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imported>Jasca Ducato m Removed {{Cite}}. It's an intepretation - both of these individuals were elected to the military. |
imported>Sol Pacificus Reason for the cite tag is b/c this interpretation is inaccurate in relation to irl facts. It isn't that "it was uncommon for politicians to take on the rank". In Athens, strategoi were always politicians. I will have to think about how to revise |
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A '''strategos''' (pl: ''strategoi'', English: ''army leader'') was a high-ranking military title within various ''[[Polis|poleis]]'' across the [[Greece|ancient Greek world]], serving directly above ''[[polemarch]]''. | A '''strategos''' (pl: ''strategoi'', English: ''army leader'') was a high-ranking military title within various ''[[Polis|poleis]]'' across the [[Greece|ancient Greek world]], serving directly above ''[[polemarch]]''. | ||
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; some such noteworthy [[Athens|Athenian]] ''strategoi'' included [[Alkibiades]] and [[Perikles]]. | 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;{{Cite}} some such noteworthy [[Athens|Athenian]] ''strategoi'' included [[Alkibiades]] and [[Perikles]]. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 05:54, 14 October 2019
A strategos (pl: strategoi, English: army leader) was a high-ranking military title within various poleis across the ancient Greek world, serving directly above polemarch.
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; [citation needed] some such noteworthy Athenian strategoi included Alkibiades and Perikles.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey