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
'Troy' was produced by Wolfgang Petersen and Diana Rathbun.
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.
A phalanx was a military formation of packed ranks of infantry locked into formation with spears providing offensive and defensive capability, and shields providing lateral and overhead protection.
The Sword of Troy.