- In
ancient Greece, the
prodromoi (singular: prodromos) were
skirmisher light cavalry.
Their name (ancient Gr****: πρόδρομοι, prοdromoi, lit. "pre-cursors...
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prodromoi of the
Macedonian army. Most
authorities regard the
prodromoi as
being raised from Macedonians,
which would parallel the
Athenian prodromoi...
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sarissa bearers; singular:
sarissophoros σαρισσοφόρος), also
called prodromoi, were a unit of
light cavalry in the
ancient Macedonian army. In the primary...
- cavalry. The
light cavalry numbered 900 in
total and was
composed of
prodromoi,
Paeonians and Thracians.
Alexander also
possessed Gr****
allied and mercenary...
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cavalry was used
infrequently by
Ancient Gr****s (who used
hippeis such as
prodromoi or sarissophoroi) and
Ancient Romans (who used
auxiliaries such as equites...
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Prodromos (Gr**** for "forerunner") may
refer to: a
title of John the
Baptist Prodromoi, a
light cavalry unit in
Ancient Greece Prodromos,
Paros Prodromos, Cyprus...
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cavalrymen from Thessaly, 600
cavalrymen from the rest of Greece, and 900
prodromoi cavalry from Thrace.
Antipater was able to
quickly raise a
force of 600...
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Macedonian army of Alexander's time
featured a unit of
light cavalry (
prodromoi)
called the
sarissophoroi who also
wielded sarissas,
albeit somewhat shorter...
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Amyntas (Gr****: Ἀμύντας), son of Arrhabaeus, was
hipparch of the ile of
Prodromoi. He
replaced Hegelochus and was
replaced by Protomachus. Who's Who in...
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strength of 200 men. The
light cavalry,
which was
formed under the name of
prodromoi (skirmishers),
consisted of
Macedonian sarissophoroi, so-called from the...
