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@misc{warandmilitaryatlas-ancient,
  author = {War and Military Atlas},
  title = {Ancient},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://military.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/armed-force/ancient},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

Standing forces of the classical world, before roughly 500 CE: the Roman Republic's legions, Macedon's royal army, Carthage's multiethnic mercenary force, Numidia's light cavalry. Belongs here: a force fielded by a classical Mediterranean or Near Eastern state. Does not belong here: a force fielded after the western Roman collapse, which belongs to Medieval.

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