strategos

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[struh-tee-gahs, -gohs] / strəˈti gɑs, -goʊs /

noun

1. Greek and Roman Antiquity. Also (especially in Roman history), strategus. a commander or general in the military, or a magistrate or governor over a region.

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A certain dependence upon the Greek Empire was recognised, for in Zara the strategos, the catapan, and the proconsul of Dalmatia appear even after the time of the Croatian kings.

From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)

Daoud could serve the Basileus brilliantly, as a strategos, a general, or as a mediator between Byzantines and Saracens.

From The Saracen: The Holy War by Shea, Robert

If this last maneuver is successfully accomplished, the strategos will compliment the drill sergeants; for it is notoriously difficult to turn a ponderous phalanx around and yet make it keep good order.

From A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life by Davis, William Stearns

It is an imposing sight when the strategos in charge of the maneuvers, a stately man in a red chlamys, gives the final word "March!"

From A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life by Davis, William Stearns