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ταξίαρχος

ταξίαρχος, the commander of a squadron

ταξῐαρχ-ος, ὁ,
  • commander of a corps or squadron, ταξίαρχοι ἀπὸ τῶν νεῶν Hdt. 8.67; ταξίαρχοι τῶν τελέων Id. 9.42; τ. καὶ πεζῶν καὶ ἱππέων X. Cyr. 8.1.10; in the army of Alexander, Arr. An. 3.9.6; in Ptolemaic Egypt, PMich.Zen. 70.5 (iii B.C.); cf. ταξιάρχης.
      • 2 commander of a τάξις (128 men), Ascl. Tact. 2.8, Ael. Tact. 9.3 (-άρχης Arr. Tact. 10.2).
      • 3 = Lat. centurio, Plb. 6.24.1, al., Zos. 3.11.
        • b = tribunus militum, D.H. 5.41, J. BJ 3.5.2, Plu. Cam. 37, App. BC 5.61, Agath. 2.20 (-άρχης Plu. Pomp. 32, App. BC 3.39).
        • c = legatus legionis, anachronism in App. Sam. 4.6 (-άρχαι codd.).
        • d = ordinarius, Lyd. Mag. 1.46, Gloss.; also glossed by manipularis and evocatus, ib.
    • II at Athens, commander of a τάξις, or quota of infantry furnished by a φυλή, Ar. Ach. 569 (lyr.), Pax 1172 (troch.), Av. 353 (troch.), Th. 4.4, 7.60, Arist. Ath. 30.2, D. 4.26, 54.5, Aeschin. 3.169, IG 2(2).334.13; [ὁ τ.] ἡγεῖται τῶν φυλετῶν καὶ λοχαγοὺς καθίστησιν Arist. Ath. 61.3; applied to naval officers, X. HG 1.6.29, 35.

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