Quote Originally Posted by chairman
Ok, so I've been working on unit lists for what might turn into a game someday, and I'm curious about what the accurate names for certain units would be. So here are some of my units' names if a few of the EB greek scholars could advise me:

Campanian Hoplites (current latin/greek mix: Campanici Hoplitai)

Theban Sacred Band (Thebanoi Heiros Lochos)

Marine Hoplites (Epibatoi Hoplitai)

Spartan King's Guard Regiment (Spartiatai Hippeis Hoplitai)

Spartan Foriegners' (periokoi) Hoplites (Periokoi Hoplitai)

Successor non-cata armored cavalry (Hippeis Holosideroi)

BTW, what's the latin for slinger (IIRC it's funditores, maybe)

Also what does deuteroi mean exactly? Pantadapoi? Haploi?

And does anyone know what the Athenian freed slave regiment of horse-archers was called (aside from plain hippotoxotai)?

I will probably have more questions soon. I ask here because this forum has so many intelligent people. Thanks in advance!

Chairman
Campanian Hoplites = Kampanioi Hoplitai

Theban Sacred Band = Hieros Lochos Thebaion

Marine Hoplites = Epibatai Hoplitai

Spartan King's Guard Regiment (Spartiatai Hippeis Hoplitai)... (Not sure if they used hoplitai, that would be a bit superfluous I think, back then Spartiatai hippeis would be enough, but I imagine that people won't know that those aren't mounted so you could use "hoplitai" in addition to that.

Spartan Foriegners' (periokoi) Hoplites = Perioikoi hoplitai Perioikoi means" those who live around, aren't foreigners, but native populations who live in the mountainside and weren't made into helots (eilotai) The foreigners who would live in Sparta would be Metoikoi, thus Metoikoi Hoplitai

Successor non-cata armored cavalry, I would try "Thorakismenoi hippeis" or "Bareis hippeis" meaning literally "heavy horsemen"

BTW, what's the latin for slinger (IIRC it's funditores, maybe)
(Ascensi maybe? I don't know, but there are many Romani experts here who do)

Also what does deuteroi mean exactly? Pantadapoi? Haploi? ---> Deuteroi mean SECOND (in this case second rate)

And does anyone know what the Athenian freed slave regiment of horse-archers was called (aside from plain hippotoxotai)?
The literal translation would be "Apeleutheroi hippotoxotai", but I have to ask. Didn't Athenians also use Skythian horse archers? I imagine you are refering to the period of Peloponnesian war, when Athens created "hit and run" horsemen whose job was to harass the troops of Peloponnesean alliance.

Oh, and BTW, I think there are many smart people around here, many MUCH smarter than us members. I really think it is a success that this forum has gathered as many enthousiasts, military historians or plainly interested people in the Hellenistic era that it depicts. It really does give us EB members the strength to carry on.