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The '''Agrianians''' ([[Ancient Greek language|Ancient Greek]]: ''Agrianes'') a [[Paionian]]<ref>http://books.google.se/books?id=GJYUXRosRIMC&pg=PA130&dq=agrianes</ref> tribe, who chiefly inhabited the area of present-day [[Pcinja district]]<ref>http://www.soros.org.mk/archive/G01/images/sg0106.jpg</ref> of southern [[Serbia]], north of the [[Thracian]] [[Maedi]] tribe in Macedonia and Thrace. They were crack [[Javelin_%28weapon%29#Ancient_Greece|javelin]] throwers and the elite unit of [[Alexander the Great|Alexander the Great's]] light infantry, who fought under the command of [[Attalus (general)|General Attalus]]. |
The '''Agrianians''' ([[Ancient Greek language|Ancient Greek]]: '''''Agrianes''''') a [[Paionian]]<ref>http://books.google.se/books?id=GJYUXRosRIMC&pg=PA130&dq=agrianes</ref> tribe, who chiefly inhabited the area of present-day [[Pcinja district]]<ref>http://www.soros.org.mk/archive/G01/images/sg0106.jpg</ref> of southern [[Serbia]], north of the [[Thracian]] [[Maedi]] tribe in Macedonia and Thrace. They were crack [[Javelin_%28weapon%29#Ancient_Greece|javelin]] throwers and the elite unit of [[Alexander the Great|Alexander the Great's]] light infantry, who fought under the command of [[Attalus (general)|General Attalus]]. |
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They carried a bundle of javelins into battle and wore no armor, perhaps not even a shield. Alexander made heavy use of them whereby every time he dispatched a [[flying column]], the Agrianians were always included. They were expert fighters in mountainous terrains where the [[Phalanx formation|phalanx]] was impracticable. Being the elite unit of the light infantry, they often formated with the [[hypaspists]] battalion and the companion cavalry at the right wing of the army. At the [[Battle of Gaugamela]] their numerical strength was 1000. They fought under king [[Langarus]] with the [[Macedonians]] against the [[Triballians]] in 335 BC<ref> Darko Gavrovski “ТЕТОVO ANTIQUITIES - Polog valley from Prehistory to 7th century AD, with special emphasis on the Tetovo region”, Tetovo, 2009, edited by author Darko Gavrovski.</ref> and succeeded in protecting the lands of Alexander and were thus rewarded with a native leadership (The lands of the Agrianes was not governed directly by Macedonia) and a long-lasting alliance. The Agrianes together with the [[Penestae]] tribe, numbering 800 and 2,000, guarded the city of [[Cassandreia]]<ref>http://books.google.se/books?id=M5re5ebNkXUC&pg=RA1-PA128&dq=agrianes#PRA1-PA129,M1</ref>. During the time of the [[Seleucid Empire]], a [[crack unit]] of Alexander's Agrianes were brigaded together with [[Persians]] at [[Raphia]]. |
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The ethnonym is clearly of Greek origin (Gr. [[Agrios]], -anes). |
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Revision as of 01:56, 14 May 2009
The Agrianians (Ancient Greek: Agrianes) a Paionian[1] tribe, who chiefly inhabited the area of present-day Pcinja district[2] of southern Serbia, north of the Thracian Maedi tribe in Macedonia and Thrace. They were crack javelin throwers and the elite unit of Alexander the Great's light infantry, who fought under the command of General Attalus.
They carried a bundle of javelins into battle and wore no armor, perhaps not even a shield. Alexander made heavy use of them whereby every time he dispatched a flying column, the Agrianians were always included. They were expert fighters in mountainous terrains where the phalanx was impracticable. Being the elite unit of the light infantry, they often formated with the hypaspists battalion and the companion cavalry at the right wing of the army. At the Battle of Gaugamela their numerical strength was 1000. They fought under king Langarus with the Macedonians against the Triballians in 335 BC[3] and succeeded in protecting the lands of Alexander and were thus rewarded with a native leadership (The lands of the Agrianes was not governed directly by Macedonia) and a long-lasting alliance. The Agrianes together with the Penestae tribe, numbering 800 and 2,000, guarded the city of Cassandreia[4]. During the time of the Seleucid Empire, a crack unit of Alexander's Agrianes were brigaded together with Persians at Raphia.
Origin
The ethnonym is clearly of Greek origin (Gr. Agrios, -anes).
References
- ^ http://books.google.se/books?id=GJYUXRosRIMC&pg=PA130&dq=agrianes
- ^ http://www.soros.org.mk/archive/G01/images/sg0106.jpg
- ^ Darko Gavrovski “ТЕТОVO ANTIQUITIES - Polog valley from Prehistory to 7th century AD, with special emphasis on the Tetovo region”, Tetovo, 2009, edited by author Darko Gavrovski.
- ^ http://books.google.se/books?id=M5re5ebNkXUC&pg=RA1-PA128&dq=agrianes#PRA1-PA129,M1
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