Phrourarch

{{Short description|Garrison commander in the Greek military}}

Phrourarch or Phrourarchos is a Greek military title, meaning garrison commander. Athenians controlled their overseas empire with the episcopi and phrourarchs.Aspects of Greek history, 750-323 BC By Terry Buckley Page 289 {{ISBN|0-415-09958-7}} The term was widely used by the Macedonian and later Hellenistic armies. Regarding the Spartans, it is not clear if phrourarch was the specific Spartan term. Phroura (garrison) is reported to be a Spartan term for 'a small mobile or expeditionary force'.The Peloponnesian War: a military study By John Francis Lazenby Page 264 {{ISBN|0-415-32615-X}} The title for the governor of the garrisoned cities under the Spartan hegemony was harmost.