
Illyrian light cavalryman
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Illyrian light cavalryman
Art concept for four illyrian warriors.
Ancient Italic foot warrior, medium infantry
Etruscan Hoplite, 4-5th BC
Polybian medium infantry, first line.
Samnite spearman of the 4th BC wars
Oscan heavy infantry, 4th BC Italic wars
Carthaginian mercenary, 3th BC Punic wars.
Northern Italic celtic swordsman, 4-3th BC.
Swordsmen in the 4-3th BC.
Punic Militia, Carthage, 3-2th Cent. BC.
Kuarthoroi, eastern Galatian Merc., 2-1th Cent. BC.
The ancient slinger (generic)
Classic Greek Leagues hoplite VI-IIIth BC
Heavy Thracian Merc. IV-II cent. BC.
Greek Mercenary Peltast, V-IIth cent. BC.
Roman Hastati, 3th BC.
Macedonian Bronze shield phalangist, 4th-3th BC.
Hellenistic Phalanx, 4th-3th BC.
Carthage Elite hoplites, the Sacred band, 3th BC.
Iberian tribes light infantry 4-3th BC.
Hellenistic Egyptian Phalanx, 3-2th Cent. BC.
Iberian Merc. 2nd Punic war, 3th Cent. BC.
Carthaginian Hoplite, 4th-3th Cent. BC.
Thorakitai from Bosporan Crimea, 1st cent. BC
Celtiberian elite spearman
Elite thracian shock troop (with 2 handed romphaia), 4-3th BC.
Germanic spearman, 3-1th Cent. BC.
Dacian Falxman 1th Cent. AD.
Gallic Gaesatae 3th Cent. BC.
Dacian warrior with Sica 1st cent. AD.
Suebian Noble, 1st cent. BC.
Suebian Macemen, 1st cent. BC.
Iberian Caetrati, 3th BC.
Thracian peltast, 4th-3th BC.
Gallic Spear warrior, 4th-3th BC.
Gallic Champion Bodyguard, 4th-3th BC.
Celtiberian Scutari, 3th BC.