Collections: Raising Carthaginian Armies, Part IV: Allies and Mercenaries (opens in new tab)

This is the fourth part of our series (I, II, III) looking at how Carthage’s complex, multi-ethnic armies were raised and structured. Last week, we looked at Carthage’s unusual system for raising vassal forces: long-serving Carthaginian generals could inhabit positions within the personalist, non-state mobilization systems of Numidia and Iberia, enabling them to access military … Continue reading Collections: Raising Carthaginian Armies, Part IV: Allies and Mercenaries →