abstract:A cleruchy (, klēroukhia) in Hellenic Greece, was a specialized type of colony established by Athens. The term comes from the Greek word , klērouchos, literally "lot-holder".
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(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 古雅典属地，其居民保留雅典市民身份，政治上依附雅典