That's a rectangular mass military formation, usually composed entirely of heavy infantry armed with spears, pikes, sarissas, or similar weapons.
A "phalanx" is any closely ranked unit or mass of people, usually a military formation
The city of Troy in Asia Minor.
Troy is a movie (loosely) based in the Iliad. It of course is inaccurate to the story, but it is a wonderful movie.
The destruction of Troy
The historic event that happened in the movie Troy is the Trojan War
The reaction of the 2003 movie Helen of Troy was good. Many movie critics thought the movie true to the era and the cast did an amazing job.
Sparta
Phalanx
Sparta
They used several different battle formations instead of the phalanx. The Roman maniples and cohorts were flexible as opposed to the relatively static tactics that had to be used with the phalanx. This manoeuvrability gave the Romans a definite advantage over their opponents.
that's called a phalanx mainly the Spartans and Romans used it. they also had a lot of spears sticking out to
The city of Troy in Asia Minor.
phalanx
Phalanx Formation
Philip II
Troy is a movie (loosely) based in the Iliad. It of course is inaccurate to the story, but it is a wonderful movie.
The Sword of Troy.
The destruction of Troy