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The Numidian light cavalry were among the best-known horsemen in the ancient world: riding without saddles or bridle, carrying only hide shields for defense and clutching a handful of light javelins, they were renowned for their darting attacks, swift retreats, and skirmishing prowess. Yet, as much as they were respected by their allies and enemies, they were unfairly derided for their indiscipline, their perceived lack of culture, and their fecklessness, and dismissed as uncivilized, nomadic barbarians from beyond the fringes of the cultured, settled Mediterranean world. The famous portrayal of Numidian horsemen on Trajan’s Column, of barefoot riders in simple tunics, astride tiny ponies, reinforces this view, and is the image that is almost universally reproduced. Recent scholarship, however, has shown that there is far more evidence for the armour and equipment of the Numidians than hitherto assumed. The carved stone shields and cuirasses that punctuate the decorative friezes of the stone ‘altars’ at Kbor Klib and Chimtou in North Africa are confident representations of Numidian panoplies, not captured Carthaginian armour as has previously been argued. In this book, this research is presented alongside a close examination of various ancient texts which reveals that the Numidians also fielded infantry, slingers, archers, and even war elephants in conflicts across the Mediterranean, including Spain, Greece, northern Italy, and Thrace. All of these troops are brought to life in original colour artwork, complemented by chapters on their weapons and equipment, history, tactics, and organization.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 21 januari 2021

Aantal pagina's: 48

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: William Horsted

Hoofdillustrator: Adam Hook

Tweede Illustrator: Adam Hook

Hoofduitgeverij: Osprey Publishing

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 184 mm

Product lengte: 248 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 184 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 248 mm

Verpakking lengte: 248 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 172 g

EAN: 9781472842190

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