Am currently reading "The Cambridge history of Greek and Roman warfare". It mentions that the Ptolemaioi settled kleruchs from a wide variety of ethnicities, including Campanians. In another post it was mentioned that though there were Jewish kleruchs, they fought in the phalanxes alongside the Hellenes and therefore do not warrant a separate unit. The book mentions Galatians among the ethnicities, but does not say anything about kleruchs keeping their native fighting styles.
So what I was wondering is this: Is is confirmed that Galatians stuck to their "native" fighting style while being Ptolemid kleruchs? Is there any evidence to the effect of other kleruchs using non-hellenic fighting styles, evidence that might warrant other units?
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