"Cavalry? Roman civil war." Topic
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| BobTYW | 28 Apr 2008 4:27 p.m. PST |
Who would have supplied the most and/or the best cavalry to both Caesar and Pompey during the civil war? |
| The War Event | 28 Apr 2008 4:41 p.m. PST |
I cannot say who "would", only who did. Caesar: German and Gallic Pompey: Debatable, at best. Under Labienus, the Numidians performed very well. At Pharsalus, Pompey's cavalry performed miserably. I think it's a question of leadership, not "best". - Greg |
| hotleadsnewcomputer | 28 Apr 2008 5:05 p.m. PST |
Spanish cavalry too. Spain initially a Pompey stronghold, but quickly taken over by Caesar. Caesar had some Spanish horse during the Gallic Wars too. For the Pharsalus campaign Pompey had a lot of cavalry from eastern client kingdoms (but who knows what they looked like, no specific mention of cataphracts or horse archers- probably a lot of mediium horse with javelins or spears). Plus some actual Roman cavalry recruited from the Equestrian class. |
Magister Militum  | 29 Apr 2008 1:21 a.m. PST |
Also Greek cavalry for Pompey, probably light. |
 BigRedBat | 29 Apr 2008 4:28 a.m. PST |
I'd go with the gallic cavalry as the best, because they were rated highly enough to be hired as mercenaries from Numidia to Judea. Also they performed well for Caesar; he describes 30 of them seeing off an entire Numidian army! Simon |
| LEGION 1950 | 29 Apr 2008 7:10 a.m. PST |
I would agree to all the abve,also they would have some Roman cav on both sides. Mike Adams P.S. Hi Simonif you want the Roman cav Companion has them CHEERS |
| BigRedBat | 29 Apr 2008 8:02 a.m. PST |
Hi Mike, happily I now have quite a few of both Germans and Gauls, and I've almost finished a large Numidian contingent. Illl take some pics when they are finished. Simon |
| LEGION 1950 | 30 Apr 2008 8:17 a.m. PST |
Simon, looking forword to the pictures. I ave been working on mine Numdians. Mostly Crusader and the rest Companion. Cheers Mike Adams |
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