The Mercenary War, also known as the Truceless War, was a mutiny by troops that were employed by Carthage at the end of the First Punic War (264–241 BC), supported by uprisings …

As often the wealthiest polity in the region, Carthage could and regularly did employ large numbers of mercenaries in the true sense of the term. However, many of their African and …

Xanthippus (Ancient Greek: Ξάνθιππος) of Lacedaemon, or of Carthage, was a Spartan mercenary general employed by Carthage during the First Punic War.

2018年5月1日 · This logistical ‘void’, coupled with the commercial might and network of Carthage, led to the unique military scope of the ancient Carthaginian army employing entire mercenary …

2016年6月8日 · Adopting the weapons and tactics of the Hellenistic kingdoms, Carthage similarly employed mercenary armies from their allies and subject city-states. Military successes came …

The mercenary armies of Carthage started and were first employed as a reaction to the geographic, financial, and political straits that Carthage found herself in.

The mercenaries slowly began arriving in Carthage by ship, expecting to receive their promised rewards for their many years of service. Among them were heavily armed Libyan infantry, …

2016年7月13日 · By combining the finest mercenary armies with their own elite forces and huge naval fleet, Carthage was able to dominate the western Mediterranean and protect and …

Carthaginian mercenaries are one piece of a larger narrative about the struggle between Carthage and Rome for dominance in the Western Mediterranean, and their history illustrates …

The first Sicilian war is the first recorded use of mercenaries by Carthage, while the second Sicilian war employed so many mercenaries (far more than the first) that Carthage was …