A few more issues which cropped up as I searched for the perfect army...
List 5, Later Hoplite Greek: The list notes say (top of page 9): "Any army can include troops of minor states."
Obviously this means Hoplites, as there's an entry under hoplites for "minor mainland state or states". But if I have a Thessalian or Chalkidian army, and can get 8-36 hoplites, can I get another 8-36 minor state allied hoplites?
Presumably this means Javelinmen, as there's an entry under that for "any other state". But if I have an army that isn't Aitolian, Thessalian, Akarnanian, Phokian or Chalkidian, do I get the option of 4-12 Ps (I) twice over - once for my major state and a second time for minor state allies?
And presumably this means Cavalry, as there's another entry under that for "Any other mainland or Ionian state". And so again, if I field an army which isn't one otherwise catered for in the cavalry options (thus using 0, or 2-6 Cv (I)) do I get that option twice over - once for my major state and a second time for minor state allies?
List 40, Numidian or Early Moorish: A couple of questions relating to the combined Pompeian Roman and Numidian army in 46BC:
- What does "replace" mean in the entry relating to Numidian cavalry being replaced by Gallic and German cavalry? Does it mean there are no Numidian cavalry at all, only the 4-6 Reg Cv (O)? Or does it mean "upgrade"? After all, the term in the previous line (for generals) is "replace all", making it clear you can't add a Numidian ally general to the 2-3 Roman generals.
- Does this army count as an "Other" army for the purpose of access to elephants? (If so, it'd be the only Roman army I know of which can field more than one elephant.)
List 49, Marian Roman: A follow up to the post above about Julius Caesar's access to allies outside where we know he operated at various times...
Between 49BC and 46BC you can use Numidian allies, and the notes point out that Numidian allies would be Juba, while Moorish allies would represent Bogud. However, there's no clear restriction about which Roman generals can use which Numidian/Early Moorish allies. Likewise, the Numidian and Early Moorish list notes say that Juba I supported the Pompeian army in Africa, but doesn't set any limits on who he can be an ally for.
So, from what I can see, it would be perfectly acceptable to field a Marian Roman army led by Lepidus with Numidian allies selected from the Juba I options, meaning he could field an elephant and a Cv (O) in addition to the LH, the javelinmen and the imitation legionaries. In other words, a Roman army led by a Caesarian general with allies historically aligned with Caesar's enemies.
List 68, Pictish: This list allows Scots-Irish allies between 364 and 368. The Scots-Irish list allows CuChulain as a Brilliant sub-general as late as 368. I assume this means that if I field a Pictish army with Scots-Irish allies, it would be acceptable to have that allied contingent led by CuChulain.