12-12-2006, 10:55 AM
Quote:Quote:Unlike the Greek dory, Late Roman hastae were of the same lenghtNever heard that before. We are talking about the classical Greek phalanx here, right?
I guess I'm think of the Macedonian phalanx here. The word should not be dory, but sarissa. I'm so NOT an expert in classical Greek warfare that I can't begin to imagin when that formation began.
I guess this is a classical phalanx?
I think I had this in mind for a Macedonian phalanx:
Robert Vermaat
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)