Phalangite
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Phalangite is the Greek name for
- an infantryman deployed in a phalanx (massive rectangular (or square) closed formation ) of Classical and hellenistic antiquity. The Macedonian so-called Sarissaphoros had an advantage over other phalangites because of their extremely long pikes known as a sarissa.
- a Roman legionary, trained for similar closed formations such as the tortoise
[edit] See also
- Macedonian phalanx
- Hoplite
- Falangist, name or certain Mediterranean (notably Spanish, Lebanese) political militia etc.
[edit] Sources
(incomplete)
- Larousse (Encyclopaedia in French)
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