CHILIARCH
'Chiliarch'. Commander of 1,000 men. The Hellenistic office was an adaptation by Alexander the Great of the Persian Achaemenid empire's ''hazarapatish''. A chiliarch held duties both martial and civil.
Alexander the Great first awarded this rank to Hephaestion Amyntoros, but after Hephaestion's death it was awarded to Perdiccas.
★ Byzantine battle tactics, ''kontarion''
★ Chiliarchy - dictionary definition
★ Glossary of Greek Military Positions
Alexander the Great first awarded this rank to Hephaestion Amyntoros, but after Hephaestion's death it was awarded to Perdiccas.
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See also
★ Byzantine battle tactics, ''kontarion''
★ Chiliarchy - dictionary definition
★ Glossary of Greek Military Positions
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