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    Question What's "Gezoi"?

    It's some kind of a motto that various Greek units have written on their battle pennants.
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    Default Re: What's "Gezoi"?

    Its not gezoi. Its Pezoi (I think) and it means infantry, iirc.

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    Funny you should mention it. Yes, it is Pezoi - and yes that capital-Gamma-like symbol is in fact a (sorta shorthand) capital Pi. Wondered about this too when I was a betatester.

    And yes there are sources for this kind of capital Pi: my dicitionary actually has a picture of some inscription (with such a Pi) on its cover.
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    Default Re: What's "Gezoi"?

    I'm sure from educated guesses it would mean "foot" such as foot troops.

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    Pez means foot. Also, Hetaroi means companions as I'm sure you already know. Therefore Pezhetaroi = Foot Companions in case you were wondering.
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    Default Re: What's "Gezoi"?

    i was wondering... what does nikophoros mean? i think it's written on the shield of the seleucid thorakitai....
    and just out of curiosity... is the "o" in thorakitai an omega or omicron?
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    Default AW: What's "Gezoi"?

    My educated guess would be "victory carrier".

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