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Phalanx

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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Deployment and combat

Tactics

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Classical decline and post-classical use

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Phalanx

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Avg. degree1.98
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related to Tactics · 29
Phalanx → After, Athenian, Athenians, Athens, Battle, BC, Darius, Epaminondas, Facing, Greco-Persian Wars, Greek, However, In, Leuctra, Marathon, Meanwhile, Once, Perhaps, Persian, Plataea
related to Classical decline and post-classical use · 21
Phalanx → After, Alexander, As, BC, Caudine Forks, Diadochi, Great, Greek, Hellenistic, Manipular System, Roman, Roman Republic, Romans, Rome, Samnites, Subsequently, The, The Battle, The Romans, These
related to Weaknesses · 16
Phalanx → An, Athenian, Battle, Iphicrates, Lechaeum, Magnesia, Roman, Seleucid, Spartan, Spartans, The, The Athenian, The Macedonian, Theoretically, This, Thus
related to Phalanx front and depth · 14
Phalanx → An, Epaminondas, Hoplite, In, Leuctra, Macedonian, Mantinea, Marathon, The, Theban, There, This, When, While
related to Phalangite armament · 13
Phalanx → Although, Ancient Macedonian, Because, Hellenistic, Instead, It, Its, Macedonian, Recent, Such, The, The Macedonian, This
related to Shields · 13
Phalanx → Each, For, Greece, Greek, In, It, Nemea, Some, Spartans, The, The Greek, There, This
related to history · 12
Phalanx → Ancient Egyptian, BC, Book, He, Here, Homer, Homer's, Iliad, Sumerian Stele, The, Trojans, Vultures
related to Hoplite armament · 12
Phalanx → Although, An Archaic, BC, Despite, Each, Eventually, It, Later, The, This, Throughout, Xenophon
related to overview · 12
Phalanx → Archaic, As, Battles, BC, Classical, Greece, Greek, It, Rather, Rough, The, Typically
related to External links · 10
Phalanx → December, Greek, Livius Archived, November, Polybius, The Apamea PhalangariusImages, The Histories, The Macedonian Phalanx Archived, The Roman Maniple, Wayback Machine

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formation hoplites greek battle would used hoplite shield also infantry spear enemy roman could spears cavalry ancient front men line

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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 theoryinstance ofHistorians0.80text
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 matchinstance ofHistorians0.80text
so this hypothesis is a product of educated speculation rather than explicit testimony from contemporary sourcesinstance ofHistorians0.80text
is far from being academically resolvedinstance ofHistorians0.80text
Phalanxrelated to Classical decline and post-classical useAfter0.60section
Phalanxrelated to Classical decline and post-classical useAlexander0.60section
Phalanxrelated to Classical decline and post-classical useGreat0.60section
Phalanxrelated to Classical decline and post-classical useHellenistic0.60section
Phalanxrelated to Classical decline and post-classical useThe0.60section
Phalanxrelated to Classical decline and post-classical useDiadochi0.60section
Phalanxrelated to Classical decline and post-classical useWars0.60section
Phalanxrelated to Classical decline and post-classical useRome0.60section

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