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The phrase originates from the way deity figures appeared in ancient Greek theaters, held high up by a machine, to solve a problem in the plot. "Ἀπὸ τοῦ ἡλίου μετάστηθι" — Diogenes the Cynic — in a 1763 painting by Jacques Gamelin
Military ranks of ancient Greece (2 C, 13 P) Pages in category "Ancient Greek military terminology" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total.
The ideology of the military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974 was followed by the creation and/or use of special terms that were employed by the junta as propaganda tools and to transmit its message to the Greek people as well as influence their way of thinking and attack the anti-junta movement. The terms of the lexicon include unique ...
Military slang and jargon (87 P) A. Ancient Greek military terminology (7 C, 52 P) C. Cold War terminology (2 C, 47 P) E. Military-related euphemisms (3 C, 45 P) G.
Military Unit Mottos: Sri Lanka •Sri Lanka Armoured Corps:Whither the fates call •Sri Lanka Artillery:On the Way to Justice and Glory •Sri Lanka Engineers: "Ubique" Latin – (Everywhere) •Sri Lanka Signals Corps:Swift and Sure •Sri Lanka Light Infantry: "Ich Dien" German – (I serve) •Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment:Swift and Bold ...
Modern Greek military ranks are based on Ancient Greek and Byzantine terminology. In the army and air force, these names are often based on the unit or post that a ...
The title derives from the Greek words meros (Greek: μέρος, "part, division") and archein (ἄρχειν, "to rule, command").The term merarchēs is attested for the first time in the late 6th century in the Stratēgikon, a military manual attributed to the Byzantine emperor Maurice (r. 582–602), although the historian Warren Treadgold has suggested that the rank and the corresponding ...
In the introduction of his 1984 translation of the text, George Dennis noted that "the Strategikon is written in a very straightforward and generally uncomplicated Greek." [1] The Strategikon may have been written in an effort to codify the military reforms brought about by the soldier-emperor Maurice