New: Thorakitai medium infantry
The term Thorakites – plural Thorakitai – is used sparingly by Polybios to refer to Achaian and Seleucid troops of the mid-second century BC. That they were armoured is plain enough – Thorakitai means ‘cuirassier’ – and Polybios describes them as acting in support of lighter troops. It is likely they were armed with the…