ANCIENT HELLENIC MILITARY COMMANDS
Hoplites Military Commands
PROSOCHI – Attention
Grammas Cosmete – Dress ranks
Epi Dory Kline – Turn to your right 1 person
Epi Dory Klinate – Turn to your right meny persons
Epi Aspida Kline – Turn to your left 1 person
Epi Aspida Klinate – Turn to your left meny persons
Metavoli – (About turn all the formation)
ΦΥΛΑΞΕΙς Filaxis – shields to front (take defensive position0
ΠΡΟΑΓΕΤΑΙ PROAGETE G more like Y in YEAR (all men advance)
Epi Laia Eglinate all group while marching take left direction
LAIOS pronounced LEOS (E like EMMA)
Epi dexia Eglinate all group while marching take right direction
HOYTOS ECHOU - HALT!!!!!
Sinaspisate – Lock shields
ΣΙΩΠΗΣΕ Siopisate – be Silent!
Tous zigous lisate – dismissed
BATTLE CRIES
Artemis Agrothera - Artemis field huntress, Spartan.
Zevs Aegetor - Zeus leader, Spartan when leading allies.
Athina Itonia - Bold Athena, Thessalian or Theban.
Ennosigeos - shaker of the world (Poseidon), Korinthian.
Zevs Ideos - Zeus of mount Idi, Cretan.
Sin Athini Cheira kini - Aid of Athena move your arm, Athenian rowers.
Zevs Sotir Niki - Zeus Savior Victory, Greeks at Kunaxa.
NEMESIS (godess of Justice) - Holly WARS in Delphoi
HEROS ANIKATE (God of Love anbeatable) - THESPIANS
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1. EKTAXHS: EKTAXIS
ΕΚΤΑΧΗΣ "Battle Order"
2.DIASTHMA: DIASTIMA-"Interval"
3.TA DORATA EPI TON DEXION OMON ECEHN
TA DORATA EPI TON DEXION OMON E-HIN
Raise shield/spear at rest on right shoulder
4.EPI DORU KLINAI: EPI DORY KLINAI-Turn to the spear,"RIGHT"
5.EP, ASPIDA KLINAI: EP' ASPIDA KLINAI -Turn to the shield, "LEFT"
6. ΜΕΤΑΒΟΛΗ META BOLH: META VOLI "About turn / face"
7.TA DORATA EIS PROBOLIN KAQENTAS:
TA DORATA E-IS PRO-VOLIN KATHENTAS
Lowering the spear's for the charge.
8. EFODOS: EF-ODOS / ΕΠΙΔΡΟΜΗ: EPI-DROMI-"Advance" / " Charge."
9. PUKNOSHS: PYK-NO-SIS-"CloseOrder "
10. EPI DORU: EPI DORY-To the right/raise the spear!
11. SUN-ASPIDOW : SYN - ASPID-OO-'"Lock Shield's"
12. ANAKLHSIS : ANA-KLI-SIS-Retreat
13. AKINHTOS : AKI-NI-TOS-"Halt"