AWA412 - Were Cretan archers better than other archers?

Following on from Murray discussion of Athenian Archers in AWA 397, Tim asks "It would be interesting to hear of the effectiveness of the archers. In wargaming, Cretan archers are usually considered as better than other archers, similar to Belearic slingers. Was this actually true or just a wargaming tradition?" Murray investigates   Join us on Patreon patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast