The Army of Carthage during Hannibal's time - History Forum
Mar 19, 2011 · Polybius mentions longchophoroi, spearmen who made up the greater number of Hannibal's light-armed troops, of which the Moors most likely made up part of its number. The …
Best editions of Roman historians? - History Forum
Aug 22, 2019 · Can anyone recommend the best English translations of the Roman historians: Livy, Sallust, Suetonius, Tacitus, Cassius Dio, Plutarch, Polybius, Diodorus Siculus, Columella? I am …
Polybius and the Second Punic War | History Forum
Jul 7, 2012 · Is the cause of the second Punic war as given by Polybius an accurate one? From my research I have found many different views of people who analyse Polybius (William Harris, …
Why did Hannibal cross the Alps ? | History Forum
In The Histories, Polybius records Hannibal losing over half of his troops during the alpine crossing, or about 33,000 soldiers. At the beginning of the treacherous passage, Hannibal entered Gaul with …
Greatest number of war elephants ever used? - History Forum
Oct 28, 2019 · Polybius wrote that some or all of the African Elephants of Ptolemy at the Battle of Raphia were frightened by the size and smell of the Seleucid Asian Elephants, which has caused a …
The founding fathers based the US on the Roman Republic. How were …
Jan 23, 2024 · Madison’s well-known attempt to justify a large republic was in response to Machiavelli’s and Montesquieu’s contention that large republics were unstable and highly susceptible to …
Meroitic and Aksumite Royal Elephants (and the possible use of large ...
Jul 5, 2022 · I recently read the following 2018 article by Michael Charles, Project MUSE - The Elephants of Aksum: In Search of the Bush Elephant in Late Antiquity, which is a fascinating …
Was the idea that homosexualy being common in Ancient Greece …
Mar 19, 2023 · It's the translation by the Classical scholar Robin Waterfield (Robin Waterfield - Wikipedia), this is a review of his translation of Polybius (Polybius, The Histories.
Why and what was the nature of the Numdian’s betrayal of Carthage ...
Nov 21, 2024 · What was the Numidians’ situation? What did Rome offer them that Carthage couldn't? Was there pushback? And what were the consequences and ambitions for this betrayal?
Do you really believe that Celts used to fight naked
Feb 18, 2011 · 3- Polybius never attended to this battle (he was born more than 100 years after !) 4- Only the Gesates were described as naked (and more precisely completely naked), not the other …