes belonging to the phyle of Aiantis are numbered "9" and shaded pale yellow.

Marathon is located within the boundaries of this place.^[3]

It is attested by Plutarch that fifty-two members of the tribe of Aiantis died from wounds sustained in the Battle of Plataea.^[4]

The playwright Aeschylus came from deme Eleusis in Aiantis.^[5] His family were eupatrids.^[6]