The principal change which it made was to set up a central authority in Athens -- that is, part of the affairs hitherto administered by the tribes independently were declared common affairs and entrusted to the common council sitting in Athens.

• 这一改变首先在于，在雅典设立了一个中央管理机关，就是说，以前由各部落独立处理的一部分事务，被宣布为共同的事务，而移交给设在雅典的共同的议事会管辖了。