Philoi
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Philoi was a title to the royal friends, advisors of the king (basileus) in ancient Macedon
Macedon
Macedonia or Macedon was an ancient kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, bordered by Epirus to the west, Paeonia to the north, the region of Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south....

ia. They were the personal choice of the king and they might have came from anywhere in the Greek world. The title became common among the Hellenistic kingdoms. In the Seleucid Empire a number of ranks can be traced; Protoi Philoi , First Friends and Timomenoi Philoi , Honoured Friends organized in various orders. In inscriptions the phrase the King, his Friends and the army signifies their important role.
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