10-22-2006, 06:37 PM
Have you looked at Connolly's "Greece and Rome at War"? That's a good place to start. I think there's also an Osprey book on Light Infantry in the Classical Age, or one on Thrakians/Thracians.
According to Everson, "Warfare in Ancient Greece", the Achaeans (that's a specific group within Greece, not the general term used by Homer) never adopted Hoplite warfare, but used light troops only, until finally adopting Macedonian equipment and tactics in the Hellenistic period.
Generally, a small shield (pelte/pelta), usually round, and a couple of javelins is all the kit you need. Indeed, if you look at Sekonda's Osprey books, there's a nice illustration of a psilos with a goatskin and a rock.
According to Everson, "Warfare in Ancient Greece", the Achaeans (that's a specific group within Greece, not the general term used by Homer) never adopted Hoplite warfare, but used light troops only, until finally adopting Macedonian equipment and tactics in the Hellenistic period.
Generally, a small shield (pelte/pelta), usually round, and a couple of javelins is all the kit you need. Indeed, if you look at Sekonda's Osprey books, there's a nice illustration of a psilos with a goatskin and a rock.
