- it for an
elite military unit. This unit,
known as the Hypaspistai, or
hypaspists, was
probably armed in the
hoplite manner, with a
large concave shield...
-
regular forced marches. The
Hypaspists (Hypaspistai) were the
elite arm of the
Macedonian infantry. The word '
hypaspists'
translates into
English as 'shield-bearers'...
- have
consisted of
about 24,000
heavy infantry (9,000 phalangites, 3,000
hypaspists and 7,000
allied and 5,000
mercenary Gr**** hoplites), 13,000
light infantry...
-
usually led in
person by the king. The
senior chiliarchy (χιλιαρχία) of the
hypaspists and asthetairoi, and
later argyraspids (silver shields)
formed the foot...
-
carried silver-plated shields,
hence their name. The
original unit were
hypaspists serving in the army of
Alexander the Great.
During the Wars of the Diadochi...
-
taxeis of
phalangites of
about 1,500 men and
three quiliarchies of 1000
hypaspists. It is
necessary to add an
undetermined number of
archers and
other light...
-
correspond to the fact that they were
placed on the
right side next to the
hypaspists. The
common conception is that
Asthetairoi means 'closest companion' in...
-
wedge formation and was
almost always stationed on the far right. The
hypaspists,
elite infantrymen who
served as the king's bodyguard, were stationed...
- with the help of many
mercenary generals. His
forces consisted of 3,000
Hypaspists under Eurylochus the
Magnesian (the Agema), 2,000
peltasts under Socrates...
- dagger,
restrained Alexander, and
hustled Cleitus out of the room. The
Hypaspists had
conveniently left the
vicinity of Alexander.
Alexander then called...
