#argyraspide

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Ever heard of the Silver Shields? These legendary elite soldiers from ancient Macedonia, known as the Argyraspides, were more than just warriors—they were symbols of power and resilience. With silver-plated shields that showcased both skill and artistry, they left a significant mark during military campaigns under Alexander the Great. Their legacy? A blend of historical prowess and modern inspiration. Today, they resonate in art, literature, and even collectibles, reminding us of the timeless themes of bravery and loyalty. Dive into their captivating history and see how these ancient icons continue to inspire! Join www.SilverWars.com.

[forgeofideas]

Varangian Guard (Greek/Scandinavian, Eastern Roman)

Immortal Infantry (Persian, Achaemenid Empire)

Janissary Infantry (Turkish, Ottoman Empire) 

Deli Calvary (Turkish, Ottoman Empire) 

Eagle Warrior (Mexica, Aztec Empire)

Jaguar Warrior (Mexica, Aztec Empire) 

Berserker (Nordic) 

Companion Calvary (Greek, Hellenistic Empire) 

Winged Hussars (Polish, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth)

Scarae / Caballarii (Frankish, Carolingian Empire) 

Hearthweru (Anglo-Saxon)

Wei Wuzu (Chinese

Jin Beifu Army (Chinese

Xuanjia Army / Xuanjiajun (Chinese

Beiwei Army (Chinese) 

Gendarme Army (French)

Tercio Army (Spanish, Hapsburg Spanish Monarchy)

Cavalieri Addobbati (Italian)

Mubarizun (Arabic, Rashidun Caliphate) 

Grivpanvar (Persian, Parthian / Sassanian Empire) 

Timarli Sipahi, Silahtars (Turkish, Ottoman Empire) Kapikulu Sipahis

Mamluks (Various, typically Europeans, Abbasid Caliphate) 

Argyraspides (Greek, Hellenistic Empire) 

Sacred Band of Carthage (Phoenician, Carthaginian Empire) 

Mobile Guard (Arab, Rashidun Caliphate) 

Jazāyerchi (Persian, Afsharid Dynasty) 

Triarii (Latin, Roman Republic / Empire) 

Housecarls (Scandanavian) 

Red Devil Brigade led by li Naomasa ( Japanese) 

Takeda Red Calvary Core (Japanese) 

Qingzhou Corps (Chinese) 

Medjay (Nubian, Egyptian) 

Legio X Equestris

Qizilbash

[deerheadlights]

When you show up to work and see your replacement  Argyraspides (Silver Shield) and Epigonoi (Successor unit) in Alexander's Army. The Silver Shields was the name of the unit that fought for Alexander’s father and was eventually part of his army and fought all the way to India. After Alexander’s death they fought for Eumenes the Greek, before betraying him to side with Antigonus I after A1 captured their families/luggage during a decisive battle. However Antigonus didn’t trust them after that and basically gave the unit to one of his commanders to be slowly wiped out (also then he wouldn’t have to pay their pensions).

The Epigonoi were the unit that was raised from Persian levies that were trained to fight “Macedonian style” (aka Phalanx). There is some confusion on this subject since some people believe these were children born from Alexander’s army, but that wouldn’t make sense because by the time the unit was put on parade in Susa in 324 those children would have been like 10-12 y/o max. More likely this army doubled as hostages for good behavior by taking the adolescent sons of nobility back around 330. They also fought with Eumenes, and one of the descriptions of the battle even implies that they were stationed next to the Silver Shields. Afterwards they disappear from the pages of history, unfortunately due to the reaction of the Macedonian forces to their parade back in 324 (hint: they were real mad) I can only assume they shared a similar fate of being cannon fodder like the Silver Shields.

 My ancient comic idea #45235 is having these guys basically fight and try to save themselves and their units and retire somewhere in Bactria or something.

[alessandroiiidimacedonia]

New book out: "Alexander the Great was here, and so was I" by Leonidas Argyraspid

New book out: “Alexander the Great was here, and so was I” by Leonidas Argyraspid

Good day everyone, happy last Sunday pre-Christmas, thanks to be here on Alessandro III di Macedonia! I’d like to report you a new book published a few days ago. Alexander the Great was here, and so was I by Leonidas Argyraspid ISBN: 978-9090339016 This book can be used as a travel guide but also as a guideline to follow Alexander the Great making his way through history. I have tried to look…

[jeannereames]

Greatly puzzled by this image. I assume this is supposed to somehow illustrate the Battle of Magnesia (190/89). Antiochus III’s guard of Silver Shields (Argyraspides) kinda give it away with stray Roman shields (of Scipio Asiaticus’s troops) thrown there in the middle as they come up against the Seleucid troops. At least, I assume that’s what this is supposed to be, but why are the Shields carrying sarissai? My understanding is that even reconstituted under the Seleucids, they were still the hypaspist-style royal guard: e.g., armed like a standard hoplite with a regular spear. Or maybe those are regular spears. They look sorta like sarissai to me.

