Agema
Sign in to saveAgema (), plural agemata (αγήματα) is a term to describe a military detachment, used for a special purpose, such as guarding high valued targets. Due to its nature the agema most probably comprises elite troops.
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- Etymology
- Macedonian army
- The agema in the Antigonid army
- The agema in the Seleucid army
- The agema in the Ptolemaic army
- Modern use
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Agema (), plural agemata (αγήματα) is a term to describe a military detachment, used for a special purpose, such as guarding high valued targets. Due to its nature the agema most probably comprises elite troops.
== Etymology == The word derives from the Greek verb ago (). It can literally mean a pack, a routing party and/or a detachment that has a single commander.
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