Units of History - The Sacred Band of Carthage DOCUMENTARY

The history of the Sacred Band of Carthage! Start playing World of Tanks: New players who register for the first time can use the code “ONCEUPONATANK“ to unlock: the Matilda Black Prince tank, 7 days of WoT premium account, 1 garage slot and 100% crew in addition to 2 rental tanks. In this history documentary we continue our Units of History series by taking a closer look at the famous Sacred Band of Carthage. In other videos we covered the War Elephants of Carthage, the Numidian Cavalry, and the Balearic Slingers. The documentary begins with an overview of the history of Carthage and the evolution of the Carthaginian Army. The Punic state began as a small Phoenecian colony in North Africa with forces of citizen soldiers who very much resembled eastern troops. Next came the rise of Carthage. As the city of Carthage grew so too did its army which appears to have also become more well equipped. The army of Carthage was soon deploying its own heavy hoplite inf