This is the first part of a series (I, II, III, IV, V) looking at the structure of the Carthaginian army. Although Carthage has an (unfair!) reputation for being a country of “peaceful merchants who tended to avoid wars,” Carthage was, I will argue, without question the second greatest military power the Mediterranean produced – … Continue reading Collections: Raising Carthaginian Armies, Part I: Finding Carthaginians