tried to imitate Cretan archers, as some sources talk about archers "armed in the Cretan style". The use of bows and arrows by Cretan hunters is indicated...

at Avaris in Egypt. The Minoans developed two writing systems known as Cretan hieroglyphs and Linear A. Because neither script has been fully deciphered...

Cretan archers were unusual in carrying a shield, which was relatively small and faced in bronze. The carrying of shields indicates that the Cretans also...

fighting alongside other elite troops such as Numidian cavalry and Cretan archers. The Balearic slingers are documented in the works of Strabo, Diodorus...

of Cretan archers, yet around this time a clear reference to the use of native Macedonian archers was made. After the Battle of Gaugamela, archers of...

continued the use of Cretan archers and introduced native Macedonian archers into the army. After the Battle of Gaugamela, archers of West Asian backgrounds...

Military Wars Athenian military Scythian archers Antigonid Macedonian army Army of Macedon Ballista Cretan archers Hellenistic armies Hippeis Hoplite Hetairoi...

Military Wars Athenian military Scythian archers Antigonid Macedonian army Army of Macedon Ballista Cretan archers Hellenistic armies Hippeis Hoplite Hetairoi...

to an approach by the Macedonian infantry and Alexander's cohorts of Cretan archers. The nomads found themselves caught between the Macedonian mounted spear-men...

(Ὀμβρίον) of Crete. Cretan archers were highly skilled and were an essential part of Greek military tactics. The Cretan archers were generally mercenaries...