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i think they actually fought the hellenized jews which we mistake for Greeks.
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Equiped like triarioi but used heavy javelines like pilum and straight xifos instead of kopis. That is why in wrgames they classed them as "imitation roman"
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Maccabean troops were able to re-use the arms and armour of the slain and captured Seleucid troops. Jewish mercenaries served throughout the Hellenistic world and some of these could have easily provided their own equipment plus served as training cadres.
Much of the information concerning the Maccabean military is based on information contained in the Dead Sea scrolls which describe an army modelled closely on contemporary Hellenistic organisations and called the Army of Light. Duncan Head discussed this source in his book in his section on the Maccabean military.
Jewish revolts were difficult to suppress as the Romans were to discover during the two revolts in the first and second centuries AD. Tampering with religion was a good way to upset the Jews.
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Very good point. It was commonplace for victorious troops to accquire gear from the dead foemen - Hannibal re-equipped a large number of his troops with Roman arms and armour. By the by, going back to Duncan Head's point about the Seleucids and mail: wearing mail is not a good indicator of fighting in the Roman style. The scutum, pilum, and gladius are all much more central to the Roman method of warfare. In the earlier part of the Republic, most legionaries lacked mail, and of course the legions later did just fine with the segmentata.
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To those whom it may concern: I've put online 1 Maccabees with links to pages on the Seleucid kings.
[url:1oo4t1jj]http://www.livius.org/maa-mam/maccabees/1macc01.html[/url]
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