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Cretan archers were a well known class of warrior whose specialist skills were extensively utilized in both ancient and medieval warfare. They were especially valued in armies, such as those of the Greek city-states, (such as Athens, Sparta, Eretria, and Macedonia) and those of ancient Rome, which could not draw upon substantial numbers of skilled archers from their native populations.

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  • Cretan archers were a well known class of warrior whose specialist skills were extensively utilized in both ancient and medieval warfare. They were especially valued in armies, such as those of the Greek city-states, (such as Athens, Sparta, Eretria, and Macedonia) and those of ancient Rome, which could not draw upon substantial numbers of skilled archers from their native populations. Normally Greek archers fought unarmored, yet some sources show archers wearing Linothorax or leather armor (like on the Nereid Monument), helmets, or even where cuirassed. Ancient Cretan archers were said to also wear small shields, which implies, that they were capable of defending themselves in melee combat. This also implies that they were probably also equipped with swords. Due to the mass of Cretan archers in use during the Hellenistic era it is possible, that at least in some cases, "Cretan" means "in the Cretan fashion", like "Tarantine" in Tarantine cavalry often denotes a type of tactics and equipment, rather than actual cavalry from Tarantas. At least some other Hellenes tried to imitate Cretan archers, as some sources talk about archers "armed in the Cretan style". (en)
  • Los arqueros cretenses eran un famoso tipo de guerreros cuyas habilidades especializadas se utilizaron ampliamente tanto en la Antigüedad como en el Medievo.​ Fueron especialmente valorados en ejércitos, como los de las ciudades-estado griegas, Macedonia y la antigua Roma, que no podían recurrir a un número sustancial de arqueros expertos de sus poblaciones nativas. (es)
  • Pemanah Kreta adalah kelas prajurit terkenal yang memiliki kemampuan dalam memakai peralatan khusus dalam dan . Mereka biasanya dikerahkan dalam ketentaraan, seperti ketentaraan dari negara-negara kota Yunani, Makedonia dan Romawi kuno, yak tak memiliki jumlah substansial dari pemanah terampil dari penduduk asli mereka. (in)
  • Критские лучники были хорошо известным классом воинов, чьи специальные навыки широко использовались как в и в средневековых войнах. Они особенно ценились в армиях, таких как армии греческих городов-государств, Македонии и Древнего Рима, которые не могли привлекать значительное количество опытных лучников из своего местного населения. (ru)
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  • Los arqueros cretenses eran un famoso tipo de guerreros cuyas habilidades especializadas se utilizaron ampliamente tanto en la Antigüedad como en el Medievo.​ Fueron especialmente valorados en ejércitos, como los de las ciudades-estado griegas, Macedonia y la antigua Roma, que no podían recurrir a un número sustancial de arqueros expertos de sus poblaciones nativas. (es)
  • Pemanah Kreta adalah kelas prajurit terkenal yang memiliki kemampuan dalam memakai peralatan khusus dalam dan . Mereka biasanya dikerahkan dalam ketentaraan, seperti ketentaraan dari negara-negara kota Yunani, Makedonia dan Romawi kuno, yak tak memiliki jumlah substansial dari pemanah terampil dari penduduk asli mereka. (in)
  • Критские лучники были хорошо известным классом воинов, чьи специальные навыки широко использовались как в и в средневековых войнах. Они особенно ценились в армиях, таких как армии греческих городов-государств, Македонии и Древнего Рима, которые не могли привлекать значительное количество опытных лучников из своего местного населения. (ru)
  • Cretan archers were a well known class of warrior whose specialist skills were extensively utilized in both ancient and medieval warfare. They were especially valued in armies, such as those of the Greek city-states, (such as Athens, Sparta, Eretria, and Macedonia) and those of ancient Rome, which could not draw upon substantial numbers of skilled archers from their native populations. (en)
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  • Arquero cretense (es)
  • Cretan archers (en)
  • Pemanah Kreta (in)
  • Критские лучники (ru)
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