(Also, if this is the Battle of Magnesia...where’s the rain? Famous example of where weather totally fucked up one side’s strategy. The rain softened the bowstrings and incapacitated the Seleucid archers.)

[esoanem]

Talking with @goingsparebutwithprecision yesterday about the clone veteran we see in Kenobi and I noticed an interesting historical parallel

I've only seen the films and the new live action TV series, not any of the animated shows or read any of the books so the transition between clones and conscripts was always a little unclear to me

Anyway, from that discussion it seems that the treatment of the clones after the formation of the Empire was pretty similar to that of the Argyraspides after the death of Alexander the Great

The Argyraspides ("silver-shields" named after their silver painted shields) were Alexander's elite infantry and were well-respected and feared for their experience. Unfortunately, having served especially closely with Alexander they also often felt like they had at least as good a claim to understanding Alexander's wishes as the Diadochi ("successors", the generals who took over sections of Alexander's empire) and so operated largely independently

After a mutiny which almost killed Antigonus Monophthalmus (at the time the dominant Diadochus, ruling in Syria and Anatolia) he tried to disband them, sending many small groups as garrisons of tiny border-forts where skirmishes would gradually diminish their numbers, and sending a large part to Arachosia (roughly speaking modern Afghanistan) with instructions to the local satrap (governor) Sibyrtius to send them out on dangerous missions in groups of one or two until they all got killed

So we have an elite group of soldiers, foundational to the creation of an empire who have fulfilled their usefulness and whose loyalty is now in question being discarded by that new empire and sent on suicide missions or banished

There's no broader thesis here, and I don't know if it's deliberate, just a neat parallel

[starsofdarknebula]

The fallen angel Kokabiel

K o k a b i e l

The Angel of The Blazing Star

The fallen angel who teaches the forbidden knowledge of astrology

He inspires the forbidden knowledge and balance between the illumination of the black flame found from higher faculties (articulated consciousness, wisdom, angels) and the demonic (earthly desire, primal instincts.) 

Represented as a macdeonian syrian hellenistic basileus king. His authority leads the symbolic phalanx of argyraspides. (an elite military unit of the seleucids, silver shields.) 

He wields the lightning bolt of daimonic inspiration and the forbidden knowledge of the planets and starts. He commands around 365,00 spirits/demons.

He can help with learning astrology, focusing and establishing your will in a orderly design to conquer new obsticles and journey in life.

(info from Fallen Angels: Watchers and the witches sabbats)

[jellothefish]

capricorn, 2nd house, 8th house

Capricorn: What’s your dream job?

I want to be a lawyer but if educational requirements didn’t matter, I think being a park ranger would be pretty cool. I didn’t look too hard at the majors that people want rangers to be unfortunately until I was well into my program.

2nd House: If you could only keep one of your personal items, what would you choose?

I don’t know because I look around my room and I see a lot of stuff I’ve kept for sentimental value but not much else. I keep wanting to downsize and get of a lot of stuff but my parents start panicking when I’m like “childhood memories, goodbye now.” If we don’t count clothing or things like a toothbrush and I could only keep one… Maybe my hiking backpack? It has both practical and sentimental value as well as being something that’s more of me now than who I was in the past.

8th House: Do you believe in reincarnation?

It’s not really something I’ve thought a lot about. To some degree, maybe, like I don’t think it would stay species-specific if it did happen. But I don’t know.

[the-germanic-coenus]

Argyraspides Commander, Coenus Germanikós, aka the "Jack Morrison" of Macedon

[lupitovi]

Mais en vérité je l'attends Avec mon coeur avec mon âme Et sur le pont des Reviens-t'en Si jamais revient cette femme Je lui dirai Je suis content Mon coeur et ma tête se vident Tout le ciel s'écoule par eux Ô mes tonneaux des Danaïdes Comment faire pour être heureux Comme un petit enfant candide Je ne veux jamais l'oublier Ma colombe ma blanche rade O marguerite exfoliée Mon île au loin ma Désirade Ma rose mon giroflier Les satyres et les pyraustes Les égypans les feux follets Et les destins damnés ou faustes La corde au cou comme à Calais Sur ma douleur quel holocauste Douleur qui doubles les destins La licorne et le capricorne Mon âme et mon corps incertain Te fuient ô bûcher divin qu'ornent Des astres des fleurs du matin Malheur dieu pâle aux yeux d'ivoire Tes prêtres fous t'ont-ils paré Tes victimes en robe noire Ont-elles vainement pleuré Malheur dieu qu il ne faut pas croire Et toi qui me suis en rampant Dieu de mes dieux morts en automne Tu mesures combien d'empans J'ai droit que la terre me donne Ô mon ombre ô mon vieux serpent Au soleil parce que tu l'aimes Je t'ai menée souviens-t'en bien Ténébreuse épouse que j'aime Tu es à moi en n'étant rien Ô mon ombre en deuil de moi-même L'hiver est mort tout enneigé On a brûlé les ruches blanches Dans les jardins et les vergers Les oiseaux chantent sur les branches, Le printemps clair l'avril léger Mort d'immortels argyraspides La neige aux boucliers d'argent Fuit les dendrophores livides Du printemps cher aux pauvres gens Qui resourient les yeux humides Et moi j'ai le coeur aussi gros Qu'un cul de dame damascène Ô mon amour je t'aimais trop Et maintenant j'ai trop de peine Les sept épées hors du fourreau Sept épées de mélancolie Sans morfil ô claires douleurs Sont dans ton coeur et la folie Veut raisonner pour mon malheur Comment voulez-vous que j'oublie

