Hoplites in the 2nd Punic War

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Hoplites in the 2nd Punic War

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10-23-2007, 10:26 AM

The Italiotic Greeks under the influence of Pyrros statred converting hoplites to pikes with Tarrentum probably being the fisrt but the process was cut short after their capitulation to the Romans.

Carthagenians had a nasty surprise facing Pyrros pikemen in Sicely although they probably were aware of Ptolemaic pikemen.

Some people believe that Hanibal's "Liby-Phoinician" infantry were pikemens although I am not fully convinced.

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Hoplites in the 2nd Punic War - by Aryaman2 - 10-23-2007, 07:31 AM

Re: Hoplites in the 2nd Punic War - by hoplite14gr - 10-23-2007, 10:26 AM

Re: Hoplites in the 2nd Punic War - by Aryaman2 - 10-23-2007, 10:44 AM

Re: Hoplites in the 2nd Punic War - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 10-23-2007, 10:46 AM

Re: Hoplites in the 2nd Punic War - by Aryaman2 - 10-23-2007, 01:32 PM

Re: Hoplites in the 2nd Punic War - by hoplite14gr - 10-23-2007, 01:42 PM

Re: Hoplites in the 2nd Punic War - by PMBardunias - 10-23-2007, 02:32 PM

Re: Hoplites in the 2nd Punic War - by Matthew Amt - 10-23-2007, 02:43 PM