in Chronology. See Era.

Eranaarcha, a public officer among the an- cient Greeks, whose business was to preside over and direct the alms and provisions made for the poor. Cor- nelius Nepos, in his life of Epaminondas, describes his office thus: When any person was reduced to poverty, taken captive, or had a daughter to marry, which he could not effect for want of money, &c., the eranarcha called an assembly of friends and neighbours, and tax- ed each according to his means and estate, to contri- bute towards his relief.