Late Republic auxillaries

[Anonymous]

What sort of auxillary forces existed in the late Republic? I have been attempting to determine the various infantry types (exclusive of archer units) that may have been drawn from the Greeks at about the time of the battle of Phillipa, but can find nothing but generalities. All the resources available to me that show specific types of auxillary units, seem to draw their information from Trajanic and later armies. Did Greek auxillaries fight for Brutus and Cassius against Octavius? How were they armed if they did? Connolly, Warry, Robinson, Embleton, et al mention auxillaries being "...equipped in their native manner..." but give no details. Does this mean that any Greeks fighting as auxillaries in the late Republic were equipped as their recent Macedonian predecessors?...as peltasts? Any guidance on this would be most helpful, if anyone else has found other sources that could provide such information<br>
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Martius <p></p><i></i>