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The '''''' (, , Latinized as ) was a term for a corps of bodyguards during the Byzantine Empire.

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  • Etymology and usage of the term
  • Imperial {{Transliteration|grc|Hetaireia}}
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The '''''' (, , Latinized as ) was a term for a corps of bodyguards during the Byzantine Empire.

==Etymology and usage of the term== means (from ), echoing the ancient Macedonian Companions and the Classical Greek aristocrats who attended .

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