From the late 8th century BC there were three archons : the archon eponymos and the archon basileus ( the ceremonial vestige of the Athenian monarchy ) .
The archon eponymos are the polemarchos ( replaced in 501 BC by ten strategoi ) .
From the late 8th century BC there were three archons : the archon eponymos , the polemarchos ( replaced in 501 BC by ten strategoi ) , and the archon basileus ( the ceremonial vestige of the Athenian monarchy ) .