08-11-2016, 08:18 PM
Weren't Spartans adopting the Macedonian Phalanx only under Cleomenes? (which kinda throws P.COnnoly idea about Carthaginian Pikemen out of the window, because Spartan Xanthippos would probably not teach them Macedonian way of fighting when Spartans didnt even used it at that time..)
Syracusans definitely got the Pikemen training from Pyrrhus when he was in the city, he even used Syracusians to complement his force when fighting Carthaginians.
Anyway more interesting are the Massalians.. they were farther off from Macedonian influence, surrounded by Celts.. i guess they would be mostly using infantry equipped with Thureos. Anybody has any sources on them?
Syracusans definitely got the Pikemen training from Pyrrhus when he was in the city, he even used Syracusians to complement his force when fighting Carthaginians.
Anyway more interesting are the Massalians.. they were farther off from Macedonian influence, surrounded by Celts.. i guess they would be mostly using infantry equipped with Thureos. Anybody has any sources on them?
Jaroslav Jakubov
