Epitheos

== Background ==
Epitheos began his career as a Thessalian General and Statesman who served as the commander-in-chief of the Thessalikoi forces (Strategos Autokrator). Epitheos fought alongside Sparta with a Thessalikoi Expeditionary Force comprising of fifteen Thessalians within two distinct wars: 
Thessalian-Macedonian Proxy War, November 19th 2020 
* Battle of Chaeronea
* Thessaly & Sparta v. Macedon & Rome
* 3-2 Victory, 100v100
Spartan-Phrygian Hegemony War, April 4th 2021
* Battle of Leimon Mantinea
* Sparta & Rome v. Phrygia & Thebes
* 3-1 Victory, 120v115
The Thessalian Expeditionary Force primarily served as a mobile reserve unit. Therefore, it had opportunities to serve alongside every Spartan unit from the Royal Spartans down to the Perioikoi Corps.
After the demise of Thessaly, many Thessalians would find themselves enlisting into Sparta including Epitheos. Many warriors of the Thessalian Expeditionary Force were granted citizenship for their contributions in the war. Epitheos would be awarded the 'Medal of Distinguished Service to Sparta'.
Anax Polynikes & Akhilleon's Testimony:
"Some of Hellas' noblest of Kings, the Thessalian Throne had fought besides the Lakonian ranks on multiple occasions, helping solidify Spartan Supremacy in the warring Regions. The Kingdom of Thessaly has been an extremely close and loyal military ally, still to this day waiting to answer Sparta's call for war."
== Spartan Service ==
Epitheos began his career in Sparta by entering under Logade Heraphon's Perioikoi Corps leadership as a Ysteroi and a Phylarkh within the Spartan Mora to represent the Thessalikoi refugees. Epitheos gradually rose the ranks towards Logade. For the most part, Epitheos would remain as a bystander in most Spartan operations and aid commanding a collection of Perioikoi raids. The Thessalians would later under the Chieftain Apollomedes would adopt the Tavros Syssitia and would from here on forth relinquish their Thessalian associations and would now be referred as Taureans. 
On May 13th 2022, Logade Epitheos would be renewed to serve as the 14th Hand of the Throne and Commander of the Corps, replacing Heraphon who would serve as a Symvoulos and later the Perioikoi Taxiarkhos. Admittingly, several controversies surrounded the shift in leadership but has fallen out of touch. Epitheos initiated his Korataiship by immediately commanding in a Roman Campaign:
Spartan-Roman Campaign, May 15th 2022
* Battle of Leimon Mantinea
* Perioikoi & Skiritai v. Sixth Legion, Ninth Legion & Praetorian Guard
* 3-0 Victory, 60v60
Epitheos has had successes in both domestic and foreign warfare but more importantly the drive to enact change in the Perioikoi Corps. In these changing times, the Corps was identified to requiring more infrastructure and depth to the Corps and the legacy its made and about to make. This includes projects to glorify the past, the museum and Perioikoi Awards. Secondly, changes to the present with communications recentralised and a trello board that has tracking reports and the inflow of Taurean commanders into Perioikoi Command.
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