Death and Resurrecton of the Phalanx

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Back on topic, is there not a 3rd Century AD gravestone that states the Roman soldier was a 'phalangari' (excuse the spelling, I'm doing this from a very fatigued memory at the moment)

Sorry, Adrian. Couldn't find it on Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby. Can you give us any more?

Hello Michael, thanks for trying, I actually remembered I made a reply about this gravestone on RAT sometime ago and on checking I found the post I made back in May 2011 which I have cut this from 'a gravestone of a 'discens phalangarii' of Legio II Parthica found at Apamea would seem to suggest that during the 3rd century AD some legionary troops were armed as phalangites i.e with long spears/pikes. Perhaps Caracalla did after all raise some pikemen in his army as claimed in the SHA?'