Epihipparch
Epihipparch () is an Ancient Greek military title for a cavalry commander of 1,000 horses. They were powerful and respected. This unit was divided into two ''hipparchiai'' of 500. Each of these was commanded by a ''hipparchos Hipparchus (; el, Ἵππαρχος, ''Hipparkhos'';  BC) was a Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician. He is considered the founder of trigonometry, but is most famous for his incidental discovery of the precession of the equi ...''. Military ranks of ancient Greece {{Mil-rank-stub ...
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Hipparchos (cavalry Officer)
''Hipparchus'', anglicized hipparch ( gr, ἵππαρχος, 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 Epihipparch () is an Ancient Greek military title for a cavalry commander of 1,000 horses. They were powerful and respected. This unit was divided into two ''hipparchiai'' of 500. Each of these was commanded by a '' hipparchos''. Military ranks ...''. Ancient Greek military terminology Military ranks of ancient Greece Military ranks of ancient Macedon Cavalry {{Mil-rank-stub ...
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