Tagos

Tagos or tag ( other Greek: τᾱγός, τάγης “leader, leader”) is the supreme leader of ancient Thessaly . When in the VII century BC e. four areas, which divided Thessaly, united in a union, then Tagos was headed. He was selected for life from the aristocratic clans that ruled Thessaly, he owned the supreme military power. In the VI century. BC e. The Thessaly Union collapsed and the Tagos ceased to be selected. In the first half of the 4th century BC e. Thessaly was again united by the tyrannical tyrant Jason , who made him choose the tagos (374 BC). From that time until the conquest of Thessaly by the Romans, Tagos led it - both when the Thessaly was independent, and when it was subordinated to the Macedonian kings.