Well, I haven't been on for 12 days. It's my fault, actually. See, I've been on this other website I love a lot, and I have been spending more time on it than Chess.com. I plan to spend more time on that website as well. I have decided t...
Hi Warriors of New Athens, We have two matches ready and waiting for some final members to join. We only need three more members with a rating below 1801 to join the match against The 13th League. They should preferably be above 1450, since that...
We've been waiting for New Athens to be revived but it seems there are further delays. I'd recommend that Phylarchs take the initiative and start running their own tribes as regular chess.com groups with a free hand to start team matches and vote ...
We have lost about 15 members in the past month. I have no clue what is going on, maybe because of the spamming of notes or the fighting. I hope not but maybe some admin or more may be banning members. Please confess if you did it or give me ideas...
The Athenians have started the olympics. I had a thought to start an olympics. Here are my ideas .We will only allow strong people who train vigorously here. Only people with an online chess rating of 1600 will be eligable. .For the running s...
Green_trees is back as an active athien. He will not come back as the general of the Kerkropis but can be co-general of the Kerkropis is he wishes. We are all happy tomes the former general of the Kerkropis tribe back again!
Greetings My Dear Fellow Athenians, How good it is to be among you once again. Some of you may not know who I am but others may be able to recall me through my weathered face as the Former Archon of this our home land, our great city, New Athens...
New Athens Gazette -- Issue #1 We are at a point where we can confidently boast our bicentennial. The New Athens population has spilled over and exceeded the two hundred mark. We welcome all new members and hope you'll find much in New Athens to ...
It is the first day of the seventh prytany, that of the tribe Kekropis... Chronus, our father time, draws another breath and our Attic calendar advances to the next prytany. The prytany of The Kekropis Tribe is currently governed by the followin...
The following table shows the current war games being undertaken by the tribes of New Athens. The rows have been labelled with the prytany numbers of each of the ten tribes (e.g. the row VII refers to The Kekropis Tribe). Tooltips for these label...
I, Archon shahhussainkcl, on this the thirty-sixth day of the sixth prytany, that of the tribe Oineis, hereby appoint the following eight new Military Magistrates: Taxiarch hankas of The Erechtheis Tribe Taxiarch ... of The Aigeis Tribe Taxiarch ...
As Athenians, we are not only fierce warriors but also sophisticated philosophers. In this lecture series, Peter Millican presents a beautiful survey of philosophy preparing the first-year student for further programmes at Oxford University: http...
I, Archon shahhussainkcl, on this the twenty-fourth day of the sixth prytany, that of the tribe Oineis, hereby appoint the following councillors: Councillor ChrizzzKizzz of The Erechtheis Tribe Councillor Henrico_88 of The Aigeis Tribe Councillor...
All Military Magistrates will have an ongoing record of their military performance according to how much honour they have brought to New Athens with respect to their particular role. So far, we have recognised three military roles which shall earn...
I, Archon shahhussainkcl of New Athens, on this the nineteenth day of the sixth prytany, that of the tribe Oineis, hereby appoint Free Citizen FirstPiece to the Civil Magistrate position of: The Superintendent of Springs He shall, in due course, ...
The first training exercises (vote chess) shall consist of: The Hippothontis Tribe vs. The Aiantis Tribe --- Underway The Kekropis Tribe vs. The Antiochis Tribe --- Underway The Erechtheis Tribe vs. The Pandionis Tribe --- Underway The Aigeis Tri...
Thank you to those of you who have kept the chatter away from The City Gates (the notes page) and have utilised The Agora forum. I see that the slightly more unwieldy nature of forum comments has become something of an obstacle to the free flow co...
I, Archon shahhussainkcl, on this the sixteenth day in the sixth prytany, that of the tribe Oineis, hereby appoint the following new Military Magistrates: TWO GENERALS General tdrake of The Erechtheis Tribe General Rafa5 of The Pandionis Tribe ...
My fellow Athenians, Hoplites and Hipparchs, Chess Rockerz have deployed their mightiest warriors against General Gopacklittlebro's phalanx. I urgently request the assistance of Hipparchs (>1600) and other elite forces (>1900, not yet liste...
We are massively out numbered in The Pandionis Tribe's first battle and needs you to help even things out against Chess Champs. Follow the link and sign up. Thanks.
New Athens is a chess.com group inspired by ideas from historical Athens. We are divided into ten tribes whose officials each take turns to govern New Athens for one tenth of the year. You can find out who is in which tribe in this Google Doc...
I, Archon shahhussainkcl of New Athens, on this the thirteenth day of the sixth prytany, that of the tribe Oineis, hereby appoint Free Citizen Memrickerf to the office of Military Magistrate entitled: "General Memrickerf of The Akamantis Tribe". ...
You'll see that amongst the Military Magistrates of Ancient Athens in this news alert, there were three Hipparchs or cavalry officers. I suggest that the New Athens way of implementing this be a short list of our strongest hoplites who are willing...
Generals should be aware of the following attitude when balancing matches: The First Battle of Archon shahhussainkcl Acting for The Pandionis Tribe New Athens THE FLASH (Waiting...) (Waiting...) Coy70 (1621) vs. finalunpurez (2071)...
I, Archon shahhussainkcl of New Athens, on this the eleventh day of the sixth prytany, that of the tribe Oineis, hereby appoint Free Citizen Gopacklittlebro to the office of Military Magistrate entitled: "General Gopacklittlebro of The Leontis Tr...
