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Captain (Lokhagos)Ī Lokhagos was the name given to the official who was appointed as the leader of a lochos. These were responsible for handling their battalions during military operations. Battalion leader (Tagmatarkhis)Ī Tagmatarkhis was the commander of a Tagma (battalion). These officers were responsible for commanding the operations of a regiment. This rank was assigned to the leader of the regiment which at Greek time was known as Syntagma. These were the officials who were responsible for strategizing and commanding the operations in a phylai. This rank was assigned to the brigadier of the military. These officials were also responsible for attending the court trials and acting as magistrates for the same. These officials were responsible for organizing, maintaining and commanding the military operations on the war field or off the field. This rank was assigned to the general or army leader. He was responsible for strategizing and monitoring army operations. The major responsibility of a Polemarchos was to give direction and command to the army officers. Polemarch was the rank that was assigned to the senior most Military Position official which meant warlord or war leader. Regiment Commander Cavalry (Hyparchos or Hipparmostes).Following are the major ranks that constituted ancient Greek military hierarchy: Ancient Greek Military Hierarchy

The patriotic traits among the people of all social classes acted as a unifying force result of which could be seen as great coordination on the battlefield. People from aristocratic classes were placed on higher military ranks and people from lower classes served military from the lower ranks and were not eligible for promotions on certain higher ranks.Īlthough the ancient Greek military hierarchy got imbued with the similar social structure but the military was considered as lot more than just an obligatory service. Like in the social structure of ancient Greece, aristocratic class got the higher positions in the military hierarchy also. The ancient Greek military hierarchy ran parallel to the social structure or social hierarchy in ancient Greece.