![]() Their name means ruler’s companions, derived from the companion of the Pergamene dynast, the traditional ruling title of Attalus before adopting the title basileus (king). Syntrophoi Dynastou (Pergamene Royal Companions) These royal guardsmen are elite spearmen, modeled after the hypaspists. Kleroukhoi Palaimakhoi Phalangitai (Pergamene Pikemen) The veteran Kleroukhoi phalangites have become the main body of the Attalid infantry during the long strife with the Seleucids in Asia Minor. Pergamoi Hoplitai (Pergamene Hoplites) Hoplites: no other word says Greeks at war in quite the same way. Pergamoi Ekdromoi Hoplitai (Pergamene Light Hoplites) Discipline is needed to carry a spear and bear a shield, but these hoplites also possess mobility.Įpistratoi Hoplitai (Levy Hoplites) Any honest citizen can take up the shield and answer to the name of hoplite. ![]()
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