Aiantis (Ancient Greek: Αἰαντίς) was a phyle of ancient Attica with six demes,[1] the deme with the greatest area was Aphidna.[2]
Marathon is located within the boundaries of this place.[3]
It is attested by Plutarch that fifty-two members of the tribe of Aiantis died from wounds sustained in the Battle of Plataea.[4]
The playwright Aeschylus came from deme Eleusis in Aiantis.[5] His family were eupatrids.[6]