Reverend Joe
12-24-2006, 04:41
what the Lucanian infantry are? I have used them extensively as mercenary auxiliaries in my games on the Italian peninsula, and they intrigue me greatly.
I can surmise by their appearance and state that they are a derivation of the classical Hoplite, but beyond that, I am at a loss. The only other thing I can gather from them is that they are most likely one of two types of infantry: a stopgap between the regular hoplites and the peltasts, a la Thurephoroi, or a full adaptation of the local hoplites to the standards of the Italian style of warfare.
Someone in the know- I need help!
I can surmise by their appearance and state that they are a derivation of the classical Hoplite, but beyond that, I am at a loss. The only other thing I can gather from them is that they are most likely one of two types of infantry: a stopgap between the regular hoplites and the peltasts, a la Thurephoroi, or a full adaptation of the local hoplites to the standards of the Italian style of warfare.
Someone in the know- I need help!