06-09-2007, 11:41 AM
Carthagenians were neighbors to Cyrenaic Greeks that they might have converted to a more pike-like army. (The Ophella guy!)
Italiotic Greeks were laye style hoplites. Authors say that Pyrros army made an impression with its long pikes. Italiotic Greeks had become wimps who hated national service and hired various Italian hill tribesmen as peltasts and even probably mercenary cavalry.
If you accept Cyrenaic influence pikes are not ahistorical.
Cretan archers are an option too as they contracted to any one who could afford them.
Kind regards
Italiotic Greeks were laye style hoplites. Authors say that Pyrros army made an impression with its long pikes. Italiotic Greeks had become wimps who hated national service and hired various Italian hill tribesmen as peltasts and even probably mercenary cavalry.
If you accept Cyrenaic influence pikes are not ahistorical.
Cretan archers are an option too as they contracted to any one who could afford them.
Kind regards
HOPLITE14GR (aka Stefanos)
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Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com