The Carthaginians use foreign mercenaries to fight their battles.

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Perpetrator (Group) :	Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: victory
Victim (Group) :	Origin: Iberian, Age: adult, Activity: mercenary, Direct Consequence: losses Origin: Libyan, Age: adult, Activity: mercenary, Direct Consequence: losses Origin: Numidian, Age: adult, Activity: mercenary, Direct Consequence: losses
Third Party (Group) :	Origin: Carthaginian, Age: mixed
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Plutarch, Timoleon 28.6Plutarch Timoleon 28.6 Paste CTS-Link
Context :	war/military campaign battle
Motivation :	following orders
Original Text :	ἀλλὰ Λίβυσι τὰ πολλὰ καὶ Ἴβηρσι καὶ Νομάσι χρώμενοι πρὸς τὰς μάχας ἀλλοτρίαις βλάβαις ἀνεδέχοντο τὰς ἥττας.
Translation :	but they used Libyans for the most part and Iberians and Numidians for their battles, and thus sustained their defeats at the cost of other nations.
Edition :	Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. 6.
Remark :	motive: The motive of Carthage's enemies was probably to follow the orders given by their commanders.
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