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Definition of Hypaspists

Hypaspist
Hypaspist Hy*pas"pist, n. [Gr. ?.] (Gr. Antiq.) A shield-bearer or armor-bearer. --Mitford.

Meaning of Hypaspists from wikipedia

- it for an elite military unit. This unit, known as the Hypaspistai, or hypaspists, was probably armed in the hoplite manner, with a large concave shield...
- regular forced marches. The Hypaspists (Hypaspistai) were the elite arm of the Macedonian infantry. The word 'hypaspists' translates into English as 'shield-bearers'...
- usually led in person by the king. The senior chiliarchy (χιλιαρχία) of the hypaspists and asthetairoi, and later argyraspids (silver shields) formed the foot...
- have consisted of about 24,000 heavy infantry (9,000 phalangites, 3,000 hypaspists and 7,000 allied and 5,000 mercenary Gr**** hoplites), 13,000 light infantry...
- carried silver-plated shields, hence their name. The original unit were hypaspists serving in the army of Alexander the Great. During the Wars of the Diadochi...
- taxeis of phalangites of about 1,500 men and three quiliarchies of 1000 hypaspists. It is necessary to add an undetermined number of archers and other light...
- 12,000 and included the Foot Companions and a smaller group of elite hypaspists. The light infantry totalled 1,000 and contained archers and elite Agrianian...
- wedge formation and was almost always stationed on the far right. The hypaspists, elite infantrymen who served as the king's bodyguard, were stationed...
- Admetus (Gr****: Ἄδμητος) was a Macedonian commander of the agema of the hypaspists, a man of great bodily strength. He was killed in the Siege of Tyre (332...
- correspond to the fact that they were placed on the right side next to the hypaspists. The common conception is that Asthetairoi means 'closest companion' in...