12-04-2014, 12:33 PM
Were Alexander's tactics really outdated? Alexander did use phalanx as a core and main "holding the ground" unit, but he used various other types of units to fill any gaps in line and his genius combined all elements of his army in a very efficient and flexible way... I think quick roman conquest of hellenistic Macedonia, Greece and near east has more to do with uninspired and inflexible use of hellenistic armies and lack of some of Alexander's useful units such as hypaspists than with Alexander's tactics being "outdated".
