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| rdfs:comment | - The Psiloi were flying troops in Saradomin's Armies during the 2nd age and 3rd Age. They consisted of Icyene. They were essentially line infantry. They used ranged weapons and magic and were lightly armoured. Keeping as high as possible, and with the sun at their backs to blind their foes, they devastated their enemies.
- In Ancient Greek warfare, psiloi (Ancient Greek ψιλοί, singular ψιλός, literally “bare, stripped”) were extremely light infantry who acted as skirmishers and missile troops. Psiloi, often used as a broad term to describe types of unarmored or lightly armored infantry, have often been more explicitly referred to by other names, such as gymnitai (naked) or euzonoi (light armored), Grosfomachoi (swordsmen), Akontistai (javelineers), Sfendonitai (slingers), Toxotai (bowmen) or Lithovoloi (stone throwers). The peltastai (targe bearers) are often categorized as an intermediary infantry type, later grouped either with the psiloi or the heavy infantry, according to their main tactical role.
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| abstract | - The Psiloi were flying troops in Saradomin's Armies during the 2nd age and 3rd Age. They consisted of Icyene. They were essentially line infantry. They used ranged weapons and magic and were lightly armoured. Keeping as high as possible, and with the sun at their backs to blind their foes, they devastated their enemies.
- In Ancient Greek warfare, psiloi (Ancient Greek ψιλοί, singular ψιλός, literally “bare, stripped”) were extremely light infantry who acted as skirmishers and missile troops. Psiloi, often used as a broad term to describe types of unarmored or lightly armored infantry, have often been more explicitly referred to by other names, such as gymnitai (naked) or euzonoi (light armored), Grosfomachoi (swordsmen), Akontistai (javelineers), Sfendonitai (slingers), Toxotai (bowmen) or Lithovoloi (stone throwers). The peltastai (targe bearers) are often categorized as an intermediary infantry type, later grouped either with the psiloi or the heavy infantry, according to their main tactical role. In Greek and Byzantine literature, the psiloi are light troops equipped with missiles, able to fight irregularly in a loose formation.
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