ε631Ἔκτακτοι
special-duty soldiers, supernumeraries
In olden times the company had these, just as their name shows, because they were supernumeraries of the company. They are 5 [in number]: camp-herald, trumpeter, standard-bearer, attendant, leader of the rear-guard. But…
Ἔκτακτοι ἢ Ἔκτατοι· τούτους τὸ μὲν παλαιὸν ἡ τάξις εἶχεν, ὡς καὶ τοὔνομα δηλοῖ, διότι τῆς τάξεως ἐξάριθμοι ἦσαν. εἰσὶ δὲ εʹ· στρατοκῆρυξ, σαλπιγκτής, σημειοφόρος, ὑπηρέτης,…