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	"Unlike lower ranks, the ''strategoi'' did not always actively serve in the military, and it was not uncommon for politicians to take on the rank."		"Unlike lower ranks, the ''strategoi'' did not always actively serve in the military, and it was not uncommon for politicians to take on the rank."

	I'm concerned that this statement is a bit inaccurate and may stem from a misunderstanding of why politicians such as Alkibiades and Perikles were ''strategoi''. The way it is written implies that there is a distinction between politicians and military leaders in the ''poleis'', such that it the ''strategoi'' was unique in that it was "uncommon" for politicians to take on the rank.		I'm concerned that this statement is a bit inaccurate and may stem from a misunderstanding of why politicians such as Alkibiades and Perikles were ''strategoi''. The way it is written implies that there is a distinction between politicians and military leaders in the ''poleis'', such that the ''strategoi'' was unique in that it was "uncommon" for politicians to take on the rank.

	But the reality is that it wasn't just uncommon; ''strategoi'' were always politicians. ''Strategoi'' in ancient Athens were specifically elected positions; it was a political office and a military rank at the same time and the closest equivalent to the modern-day Ministers of War except that they did not distinguish between it being a military and civilian position. Numbering ten, they were the commanders-in-chief of the Athenian armies. Of course, the statement gets even more complicated when you take into account the fact that all Athenian citizens were expected to be politicians because such was the nature of their democracy that every citizen were supposed to participate in the government.		But the reality is that it wasn't just uncommon; ''strategoi'' were always politicians. ''Strategoi'' in ancient Athens were specifically elected positions; it was a political office and a military rank at the same time and the closest equivalent to the modern-day Ministers of War except that they did not distinguish between it being a military and civilian position. Numbering ten, they were the commanders-in-chief of the Athenian armies. Of course, the statement gets even more complicated when you take into account the fact that all Athenian citizens were expected to be politicians because such was the nature of their democracy that every citizen were supposed to participate in the government.

	Anyway, I would have went ahead and rewritten the sentence, but I am not far enough into the game to know if the game portrays ''strategoi'' a bit differently. Moreover, while ''strategoi'' of Athens were as I described, this was not necessarily the case for ''strategoi'' of other ''poleis''. In other words, I think the statement should be reworded, but I don't know how best to do so. [[User:Sol Pacificus\|<span style="color:#990000;font-family:Monotype Corsiva;font-size:17px">'''Sol Pacificus'''</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Sol Pacificus\|<span style="color:#D4AF37;font-family:Californian FB;font-size:11px">(Cyfiero)</span>]]</sup> 19:28, April 16, 2019 (UTC)		Anyway, I would have went ahead and rewritten the sentence, but I am not far enough into the game to know if the game portrays ''strategoi'' a bit differently. Moreover, while ''strategoi'' of Athens were as I described, this was not necessarily the case for ''strategoi'' of other ''poleis''. In other words, I think the statement should be reworded, but I don't know how best to do so. [[User:Sol Pacificus\|<span style="color:#990000;font-family:Monotype Corsiva;font-size:17px">'''Sol Pacificus'''</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Sol Pacificus\|<span style="color:#D4AF37;font-family:Californian FB;font-size:11px">(Cyfiero)</span>]]</sup> 19:28, April 16, 2019 (UTC)

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"Unlike lower ranks, the ''strategoi'' did not always actively serve in the military, and it was not uncommon for politicians to take on the rank."

I'm concerned that this statement is a bit inaccurate and may stem from a misunderstanding of why politicians such as Alkibiades and Perikles were ''strategoi''. The way it is written implies that there is a distinction between politicians and military leaders in the ''poleis'', such that it the ''strategoi'' was unique in that it was "uncommon" for politicians to take on the rank.

But the reality is that it wasn't just uncommon; ''strategoi'' were always politicians. ''Strategoi'' in ancient Athens were specifically elected positions; it was a political office and a military rank at the same time and the closest equivalent to the modern-day Ministers of War except that they did not distinguish between it being a military and civilian position. Numbering ten, they were the commanders-in-chief of the Athenian armies. Of course, the statement gets even more complicated when you take into account the fact that all Athenian citizens were expected to be politicians because such was the nature of their democracy that every citizen were supposed to participate in the government.

Anyway, I would have went ahead and rewritten the sentence, but I am not far enough into the game to know if the game portrays ''strategoi'' a bit differently. Moreover, while ''strategoi'' of Athens were as I described, this was not necessarily the case for ''strategoi'' of other ''poleis''. In other words, I think the statement should be reworded, but I don't know how best to do so. [[User:Sol Pacificus|'''Sol Pacificus''']][[User talk:Sol Pacificus|(Cyfiero)]] 19:28, April 16, 2019 (UTC)

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