Agema

GPTKB entity

Statements (15)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Ancient military unit
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:police_officer
gptkbp:composition chosen soldiers
gptkbp:etymology Greek word meaning 'that which leads' or 'the leading'
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Agema
gptkbp:notableExample Agema of the Hypaspists
Agema of the Seleucid Companions
gptkbp:notableFor leading attacks
protecting the king
gptkbp:period gptkb:Hellenistic_period
gptkbp:role elite guard
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Macedonian_army
Hellenistic armies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Presidential_Guard_(Greece)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6