Samnite lancer
http://www.ancient-battles.com/image...ri_samniti.jpg
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Samnite lancer
http://www.ancient-battles.com/image...ri_samniti.jpg
Most of the Imperial auxilia forces were from these provinces:
1- Britannia (England/Wales)
2- Syria (Syria/Leb/Palest/Jordan/Israel)
3- Dacia (Romania)
4- Mauretania (Tunisia/Algeria/Morocco)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_a..._and_structure
Etruscan armor
http://www.joslinhall.com/graphics/Etruscan-1.jpg
Etruscan warrior, found near Viterbo, Italy, dated circa 500 BC.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ca_500_BCE.jpg
Etruscan helmet
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ish_museum.jpg
Quote:
Originally Posted by Wiki
http://www.agefotostock.com/previewi...E-10370389.jpg
Dorian Hoplites dueling, Poseidonia (Paestum) 4th Century BC
http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/ima...orse-armor.jpg
Greek Bronze armor, Apulia.
http://www.livius.org/a/1/greece/coi..._syracuse2.jpg
Hiero II of Sicily as a Prodromoi Cavalry
Off the top of my head, I am thinking that at the Pax Romana about 65% of the soldiers came from Italy.
Roman Army: Social and Institutional HistoryQuote:
The legions were theoretically recruited from Roman citizens, with a predominance of Italians in the early Imperial legions, superseded by a rising number of provincial Roman citizens toward the end of the first century. Apparently, the Gallic provinces of Narbonensis and Lugdunensis provided many legionaries, followed by the Rhine and Danube provinces of Lower Germany, Noricum and Pannonia (Le Bohec, 1994). The western provinces generally supplied more recruits than the eastern areas. In Egypt, easterners formed the basis of the early legions, until regular recruitment of Africans begin in the mid-first century. By the second century, there were more Africans than easterners, and by the third century, Egyptians had superseded the native Africans (Alston, 1995). This demonstrates the theory that, in general, legionary recruitment originally spread over a wide area covering more than one province, then narrowed to the territory of the province or its neighbors, and finally became more and more localized as the armies settled in permanent forts, and citizenship and Romanization spread, becoming embedded in the local culture.
Etruscan army, one of the most powerful before the rise of Ancient Rome.
Etruscan army led by King Lars Porsenna, allied with Piceni, Veneti and other Italics, during the siege of Rome (about 500 BC)
http://www.modellismopiu.net/m+galle...serialNumber=1
Etruscan hoplites
http://www.ancient-battles.com/image...ruscan_hop.jpg
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/73...bcd271227b.jpg
http://s5.photobucket.com/user/gieIm...scan2.jpg.html
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...can/img052.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/92305608.jpg
http://www.gorgon-studios.com/images...ers/etrgm3.jpg
Villanovan warriors (Northern-Central Italy, from c. 900 BC to c. 700 BC).
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...can/img049.jpg
Typical Villanovan crested helmet
http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6...fivao1_500.jpg
http://www.larp.com/hoplite/VilhlmA8.jpg
http://www.larp.com/hoplite/Romulus6-10.jpg