Dacian skirmishers

[Martin Smith]

Dacian skirmishers:
A query popped up while looking at acquiring/reworking a Dacian army (II/52) for DBA.

My copy of Armies and Enemies of Imperial Rome (Phil Barker, 4th Ed., 1981) shows Dacian troop infantry types as javelinmen with medium-large oval shields, falx wielders and archers. However, the DBA v3 army list (2014) for Dacians lists the skirmish foot (Ps) as 'javelinmen'.

Has there been a change of thinking about Dacian skirmishers, from bowmen to javelin armed? I don't have the DBM or DBMM lists with me, so cannot check if the 'big army' lists changed.

Any input appreciated.

[Andreas Johansson]

FWIW, the DBMM list has Dacian skirmishers as archers, and the men with javelins as Warband.

The Bastarnae, sharing the same list, have both archers and javelinmen as Psiloi.

[Martin Smith]

FWIW, the DBMM list has Dacian skirmishers as archers, and the men with javelins as Warband.

The Bastarnae, sharing the same list, have both archers and javelinmen as Psiloi.

Thanks, Andreas 👍

[gavindbm]

The Mortem et Gloriam army lists have both archers and javelinmen - they are available online at https://mortem-et-gloriam.co.uk/meg/army-lists/