Hetaireia
Sign in to saveThe '''''' (, , Latinized as ) was a term for a corps of bodyguards during the Byzantine Empire.
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The '''''' (, , Latinized as ) was a term for a corps of bodyguards during the Byzantine Empire.
==Etymology and usage of the term== means (from ), echoing the ancient Macedonian Companions and the Classical Greek aristocrats who attended .
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