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A phylarch (, ) is a Greek title meaning "ruler of a tribe", from phyle, "tribe" + archein "to rule".

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A phylarch (, ) is a Greek title meaning "ruler of a tribe", from phyle, "tribe" + archein "to rule".

==Athens== In Classical Athens, a phylarch was the elected commander of the cavalry provided by each of the city's ten tribes.

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