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Headword:
Ἄγημα
Adler number: alpha,219
Translated headword: division, guard, force, troop
Vetting Status: high
Translation: The king's advancing force of elephants and horses and infantry. But some [sc. say that this term means] the best part of the Macedonian battle array;[1] strong in weaponry and in the conditioning of their bodies.[2]
Greek Original:Ἄγημα: τὸ προϊὸν τοῦ βασιλέως τάγμα ἐλεφάντων καὶ ἵππων καὶ πεζῶν. οἱ δὲ τὸ ἄριστον τῆς Μακεδονικῆς συντάξεως: κραταιὸν ὁπλίσει καὶ σωμάτων εὐεξίᾳ.
Notes:
See also
alpha 220.
[1] Same or similar material in other lexica
[2] This last clause is perhaps a quotation; if so, it is unidentifiable.
Translated by: William Hutton on 22 October 2000@23:07:28.
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