11-03-2007, 11:19 PM
Quote:Only a Macedonian phalanx generally formed up 16 deep, in open order, and then closed up to '8 deep', close order to fight.
Just a correction, this is not true. There are many instances of Hoplite phalanxes drawn up 16 deep- other than Thebans. The Syracusans faced the Athenians so, and there was a specific agreement among those Allied against Sparta in the Corinthian war that no contingent should be drawn up in more than 16 ranks- meaning some were likely to form in more.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
