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Balearic slinger
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<p>The Balearic slingers, indigenous to the <a href="/facts/Balearic_Islands/zsbDICWA">Balearic Islands</a>, were <a href="/facts/Warrior/scHDw76d">warriors</a> from ancient times famed for their mastery in the art of using the <a href="/facts/Sling_(weapon)/EwYNdjPG">sling</a>. They also served as <a href="/facts/Mercenary/uQSfwcDR">mercenaries</a> for both <a href="/facts/Ancient_Carthage/5BFU7yB5">Carthaginian</a> and <a href="/facts/Military_of_ancient_Rome/hvScchL4">Roman forces</a>, particularly during the post-<a href="/facts/Talayotic/Hz9nBomB">Talayotic</a> era. </p><p>They played a role in the <a href="/facts/War/MPluTbJ0">wars</a> against the <a href="/facts/Ancient_Greece/PTVBrWXq">Greeks</a> in <a href="/facts/Sicily/E6fug03z">Sicily</a> and the <a href="/facts/Second_Punic_War/0XfszHUd">Second Punic War</a>, including the <a href="/facts/Battle_of_Baecula/VL3nDavG">Battle of Baecula</a>. Later, they served as light infantry auxiliaries in various battles, including <a href="/facts/Julius_Caesar/ptR603Gv">Julius Caesar</a>'s legions in the <a href="/facts/Gallic_Wars/g9cUYxbl">Gallic Wars</a>. Initially <a href="/facts/Volunteer_military/IeCENQYw">recruited voluntarily</a>, conflicts with the Balearic populations arose during the final phase of the <a href="/facts/Punic_Wars/xLAP8I6u">Punic Wars</a>, leading to forced <a href="/facts/Conscription/SstkxdBk">conscriptions</a>, especially in <a href="/facts/Menorca/qoaphuvL">Menorca</a>. </p>