somatophylakes
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thumb|upright=1.37|Coin of Balacrus, somatophylax of Alexander the Great, as [[satrap of Cilicia, with letter "B" next to the shield, standing for B[AΛAKPOI]. Tarsos. 333–323 BC.]]
Somatophylakes (; singular: somatophylax, σωματοφύλαξ) were the bodyguards of high-ranking people in ancient Greece.
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