1) Ancient Greek infantry type
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In Ancient Greek warfare, psiloi (Ancient Greek ψιλοί, plural of ψιλός, psilos, literally `bare, stripped”), were extremely light infantry who acted as skirmishers and missile troops. Psiloi, often used as a broad term to describe types of unarmored or lightly armored infantry, have often been more explicitly referred to by other nam.....
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The general term for lightly armed skirmishers, armed with javelin, sling, or bow. They were usually deployed in front of the phalanx, to open the battle by skirmishing with their counterparts between the opposing phalanxes; after which they were expected to withdraw to allow their betters to contest the field! On rare occasion, when one side succe...
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psiloi In Greek antiquity, light-armed troops equipped with weapons or missiles, but wearing no defensive armor.
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