'''Phyle''' ({{langx|grc|Φυλή}}) was a strong fortress and [[deme]] of [[ancient Attica]], on a steep rock, commanding the narrow pass across [[Mount Parnes]], through which runs the direct road from [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]] to [[ancient Attica|Attica]], past [[Acharnae]]. On the northern side of the pass was the territory of [[Tanagra]]. Phyle is situated at a distance of more than 120 [[stadion (unit)|stadia]] from Attica,<ref>Psephisma, ap. Dem. de Cor. p. 238</ref> not 100 stadia, as [[Diodorus]] states,<ref>{{Cite Diodorus|14.32}}</ref> and was one of the strongest Attican fortresses on the [[ancient Boeotia|Boeotian]] frontier. The precipitous rock upon which it stands can only be approached by a ridge on the eastern side. It is memorable in history as the place seized by [[Thrasybulus]] and the Athenian exiles in [[Battle of Phyle]] in 404 BCE, and from which they commenced their operations against the [[Thirty Tyrants]]. The height of Phyle commanded views of the whole Attican plain, of the city itself, of [[Mount Hymettus]], and the [[Saronic Gulf]].<ref>{{Cite Hellenica|2.4.2}}, ''et seq.''</ref><ref>Nep. ''Thrasyb.'' 2; {{Cite Strabo|ix. pp. 396, 404}}</ref> In Phyle there was a building called the Daphnephoreion, containing a picture, which represented the [[Thargelia]].<ref>Athen. 10.424 ''et seq.''</ref>
The site of Phyle is located within the bounds of modern [[Fyli]].<ref>{{Barrington Atlas|page=59}}</ref><ref>{{Cite DARE|34563}}</ref>
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