Carthaginian Warrior 264-146 Bc

BY THE TIME OF THE OUTBREAK OF THE FIRST CARTHAGINIAN WAR, CARTHAGE CONTROLLED THE WHOLE COAST OF NORTHERN AFRICA FROM CYRENAICA TO THE ATLANTIC. AT FIRST, THE NUCLEUS OF THE CARTHAGINIAN ARMIES WAS MADE UP OF CITIZENS IN ARMS, BACKED UP BY LEVIES FROM TRIBUTARY ALLIES, AND FOREIGN MERCENARIES WHO OVER TIME WOULD BECOME THE BACKBONE OF THESE ARMIES. THIS BOOK EXPLORES THE HETEROGENEOUS MIXTURE OF RACES OF THE CARTHAGINIAN FORCES THAT CLASHED WITH ROME, AND DISCUSSES THEIR CLOTHING, EQUIPMENT AND WEAPONRY.