12-30-2006, 04:23 PM
The "Sacred Band" was decimated by Timoleon at the Battle of Crimissos roughly 200 years before. I think it was not reformed mostly for political reasons rather than lack of resources.
The close order infantry spears as I said in my previous post were probably Lybians or Cyreanic Greeks. The time frame allows both spears and pikes.
Pike phalanx from Cyrenaic Greek mercenarias is plausible but I am not sure how certain.
Cyrenaic Colonist info here:
http://www.fanaticus.org/DBA/armies/I56.html
Kind regards
The close order infantry spears as I said in my previous post were probably Lybians or Cyreanic Greeks. The time frame allows both spears and pikes.
Pike phalanx from Cyrenaic Greek mercenarias is plausible but I am not sure how certain.
Cyrenaic Colonist info here:
http://www.fanaticus.org/DBA/armies/I56.html
Kind regards
HOPLITE14GR (aka Stefanos)
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Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com