Phalanx Is Developed as a Military Unit
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Hellenistic Age, Ancient Greece, Ceremonies, Rites, Rituals
- Curriculum: Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Balkans, Greece, Macedonia
- Date: c. 700-330
Article abstract: The phalanx created the first truly cohesive unit in Western warfare and made heavy infantry supreme on the battlefield.
Summary of Event
Although many factors help determine the characteristic military tactics of a time and place, culture and geography are certainly key among them. These were undoubtedly the two most important elements leading to the rise of the phalanx as the essential military unit among the ancient Greeks.
Quite early in their development, the inhabitants of Greece coalesced around a surprisingly large number...
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