A protostates (Greek: πρωτοστάτης, lit. 'the one who stands first/in front'), in Ancient Greece, was the man in front of an epistates (the one who stands behind). The Greek phalanx was made up of alternate ranks of protostates and epistates.
A protostates (Greek: πρωτοστάτης, lit. 'the one who stands first/in front'), in Ancient Greece, was the man in front of an epistates (the one who stands behind). The Greek phalanx was made up of alternate ranks of protostates and epistates.
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