During this period the eponymous archon was the chief magistrate , the polemarch was the head of the armed forces .
The archon basileus was responsible for some civic religious arrangements , and for the supervision of some major trials in the law courts .
During this period the eponymous archon was the chief magistrate , the polemarch was the head of the armed forces , and the archon basileus was responsible for some civic religious arrangements , and for the supervision of some major trials in the law courts .