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    What does "Pezoi" mean on the Greek, Macedonian, Seleucid... etc. flags?

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    I think it has to do something with foot soldiers (e.g. Pezoi Brutioi - Brutian infantry, Pezhetairoi- foot companions).


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    Exactly. It's just the generic greek term for 'foot warriors'/infantry - derived from ποῦς (pous); 'foot' - cf. πεζέταιροι/'foot- companions' and can be found in literature (IIRC) as early as ~730 BC (Homer's Iliad).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lvcretivs View Post
    Exactly. It's just the generic greek term for 'foot warriors'/infantry - derived from ποῦς (pous); 'foot' - cf. πεζέταιροι/'foot- companions' and can be found in literature (IIRC) as early as ~730 BC (Homer's Iliad).
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    Most Hellenic factional infantry also has a banner carrier, the flag says Pezoi too.

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    thank you :D

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