lochus
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Origin of lochus
1825–35; < Greek lóchos literally, ambush, place for lying in wait, hence, men forming an ambush; cf. lochia
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The single division of a lochus, in the common acceptation of the word, was also called λόχος, which, according to Schol.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried
The τάξις, according to Ælian 9, contained eight lochi, or 128 men; in that case the enomoty had four στίχοι.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried
To do so, they made six lochi, or divisions of a hundred men apiece, each of which had its own set of captains and under-officers in command of half and quarter companies.
From Anabasis by Dakyns, Henry Graham
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