Dr. Zosia Archibald

We might as well make the most of this and go and fight for this prince Euthysius. defeat a few villagers using our good Greek infantry tactics and armor and get a bit of a bonus in the process. So they get paid for their services. And Xenophon is sort of in two minds about how he describes this, because on the one hand,

We might as well make the most of this and go and fight for this prince Euthysius. defeat a few villagers using our good Greek infantry tactics and armor and get a bit of a bonus in the process. So they get paid for their services. And Xenophon is sort of in two minds about how he describes this, because on the one hand,

He wants to show how he and his men got into some scrapes and managed to escape from them because he's telling all his friends back home about what it's like. And at the same time, he's a little bit embarrassed about being a mercenary in this area. So he bigs up what the mercenaries do and downplays the opposition.

He wants to show how he and his men got into some scrapes and managed to escape from them because he's telling all his friends back home about what it's like. And at the same time, he's a little bit embarrassed about being a mercenary in this area. So he bigs up what the mercenaries do and downplays the opposition.

He wants to show how he and his men got into some scrapes and managed to escape from them because he's telling all his friends back home about what it's like. And at the same time, he's a little bit embarrassed about being a mercenary in this area. So he bigs up what the mercenaries do and downplays the opposition.

Well, they weren't just mercenaries. They were regular soldiers. The history of Alexander the Great is peppered with Thracian detachments. And when people talk about Thracian fighters, they sort of forget about all those Thracians who went off and fought with Alexander the Great. Well, what about them? What were the strengths of Thracian soldiers? Well, particularly cavalry.

Well, they weren't just mercenaries. They were regular soldiers. The history of Alexander the Great is peppered with Thracian detachments. And when people talk about Thracian fighters, they sort of forget about all those Thracians who went off and fought with Alexander the Great. Well, what about them? What were the strengths of Thracian soldiers? Well, particularly cavalry.

Well, they weren't just mercenaries. They were regular soldiers. The history of Alexander the Great is peppered with Thracian detachments. And when people talk about Thracian fighters, they sort of forget about all those Thracians who went off and fought with Alexander the Great. Well, what about them? What were the strengths of Thracian soldiers? Well, particularly cavalry.

Cavalry fighting was quite difficult. We're dealing with a period where people don't have the sort of equipment that more modern cavalries have. They didn't have stirrups. So they were using their real experience as horsemen to fight effectively from a horse without falling off. And that's not something that you can learn quickly.

Cavalry fighting was quite difficult. We're dealing with a period where people don't have the sort of equipment that more modern cavalries have. They didn't have stirrups. So they were using their real experience as horsemen to fight effectively from a horse without falling off. And that's not something that you can learn quickly.

Cavalry fighting was quite difficult. We're dealing with a period where people don't have the sort of equipment that more modern cavalries have. They didn't have stirrups. So they were using their real experience as horsemen to fight effectively from a horse without falling off. And that's not something that you can learn quickly.

So successful cavalry warfare is something that we associate with northern Greece and with the Balkans. And there are various cavalry armies that were really very effective in the period before the Roman Empire. We hear about the Illyrians who defeated Philip II of Macedon's older brother and killed him off.

So successful cavalry warfare is something that we associate with northern Greece and with the Balkans. And there are various cavalry armies that were really very effective in the period before the Roman Empire. We hear about the Illyrians who defeated Philip II of Macedon's older brother and killed him off.

So successful cavalry warfare is something that we associate with northern Greece and with the Balkans. And there are various cavalry armies that were really very effective in the period before the Roman Empire. We hear about the Illyrians who defeated Philip II of Macedon's older brother and killed him off.

That was a tremendous defeat for the Macedonians, and they had to improve their cavalry tactics. And at the same time, you've got Thracians being very effective cavalrymen. And that's one of the reasons why we have Thracian units in Alexander's army. They do enhance the cavalry capacity of those troops that crossed over into Asia to fight the Persians.

That was a tremendous defeat for the Macedonians, and they had to improve their cavalry tactics. And at the same time, you've got Thracians being very effective cavalrymen. And that's one of the reasons why we have Thracian units in Alexander's army. They do enhance the cavalry capacity of those troops that crossed over into Asia to fight the Persians.

That was a tremendous defeat for the Macedonians, and they had to improve their cavalry tactics. And at the same time, you've got Thracians being very effective cavalrymen. And that's one of the reasons why we have Thracian units in Alexander's army. They do enhance the cavalry capacity of those troops that crossed over into Asia to fight the Persians.

So this is one of the reasons why we hear about lots of Thracians fighting for the successor kings. We get Thracians in Egypt who were given land by the Ptolemies because they were effective military fighters, because these were people who were there not just as settlers, they were there also because of their military skills. And we have Macedonians like that. And we also have Thracians.

So this is one of the reasons why we hear about lots of Thracians fighting for the successor kings. We get Thracians in Egypt who were given land by the Ptolemies because they were effective military fighters, because these were people who were there not just as settlers, they were there also because of their military skills. And we have Macedonians like that. And we also have Thracians.

So this is one of the reasons why we hear about lots of Thracians fighting for the successor kings. We get Thracians in Egypt who were given land by the Ptolemies because they were effective military fighters, because these were people who were there not just as settlers, they were there also because of their military skills. And we have Macedonians like that. And we also have Thracians.