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Before Hiero the Carthaginians relied heavily upon a system of hiring mercenary armies from foreign nations to fight for them. After a war these mercenaries would be paid and they would disperse. Each mercenary unit was expected to bring its own weapons and equipment and to receive its own training. This made a mercenary army very diverse as many of its soldiers carried different equipment and came from different countries, making them culturually and ethnically different. It also meant that each invididual unit had its own strengths and weaknesses and had to be positioned according to the enemy's troop positions. This was difficult against opponents who were keen to suddenly switching their troop positions (such as the Scipios did at the Battle of Ilipa during the Scipian Rebellion). Gene

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  • Hieron Reforms (Hannibal's World)
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  • Before Hiero the Carthaginians relied heavily upon a system of hiring mercenary armies from foreign nations to fight for them. After a war these mercenaries would be paid and they would disperse. Each mercenary unit was expected to bring its own weapons and equipment and to receive its own training. This made a mercenary army very diverse as many of its soldiers carried different equipment and came from different countries, making them culturually and ethnically different. It also meant that each invididual unit had its own strengths and weaknesses and had to be positioned according to the enemy's troop positions. This was difficult against opponents who were keen to suddenly switching their troop positions (such as the Scipios did at the Battle of Ilipa during the Scipian Rebellion). Gene
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  • Before Hiero the Carthaginians relied heavily upon a system of hiring mercenary armies from foreign nations to fight for them. After a war these mercenaries would be paid and they would disperse. Each mercenary unit was expected to bring its own weapons and equipment and to receive its own training. This made a mercenary army very diverse as many of its soldiers carried different equipment and came from different countries, making them culturually and ethnically different. It also meant that each invididual unit had its own strengths and weaknesses and had to be positioned according to the enemy's troop positions. This was difficult against opponents who were keen to suddenly switching their troop positions (such as the Scipios did at the Battle of Ilipa during the Scipian Rebellion). Generals who were lazy or arrogant would charge into battle without studying their troops strengths and would be routed or destroyed. Only generals who were hardworking and spent hours studying the strengths and weaknesses of his troops (the most famous being Hannibal Barca) could win with an army of mercenaries. Following the conclusion of the Third Mercenary War, Hiero Barca (now a Shofet) had the political and popular support to pass his multiple reforms. Using the reasoning he was attempting to prevent another costly mercenary war he passed a series of military reforms intent on permanently abolishing the mercenary system and establishing a new Carthaginian military structure.
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