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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mazigh: [QB] some berber (ancient libyan) tribes: [b]Gaetulians:[/b] One of the three largest African desert tribes, they live to the south of the coastal kingdoms of Numidia and Mauretania. Their success as warriors lie in their mobility and their ability as riders of horses. Unlike other African desert tribes they tend to live in wooden fortified strongholds in places of strategic importance, although no large settlements are known to exist. [b]Garamantes[/b]: The largest African desert tribe, operating from the desert city of Garama in the south. Their region is known as Phasania. The southern desert region is notoriously barren and the Berber tribes survive by knowing the location of drinkable water. In battle they rely almost exlusively upon showering their enemies with javelins then sweeping them aside with sudden ferocious infantry charges. They mainly fought on foot in ranks armed with pikes and their throwing missiles tend to be javelins. [b]Augilae:[/b] One of the three largest African desert tribes, operating from the desert city of Augila in the south. They operate as far north as the coast of the Middle Sea and divide Cyrenaica from Egypt. The southern desert region is notoriously barren and the Berber tribes survive by knowing the location of drinkable water. Their success as warriors lie in their mobility and their ability as riders of camels. In battle they rely almost exlusively upon showering their enemies with javelins then sweeping them aside with sudden ferocious infantry charges in formation with pikes. [b]Nasamones:[/b] The Nasamones who live on the inhospitable coast between Leptis Magna and Euhesperides divide Cyrenaica from the Roman province of Africa. They are a small tribe who have fended off attacks by the Garamantes to the south as well as the Romans in Africa and the Cyrenaicans, who are both not really interested in this barren region. Their army is similar to the Garamantes and the Augilae and adopt much the same battle tactics, the major difference being that their numbers are much smaller. They also possess a very small fleet. [URL=http://www.donaldhs.vic.edu.au/home/spotter/Berbers.html]http://www.donaldhs.vic.edu.au/home/spotter/Berbers.html[/URL] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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