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πλαγιοφύλαξ

πλαγιοφύλαξ, guarding the flanks

πλᾰγιο-φύλαξ [ῠ], ᾰκος, ὁ, ἡ,
  • guarding the flanks of an army on the march, ἶλαι π. D.S. 19.82 (v.l. πλᾰγιο-φύλακοι); esp. of the corner man in the ῥόμβος (q.v.) of cavalry, Ascl. Tact. 7.2,6, Arr. Tact. 16.5; cf. πλαγυφύλαξ.

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