03-24-2013, 07:09 PM
I am not sure that Livy 21.8.3 is a good support for your position, because Livy tells readers what his number represents. The PHI text has "Abundabat multitudine hominum Poenus – ad centum enim quinquaginta milia habuisse in armis satis creditur" that is "The Carthaginian abounded in number of men- it is reliably believed that he had a hundred and fifty thousand in arms." In Greek and Latin, men in arms/in arma/en oplois are normally trained, equipped, and arrayed soldiers.
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I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
