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    Symbasileus ton Rhomaioktonon Member Maion Maroneios's Avatar
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    Default Re: AW: Hellenistic rulers: conceivable epithets

    Quote Originally Posted by Centurio Nixalsverdrus View Post
    Ooops, before I forget: I wanted to give my armies epithets too. Iirc, an army is stratos, right?
    Yep,that's right.

    Quote Originally Posted by Centurio Nixalsverdrus View Post
    "the Western" (because they have fought at the Pillars of Herakles, pretty big thing for them)? Hesperios perhaps?
    Well, Hesperia was the name the Hellenes gave to America. West is Dyse (ΔΥΣΗ), so maybe it could be Dytikos Stratos, or Western Army

    Quote Originally Posted by Centurio Nixalsverdrus View Post
    "the First (Created)"? Protogonos?
    Protogonos means 'of the first generation'. Now create is 'poio' (ΠΟΙΩ), so I believe it should be Stratos Protopoiethes (ΠΡΩΤΟΠΟΙΗΘΗΣ).

    Quote Originally Posted by Centurio Nixalsverdrus View Post
    "the Royal / King's Own"? OK that must be Basilikos
    Yes, Basilikos Stratos is fine.

    Quote Originally Posted by Centurio Nixalsverdrus View Post
    "the Loyal / Reliable"?
    Pistos Stratos

    Quote Originally Posted by Centurio Nixalsverdrus View Post
    "the Armoured"? Kataphraktos?
    Well, Kataphraktos means 'armored all over'. But it can be used. In that case, it would be, as you correctly stated, Stratos Kataphraktos.

    Maion
    Last edited by Maion Maroneios; 02-02-2009 at 21:27.
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