dimachae
dimachae, mounted infantry, dragoons
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dimachas Noun: masculine accusative plural of dimachae
dĭmăchae, ārum, m., = διμάχαι,
- soldiers who fought both on foot and on horseback, Anglice dragoons; a sort of troops among the Macedonians, Curt. 5, 13, 8.
dimachae, ārum, m. (διμάχαι), eine zu Pferde u. zu Fuße kämpfende Reitergattung, Doppelkämpfer, Curt. 5, 13 (35), 8.
dĭmăchæ, (16) ārum, m. (διμάχαι), soldats qui combattent à pied et à cheval : Curt. 5, 13, 8.
dimachae ārum, m
- , διμάχαι, mounted infantry, dragoons, Cu.
DIMACHAE
DI´MACHAE(διμάχαι), Macedonian horse-soldiers who also fought on foot when occasion required. Their armour was heavier than that of the ordinary horse-soldiers, and lighter than that of the regular heavy-armed foot. A servant accompanied each soldier in order to take care of his horse when he alighted to fight on foot. This species of troops is said to have been first introduced by Alexander the Great (Pollux, 1.132; Curt. 5.13, 8). They appear also among the Celtiberians (Diod. 5.33).
[W.S] [W.W]Dimăchae
(διμάχαι). Macedonian cavalry, who also fought on foot when ordered. See Pollux, i. 132.