Xenagus

A xenagus (ξεναγός) was a senior Spartan military officer during the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BCE). The title was held by the Spartan commanders of the contingents provided to the Spartans by their allies in the Peloponnesian League.[1]

References
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Peck, Harry Thurston (1898). "Xenāgus". In Peck, Harry Thurston (ed.). Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. New York: Harper & Brothers.
  1. Thuc.ii. 75; Hellen. iv. 2, 19
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