This list covers southern Italian armies from the Oscan conquest of Greek Italy until Hannibal’s departure at the end of the second Punic War. The heavier foot had javelins, shield, helmet, corslet (unless Apulian rankers) and/or greaves. Cavalry had helmet, javelins, about half corslets; and perhaps from 350 BC shields. The Campanians had a high reputation in the 5th century BC, but only cavalry retained this after a century of soft living. In 340 BC, they became unenfranchised Roman citizens and adopted Roman infantry methods. Some Apulians joined alliances against Rome, first with Pyrrhos of Epiros (11/27) and later with Hannibal (11/32). The Lucanians fought for Hannibal until 206 BC. The Bruttians were his staunchest allies and some accompanied him back to Africa and fought at Zama. Reference: Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars D. Head.
— Bruttian or Lucanian Armies 420 BC - 203 BC
I/36 — ITALIAN HILL TRIBES 1000 BC - 124 BC
I/55 — LATIN, EARLY ROMAN, EARLY ETRUSCAN & UMBRIAN 650 BC - 290 BC
I/57 — ETRUSCAN LEAGUE 600 BC - 280 BC
I/59 — TULLIAN ROMAN 578 BC - 400 BC
II/10 — CAMILLAN ROMAN 400 BC - 275 BC
II/13 — SAMNITE 355 BC - 272 BC
II/33 — POLYBIAN ROMAN 275 BC - 105 BC
II/5 — LATER HOPLITE GREEK 448 BC - 225 BC
II/8 — CAMPANIAN, APULIAN, LUCANIAN & BRUTTIAN 420 BC - 203 BC
II/10 — CAMILLAN ROMAN 400 BC - 275 BC
II/32 — LATER CARTHAGINIAN 275 BC - 146 BC
— Campanian Army 420 BC - 340 BC
I/36 — ITALIAN HILL TRIBES 1000 BC - 124 BC
I/55 — LATIN, EARLY ROMAN, EARLY ETRUSCAN & UMBRIAN 650 BC - 290 BC
I/57 — ETRUSCAN LEAGUE 600 BC - 280 BC
I/59 — TULLIAN ROMAN 578 BC - 400 BC
II/10 — CAMILLAN ROMAN 400 BC - 275 BC
II/13 — SAMNITE 355 BC - 272 BC
II/33 — POLYBIAN ROMAN 275 BC - 105 BC
II/5 — LATER HOPLITE GREEK 448 BC - 225 BC
II/8 — CAMPANIAN, APULIAN, LUCANIAN & BRUTTIAN 420 BC - 203 BC
II/13 — SAMNITE 355 BC - 272 BC
— Apulian Army 420 BC - 206 BC
I/36 — ITALIAN HILL TRIBES 1000 BC - 124 BC
I/55 — LATIN, EARLY ROMAN, EARLY ETRUSCAN & UMBRIAN 650 BC - 290 BC
I/57 — ETRUSCAN LEAGUE 600 BC - 280 BC
I/59 — TULLIAN ROMAN 578 BC - 400 BC
II/10 — CAMILLAN ROMAN 400 BC - 275 BC
II/13 — SAMNITE 355 BC - 272 BC
II/33 — POLYBIAN ROMAN 275 BC - 105 BC
II/8 — CAMPANIAN, APULIAN, LUCANIAN & BRUTTIAN 420 BC - 203 BC