Guillaume Apollinaire - La chanson du mal aimé

[alessandroiiidimacedonia]

[alienwerewolf]

Oooooo thank you darlin! This looks very exciting :) @argyraspide @the-mossiest-girl you guys would love this too!

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but i will start this again

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[a-fleur-de-peau]

“Voie lactée ô sœur lumineuse Des blancs ruisseaux de Chanaan Et des corps blancs des amoureuses Nageurs morts suivrons-nous d'ahan Ton cours vers d'autres nébuleuses Regret des yeux de la putain Et belle comme une panthère Amour vos baisers florentins Avaient une saveur amère Qui a rebuté nos destins Ses regards laissaient une traîne D'étoiles dans les soirs tremblants Dans ses yeux nageaient les sirènes Et nos baisers mordus sanglants Faisaient pleurer nos fées marraines Mais en vérité je l'attends Avec mon cœur avec mon âme Et sur le pont des Reviens-t'en Si jamais revient cette femme Je lui dirai Je suis content Mon cœur et ma tête se vident Tout le ciel s'écoule par eux Ô mes tonneaux des Danaïdes Comment faire pour être heureux Comme un petit enfant candide Je ne veux jamais l'oublier Ma colombe ma blanche rade Ô marguerite exfoliée Mon île au loin ma Désirade Ma rose mon giroflier Les satyres et les pyraustes Les égypans les feux follets Et les destins damnés ou faustes La corde au cou comme à Calais Sur ma douleur quel holocauste Douleur qui doubles les destins La licorne et le capricorne Mon âme et mon corps incertain Te fuient ô bûcher divin qu'ornent Des astres des fleurs du matin Malheur dieu pâle aux yeux d'ivoire Tes prêtres fous t'ont-ils paré Tes victimes en robe noire Ont-elles vainement pleuré Malheur dieu qu'il ne faut pas croire Et toi qui me suis en rampant Dieu de mes dieux morts en automne Tu mesures combien d'empans J'ai droit que la terre me donne Ô mon ombre ô mon vieux serpent Au soleil parce que tu l'aimes Je t'ai menée souviens t'en bien Ténébreuse épouse que j'aime Tu es à moi en n'étant rien Ô mon ombre en deuil de moi-même L'hiver est mort tout enneigé On a brûlé les ruches blanches Dans les jardins et les vergers Les oiseaux chantent sur les branches Le printemps clair l'avril léger Mort d'immortels argyraspides La neige aux boucliers d'argent Fuit les dendrophores livides Du printemps cher aux pauvres gens Qui resourient les yeux humides Et moi j'ai le cœur aussi gros Qu'un cul de dame damascène Ô mon amour je t'aimais trop Et maintenant j'ai trop de peine Les sept épées hors du fourreau Sept épées de mélancolie Sans morfil ô claires douleurs Sont dans mon cœur et la folie Veut raisonner pour mon malheur Comment voulez-vous que j'oublie.”

Voie lactée by Guillaume Apollinaire.

[mousemarner]

9, 6 and 20!

6. are you religious/spiritual?

Kind of? I consider myself vaguely religious and I pray sometimes (I’m trying to be better about making that a regular thing) and I believe in Something.

9. are you an artist?

Idk. I like to write. I like to theater. I like art a lot. I try to art.

20. would you rather be in Middle Earth, Narnia, Hogwarts, or somewhere else?

I think I’d maybe want to stay here to be perfectly honest like it’s shitty but everyone I love is here and it’s home, for better or for worse. Plus everyone’s always going to these big epic wars in fictional worlds and idk i’d die so fast. Hogwarts would be cool though. 

[jellothefish]

Quidditch.

ooh so i ran cross country in high school and when it was the off season we would still train together every day. on fridays however we would have fun running based games and just generally goof off. usually this meant ultimate frisbee but one day in the summer we played shirts and skins quidditch and it was so much fun. 

one person played as the snitch and had a yellow shirt tucked into their shorts and the seekers from either team had to sprint after them and try to grab the shirt in order to “catch the snitch”

[tardishijack]

"I hope that when I drink I become a Jewish Grandmother"

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