Slitherine

Hi
Anyone know whats going to happen with Peltasts. I see something called traditional Peltasts in the Pergamene list and they are given as light foot.

Peltasts who skirmish are LF. The later "peltasts" who had spears are classified as MF/HF Offensive Spear - these are the thyreophoroi types.

Thanks for that Nik

nikgaukroger wrote:Peltasts who skirmish are LF. The later "peltasts" who had spears are classified as MF/HF Offensive Spear - these are the thyreophoroi types.

Do the FOG lists subscribe to Luke Ueda Sarson's hypotheses about the evolution of Hellenistic foot, then?

Jhykron wrote:

nikgaukroger wrote:Peltasts who skirmish are LF. The later "peltasts" who had spears are classified as MF/HF Offensive Spear - these are the thyreophoroi types.

Do the FOG lists subscribe to Luke Ueda Sarson's hypotheses about the evolution of Hellenistic foot, then?

Yes

rbodleyscott wrote:Yes

Cool. I'm not sure I buy the whole theory... I'm a bit fuzzy on his conclusions about terms like Euzonoi, and maybe even about how widespread the Iphikratean reforms acutally were, but as a whole it makes a lot more sense than what came before.

Further to this, where would that put peltasts (Thracian and Greek) used by Greek Hoplite armies of the Peloponessian War era? I am wondering what I wil need to rebase? What about latr in the Macedonian armies? I was hoping to base up my peltasts in a way that could satisfy each list, if possible.

Also, what about the Ekidromoi reported in Spartan armies? LF or MF?

thanks

Scott Elaurant

Peltasts of that period will be LF.

Ekdromoi - assuming I'm recalling correctly who they were - are not represented separately but subsumed within the hoplite BG; the fact that HF can sometimes catch evading LF allows for some of their effect IMO.