The Ancient Macedonian word χαλκάσπιδες
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| IPA | kʰalkaspiðeς |
| Meaning | a corps in the Macedonian army |
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Greek: ἀσπίς
‘shield’ Attic Greek: χαλκός ‘copper, bronze’ Ancient Macedonian: ἀργυράσπιδες ‘a corps in the army of Alexander’ Ancient Macedonian: χρυσασπίδες ‘a corps in the Macedonian army’ |
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Polybius 2.66.5 Etym. brazen-shielded |
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