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Hipparchus, anglicized hipparch ( Greek: ἵππαρχος, romanized: hipparchos), was the title of an ancient Greek cavalry officer, commanding a hipparchia (unit of about 500 horsemen); two such units were commanded by an epihipparchos. [1]
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Hipparch)
Hipparchus, anglicized hipparch ( Greek: ἵππαρχος, romanized: hipparchos), was the title of an ancient Greek cavalry officer, commanding a hipparchia (unit of about 500 horsemen); two such units were commanded by an epihipparchos. [1]
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References
- ^ Peck, Harry Thurston (1896). Harper's Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities. Harper. p. 821.