Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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A quick summary of the more important offices in the army/at the court, as these were merged for much of Argead Macedonian history.

Special terms mentioned:
Hetairos/Hetairoi (Companion, noble class, wealthy landowners)
Philos/Philoi (Friend of the king/advisor)
Basilikoi Paides (King's Boys, or Royal Pages)
Companion Cavalry (high ranking military unit)
Hypaspists (also Pezhetairoi [Philip] and Argyraspids [Silver Shields])
Somatophyax/Somatophylakes (7-man Bodyguard/glorified gofer)

Scholar mentioned:
Waldemar Heckel, has done much on offices in the Macedonian army