Each column of the syntagma was known as a lochos .
Each column of the syntagma was contained 16 men , the man at the front was known as the lochagos ( captain ) and the man at the back who guarded the rank 's rear was the ouragos .
Each column of the syntagma was known as a lochos and contained 16 men , the man at the front was known as the lochagos ( captain ) and the man at the back who guarded the rank 's rear was the ouragos .