Re: Carthaginian Pikemen?
The evidence is indirect, but very, very strong. The way he organized the units is 100% Macedonian. The Carthaginian army started to have Dekarchs, Phylae, etc. Their army, without any mention of the sarissa in Xanthie's day, had all but adopted every organizational piece of the Macedonian phalanx. Have you ever heard of hoplites organizing themselves exactly in the Macedonian manner without Macedonian equipment?
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