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    Quote Originally Posted by Werewolf View Post
    Yeah its a well known fact that they were Gheg Highlanders.
    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by random View Post
    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
    Gheghs at that time weren't even mentioned in historical sources.

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    Etruscan armor



    Etruscan warrior, found near Viterbo, Italy, dated circa 500 BC.



    Etruscan helmet



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    In addition to written sources, the archaeological record provides evidence for the Etruscan military and warfare. Tombs of wealthy Etruscans consistently contain either representative sculpture of weaponry and armour, or the items themselves. The varieties of shields, helms, armour and weaponry vary according to date and location, but can still be organized into broad stylistic categories.
    Several Etruscan shields have been recovered from Etruscan grave sites. The shields are traditionally decorated bronze circular disks measuring around a yard across. Earlier Etruscan shields are flat and later examples have a slightly convex curve across the body of the shield. The later styles bear close resemblance to contemporary Greek models. There are several helmet designs found at Etruscan sites, the most distinctively Etruscan being the so-called “crested helm” variety. The crest is fashioned by joining two embossed plates (or laminae) into a high peak pointed crest. The high crest is frequently embossed with decoration. In addition to the Crested Helm a number of other varieties of helms have been found in Etruscan tombs. Often the design is a semi-spherical cap, with no decoration or with appliques. Another variation to the common semispherical cap is cheek guards attached by hinges.

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    Dorian Hoplites dueling, Poseidonia (Paestum) 4th Century BC



    Greek Bronze armor, Apulia.



    Hiero II of Sicily as a Prodromoi Cavalry
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    Quote Originally Posted by Adam the Rify View Post
    The Roman soldiers were mostly from outside Italy.
    Off the top of my head, I am thinking that at the Pax Romana about 65% of the soldiers came from Italy.


    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.
    Roman Army: Social and Institutional History
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    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)



    Etruscan hoplites






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    Quote Originally Posted by Werewolf View Post
    Yeah its a well known fact that they were Gheg Highlanders.
    Yeah I know that, the famous Illyrean warriors lol.



    Quote Originally Posted by Ulla View Post
    During the late stages of Empire, probably. But it's very difficult that they were from outside Italy during the Monarchy and the Repubblican period.
    I agree with this.




    Quote Originally Posted by random View Post
    Not in the early stages of the Roman empire. The Romans did rely on a huge force of auxiliary regiments from newly conquered regions, but still native Latin speaking formed a huge chunk of the Imperial army.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperia..._size_and_cost

    Yeah early ages when the empire were in actual central Italy. but latter I guess Romans were only general and commanders.

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    Villanovan warriors (Northern-Central Italy, from c. 900 BC to c. 700 BC).



    Typical Villanovan crested helmet






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