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| - A phalangite was a Macedonian soldier who fought in the Macedonian phalanx formation. The phalangites evolved from the hoplites but had much lighter equipment. Unlike the hoplites, a phalangite was a semi-professional soldier. They were drawn from the upper peasant class, who owned property and voted but were not quite nobles, and could afford to practice several hours every day. They usually provided their own armor and shields, since they could afford them; they did not need to be equipped by their superiors. Their usual equipment was the linothorax (hard, layered, leather body armor), the 6+ meter sarissa, and a short sword for close-combat defense. The phalangite was similar to the classical hoplites in many ways; though they differed in armor, they had many of the same motivations
- Phalangite is the Greek name for
* an infantryman deployed in a phalanx (massive rectangular (or square) closed formation ) of Classical and Hellenistic antiquity. The Macedonian so-called Sarissaphoros ("sarissa-bearer") had a tactical advantage over other phalangites because of their extremely long pikes known as a sarissa. These soldiers and their sarissas were mainly developed by Philip II of Macedon and his son Alexander the Great as an expansion on and counter to the hoplites of Ancient Greece.
* a Roman legionary, trained for similar closed formations such as the testudo.
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| - A phalangite was a Macedonian soldier who fought in the Macedonian phalanx formation. The phalangites evolved from the hoplites but had much lighter equipment. Unlike the hoplites, a phalangite was a semi-professional soldier. They were drawn from the upper peasant class, who owned property and voted but were not quite nobles, and could afford to practice several hours every day. They usually provided their own armor and shields, since they could afford them; they did not need to be equipped by their superiors. Their usual equipment was the linothorax (hard, layered, leather body armor), the 6+ meter sarissa, and a short sword for close-combat defense. The phalangite was similar to the classical hoplites in many ways; though they differed in armor, they had many of the same motivations. Both fought alongside friends, neighbors, and countrymen for the good of the (city-state, kingdom, etc.) that they belonged to, and had much invested in the outcome of the battle (even if they survived); the same was not true for a mercenary. This made both disciplined, loyal, and highly motivated soldiers who served well in their respective armies.
- Phalangite is the Greek name for
* an infantryman deployed in a phalanx (massive rectangular (or square) closed formation ) of Classical and Hellenistic antiquity. The Macedonian so-called Sarissaphoros ("sarissa-bearer") had a tactical advantage over other phalangites because of their extremely long pikes known as a sarissa. These soldiers and their sarissas were mainly developed by Philip II of Macedon and his son Alexander the Great as an expansion on and counter to the hoplites of Ancient Greece.
* a Roman legionary, trained for similar closed formations such as the testudo. Phalangites had an advantage over other spearmen of ancient times due most notably to their massive sarissas. Under Alexander the Great the sarissas would have reached a length of . They used a shield around in diameter, and wore a breastplate and a helmet for armor. They also carried a dagger as a secondary weapon, but due to its length of around , it was rarely used in combat. Phalangites were nearly impregnable from the front because of the massive length of their spears, but they were tactically cumbersome and were vulnerable from the sides because a phalangite could not turn quickly with the giant sarissa.
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