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The phalanx (IPA: /ˈfa.laŋks/; pl.: phalanges or phalanxes) was a rectangular mass military formation, usually composed entirely of heavy infantry armed with spears, pikes, sarissas, or similar polearms tightly packed together. The term is used today to describe the use of this formation in ancient Greek warfare, but ancient Greek writers used it more…
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| Victor Davis Hanson point out that it is difficult to account for exceptionally deep phalanx formations unless they were necessary to facilitate the physical pushing depicted by this theory | instance of | Historians | 0.80 | text |
| as those behind the first two ranks could not take part in the actual spear thrusting.No Greek art ever depicts anything like a phalanx pushing match | instance of | Historians | 0.80 | text |
| so this hypothesis is a product of educated speculation rather than explicit testimony from contemporary sources | instance of | Historians | 0.80 | text |
| is far from being academically resolved | instance of | Historians | 0.80 | text |
| Phalanx | related to Classical decline and post-classical use | After | 0.60 | section |
| Phalanx | related to Classical decline and post-classical use | Alexander | 0.60 | section |
| Phalanx | related to Classical decline and post-classical use | Great | 0.60 | section |
| Phalanx | related to Classical decline and post-classical use | Hellenistic | 0.60 | section |
| Phalanx | related to Classical decline and post-classical use | The | 0.60 | section |
| Phalanx | related to Classical decline and post-classical use | Diadochi | 0.60 | section |
| Phalanx | related to Classical decline and post-classical use | Wars | 0.60 | section |
| Phalanx | related to Classical decline and post-classical use | Rome | 0.60 | section |
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