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After the conquest of Greece by Rome, did the Roman Army used Greek soldiers? Did it "hired" entire units equipped with native equipment or with a mix of native and roman equipment? I know that Cretans archers were used, but did it use any other troop type? What was there appearance (arms, armour, and equipment)?
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Macedonian Cavalry used by Luculus against Mithradates against the Armenians.
Greek Allied city conignents uses by Sulla against Taxiles-probably Thureophoroi.
The "Koinon Eleuthrolakonon" troops in the imperial period
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Were these contingents used as they “wereâ€
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Cities having free or allied status with Rome could have city militias.
Naturally all a styles are influnced by the dominant military power.
Remenber NATO troops with US style gear or ex warsoe pact with soviet gear.
In case of Lukulus Macedonian cavalry they might have looked like hellenistic "companions" with the increased probability of chain mail and even Roman saddles.
The Sulla allied Thyreophoroi would probably look like Hellenistic Thyreophoroi again with increase chance of Roman influenced gear-at least some items. The city emblem might have appeared on the thyreos shield and the light troops would be just like Hellenistic light troops.
The Laconian troops of the Imperial period are supposed to be using Roman gear base on a grave stele of the era found in Lakonia.
At least Osprey reconstructed one in Roman gear based on that stele.
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Thanks Stefanos: as always very informative.
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