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English to Italian: Tarentine cavalry in Hellenistic armies General field: Other Detailed field: History
Source text - English Unarmored cavalry was classified as lancers, javelineers and bowmen. Lancers (xystophoroi or doratophoroi) charged the enemy in dense formations. Javelineers were also called Tarentines and attacked the enemy from afar. Afterwards, they would charge the enemy with lances or keep their distance, in which case they were called light cavalry and/or Tarentines proper.
Tarantine cavalry was originally the cavalry of the army of the Greek city of Tarantas (Tarentum) in Magna Graecia, it was renowned for its peculiar battle tactics. It was the only cavalry of the Graeco-Roman world to employ pure, advanced skirmishing tactics. It was unarmored and normally equipped with a shield and javelins, which it hurled at the enemy, evading any attempt to engage in close combat. In the Hellenistic era, we have numerous references to Tarantine units, even in the armies of the eastern Macedonian empires, but unfortunately no definite account of their equipment or their tactical use. From the Greek tactical manuals we learn that Tarantines is the collective name of the lightly armored cavalry, which was equipped with javelins and lance, that first skirmishes with the enemy and then charges. Cavalry that avoided using the charge, preferring to remain at a distance and skirmish, was called Tarantines proper. From these texts, we can safely deduce that, during Hellenistic times, the term "Tarantines" no longer bore a geographical significance and was used purely as a tactical term.
Translation - Italian Le unità di cavalleria non corazzata erano classificate come lancieri, giavellottieri e arcieri. I lancieri (xystophoroi or doratophoroi) caricavano i nemici in formazioni compatte. I giavellottieri erano anche chiamati “Tarantini” e attaccavano il nemico dalla distanza. In seguito potevano caricare il nemico con la lancia o mantenere la distanza, nel quel caso venivano chiamate unità di cavalleria leggera e/o “puramente Tarantina”.
La cavalleria Tarantina era originaria dell’esercito della città greca di Tarantas (Tarentum), nella Magna Grecia, ed era famosa per le peculiari tattiche in battaglia. Era l’unica cavalleria del mondo Greco-Romano a impiegare delle pure e avanzate tattiche di schermaglia. Non era corazzata ed era solitamente equipaggiata con uno scudo e dei giavellotti, che lanciava ai nemici, evitando qualsiasi tentativo di ingaggio in combattimento ravvicinato. Troviamo molti riferimenti alle unità Tarantine nell’era Ellenistica, anche negli eserciti degli imperi Macedoni più orientali, ma nessuna testimonianza definitiva del loro equipaggiamento o del loro utilizzo in battaglia. Dai manuali di tattica greci scopriamo che “Tarantina” è il nome collettivo della cavalleria leggermente corazzata, equipaggiata con giavellotti e lancia, che inizialmente ingaggiava il nemico in schermaglie e poi caricava. La cavalleria che evitava l’impiego della carica e che preferiva mantenersi a distanza, continuando la schermaglia, era chiamata “puramente Tarantina”. Da questi testi si può quindi dedurre che, durante il periodo Ellenico, il termine “Tarantina” non portava più con sé un significato geografico, ma era utilizzato come termine meramente tattico.
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