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"The
Macedonian Phalange", a presentation of the famous military formation
of the Macedonian State, introduced by
Philip
2nd and improved by
Alexander
The Great. At first, the military duty in ancient
Macedonian state was only temporary. First there were warriors and later
there were high educated soldiers. As a soldiers could be taken every man
above 18
years. Every spring there were a lot of military practices, tasks. In this period
the Macedonian kings and the rich people had their own paid army. But
everything is changing through the years and so and this.
"An
ancient Macedonian
shield with the 16 pointed flag" Philip 2nd
of Macedonia (359-336 BC) changed all this. He introduced cavalry and
catapults. They called it Phalange. It had 16 rows hard armed soldiers.
All of them had 6 meters long copy called sarissa. The state took care for
the weapons and the army clothes. All soldiers had shields and on them the
16 pointed Macedonian sun. All the enemies have been afraid of them.
Improved by the Alexander the Great it's been the best army in that
period. Nobody ever wanted to fight with them because they knew that the
would lose the battle.
"The Ancient Macedonian Army - Phalange"
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