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Hypaspists

A hypaspist (Greek: Ὑπασπιστής "shield bearer" or "shield covered") is a squire, man at arms, or "shield carrier". In Homer's Iliad, Deiphobos advances "ὑπασπίδια" (hypaspídia) or under cover of his shield. By the time of Herodotus (426 BC), the word had come to mean a high status soldier as is strongly suggested by Herodotus in one of the earliest known…

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Macedonian hypaspists

Philip II of MacedonHopliteAspisDorySpolas
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GreekMan at armsHomerIliadHerodotus
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Avg. degree1.96
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related to Macedonian hypaspists · 16
Hypaspists → Alexander, Aspis, Dory, Great, Greek Hoplite, Homeric, Hypaspistai, In, Macedon, Macedonian Phalanx, Philip II, Sarissa, The, These, This, Xiphos

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hypaspist shield macedonian philip phalanx needed macedon elite unit bc known great would bearer man carrier hoplite phalangites tactics agema

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Hypaspistsrelated to Macedonian hypaspistsThe0.60section
Hypaspistsrelated to Macedonian hypaspistsHomeric0.60section
Hypaspistsrelated to Macedonian hypaspistsPhilip II0.60section
Hypaspistsrelated to Macedonian hypaspistsMacedon0.60section
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Hypaspistsrelated to Macedonian hypaspistsHypaspistai0.60section
Hypaspistsrelated to Macedonian hypaspistsAspis0.60section
Hypaspistsrelated to Macedonian hypaspistsDory0.60section
Hypaspistsrelated to Macedonian hypaspistsIn0.60section
Hypaspistsrelated to Macedonian hypaspistsMacedonian Phalanx0.60section
Hypaspistsrelated to Macedonian hypaspistsThese0.60section
Hypaspistsrelated to Macedonian hypaspistsSarissa0.60section

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