Abaton A hall in the Sanctuary of Asklepios where the sick slept.
Adyton The innermost shrine of a Greek temple.
Agoge Sparta’s famous school for boys, which forced them to weather extreme hardship and foster a great love of the state from the age of seven. Boys would remain tied to the school in many ways until they were thirty, when they would finally be considered full-blooded Spartiates.
Andron The main room in a Greek home for entertaining.
Archon Leader.
Auloi (sing. aulos)Spartan war pipes.
Bakteriya The distinctive T-shaped staff held by Spartan officers.
Enomotia A “sworn band” of thirty-two Spartan soldiers who were often related or had close ties. They would camp, eat and march together.
Ephors A group of five elected Spartan statesmen. It was the ephors’ responsibility to declare war, to determine how many of the rare Spartan regiments would march to battle, and to hold the two kings of Sparta to account.
Exomis A one-shouldered tunic, usually worn by men.
Gerousia The Spartan council of elders.
Hetaerae Esteemed courtesans who served the goddess Aphrodite.
Himation An old-style garment worn by men that left most of the chest bare.
Hippeis The Spartan royal guard.
Hoplite The heavy infantryman of classical Greece.
Keleustes The rowing master aboard a trireme.
Khaire Welcome.
Kothon A mug from which Spartans used to drink their beloved black broth.
Kybernetes The helmsman on a galley.
Lochagos The officer in charge of a lochos.
Lochos A Spartan regiment. Ever more rare in the time of our story.
Malákas! Asshole!
Misthios A mercenary.
Navarchos Admiral.
Pankration A sport similar to modern boxing and wrestling.
Peltast A lightly armed infantryman who would carry a supply of javelins and harry the enemy from the edge of battle.
Porpax A leather or metal sleeve inside a shield. Wearers would slide their arm into this and their shield would effectively become part of them.
Skiritos A special Spartan levy of free but noncitizen subjects who lived near the Skiritis Mountains. They excelled at scouting and serving as outlying night watchmen, as well as performing a vital role as support troops in battle.
Stola A long, pleated dress.
Strategos A military governor.
Strigil An implement used to exfoliate the skin after bathing.
Symposiarch The person in charge of orchestrating a symposium.
Taxiarchos The officer in charge of a taxiarchy.
Taxiarchy An Athenian regiment (in our story, though in reality probably all Greek city-states used the term at some point).
Thorax Body armor.
Triearchos The captain of a trireme.
SPECIAL THANKS
Yves Guillemot
Laurent Detoc
Alain Corre
Geoffroy Sardin
Yannis Mallat
Thierry Dansereau
Jonathan Dumont
Melissa MacCoubrey
Susan Patrick
Stéphanie-Anne Ruatta
Etienne Allonier
Elena Rhodes
Aymar Azaïzia
Anouk Bachman
Antoine Ceszynski
Maxime Durand
Sarah Buzby
Clémence Deleuze
Julien Fabre
Caroline Lamache
Anthony Marcantonio
François Tallec
Salambo Vende
Elsa Fournier
Virginie Gringarten
Marc Muraccini
Cécile Russeil
Michael Beadle
Dominic DiSanti
Kimberly Kaspar
Heather Haefner
Joanie Simms
Aaron Dean
Tom Curtis
Annette Dana
Grace Orlady
Stephanie Pecaoco
Sain Sain Thao
Giancarlo Varanini
Morgane Frommherz
Valentin Hopfner
Valentin Meyer
Aline Piner
Clement Prevosto
Joel Richardson
Elizabeth Cockeram
Thomas Colgan
Miranda Hill
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Gordon Doherty is the author of the Legionary series and the Strategos series, historical fiction novels set during the Roman and Byzantine empires. When Gordon is not writing his novels or exploring the past, he enjoys running, climbing and archery. He lives in Scotland.
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