Asty (Greek:ἄστυ;Ancient Greek:[ásty]) was the physical space of a city or town inAncient Greece, especially as opposed to the political concept of apolis, which encompassed the entire territory and citizen body of a city-state.[1]
InClassical Athens, theasty was specifically the urbandemoi ofAttica, as opposed to the inland (mesogeia) and coastal (paralia)demoi that comprised each of the tenAttic tribes.[1] Despite their name, most of thedemoi of theasty were rural in character.[1] Comprising about 42 of the 139demoi of the Athenian state, they provided about 130bouleutai in the 500-strongboule.[1] However, due to their proximity to the city of Athens, they were over-represented in the institutions of theAthenian democracy; in surviving records, the names of thebouleutai from theasty are mentioned 1.5 to 2 times as often as those from the rest of Attica.[1]
Asty demoi located within Athens inside theThemistoclean Wall:
Asty demoi located within Athens outside the Themistoclean Wall:
Asty demoi located outside Athens:
Unlocated asty demoi: