... had to quell a revolt of their own mercenaries. As mentioned before, Carthage had difficulties with its mercenary population within the military after the First Punic War. Hamilcar Barca withdrew his forces from the island of Sardinia to help quiet the rebellion. Rome took advantage of this, and ... the field. Some were veterans with a decade or more of continuous campaigning behind them, while others were raw volunteers or conscripts. On each side the men were formed into legions with the same basic organisation, equipment and tactical system. The similarity between the rival armies ......

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