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Macedonian Phalanx at war - 03
The Macedonian phalanx was a particular formation of the army of the Kingdom of Macedonia, introduced by the sovereign Philip II of Macedonia, father of Alexander the Great, during his radical reform of the armed forces.

The Macedonian phalanx gathered several heavy infantry units inside:

The hypaspistai (ὑπασπισταὶ τῶν ἑταίρων, hupaspistaì tỗn hetaírôn or "bearers of the companions' shields"), were a body of elite hoplites. Protected by armor, they wore the heavy Greek shield, the aspis, and were armed with pike and sword. They were divided into chillers of a thousand men.
The pezeteri composed the ranks of tàxis (τὰξις), the heart of the phalanx. They were protected by heavy armor, complete with greaves, and armed with the long Macedonian pike, the 5-7 m. Sarissa, which forced the soldiers to carry the shield on the left shoulder. The ranks were divided into smaller chialiarchs than the hypaspista...

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