- The
Companions (Gr****: ἑταῖροι, Gr****: [
heˈtairoi̯],
hetairoi) were the
elite cavalry of the
Macedonian army from the time of King
Philip II of Macedon...
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Central Asia. The
hetairoi (Ancient Gr****: ἑταῖροι), or
companion cavalry,
added flexibility to the
ancient Macedonian army. The
hetairoi were a special...
- most of Antipater's
political career was as one of
Philip II's
foremost Hetairoi.
After Philip II's death, he
helped Alexander secure the throne. When Alexander...
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royal pages (basilikoi paides),
bodyguards (somatophylakes),
companions (
hetairoi),
friends (philoi), an ****embly that
included members of the military,...
- of
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armies Hippeis Hoplite Hetairoi Macedonian phalanx Military of
Mycenaean Greece Phalanx Peltast Pezhetairos...
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recruited among the
Macedonian nobility,
called the
Companion Cavalry (
hetairoi). It
consisted of 3,000 heavy, shock-capable cavalry, at the beginning...
-
mentioned in
context with the
hetairoi (ἑταῖροι), the
cavalry forces of
ancient Macedon.
After Alexander the Great's death, the
hetairoi were
named xystophoroi...
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royal pages (basilikoi paides),
bodyguards (somatophylakes),
companions (
hetairoi),
friends (philoi), an ****embly that
included members of the military,...
- 000 strong.
These were the
Agema (the 'Guards') and the
Hetairoi ('Companions'). The
Hetairoi were
recruited from the
younger generation of
military settlers...
- Seleucus, who had been "Commander-in-Chief of the
Companion cavalry" (
hetairoi) and
appointed first or
court chiliarch (which made him the
senior officer...
