The Mercenaries of the Hellenistic World

Achaean Achaean League Aetolian Agathocles Alexander Alexander's allies Antigonus Antiochus Appian Arrian Athenian Athens Attalus barbarian battle campaign Carthage Carthaginians cavalry cenaries certainly citizen cleruch command composite pay Cretans Demetrius Diod donians drachma a day drachmae Egypt Egyptian Eumenes evidence fact field army fighting force fought fourth century garrison Gauls Greece Greek Greek cities Greek mercenaries Hellenistic hoplites horse Ibid Illyrians inscription Ipsus king later League Lesquier Libyans Livy Macedonians Magnesia mentioned mercen mercenaries mercenary infantry mercenary service military settlers Mith Mysians obols a day officers paid Peloponnese peltasts Pergamum perhaps Perseus phalanx Philip Philopoemen Plut Polyaen Polybius probably Ptolemy Pyrrhus Raphia recruited mercenaries reinforcement Roman Rome second century seems Seleucid Seleucus Sicily soldiers Sparta standing army Tarentines third century Thracians treaty troops δὲ εἰς ἐν καὶ μὲν οἱ τε τὴν τῆς τὸ τοῖς τὸν τοῦ τοὺς τῶν