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What is a Phalanx in ancient Greece?
A massed fighting formation of armoured infantry.
What advantage did Philips soldiers have?
Their battle formation - the phalanx was a massed formation which broke less cohesive ranks. Their spears were twice as long as other Greek spears which added to the phalanx's power.
Why did ancient Rome decide to abandon the Greek phalanx battle formation?
Ancient Rome had originally fought as part of a phalanx similar to the Greek version. A evolution of change began when the Roams found out at the River Allia, this formation could be subject to an envelope tactic which enabled the attackers to penetrate the Roman flanks. In time the phalanx was therefore discarded into the legion.
What is the name kind of fighting formation for greek?
phalanx
What Greek polis created the phalanx infantry formation?
Sparta
What is a Greek formation of heavily armed foot soldiers?
. . . a Phalanx .
What type of terrain was the best for the Greek battle formation of the phalanx?
Flat land allowed it to keep close formation and change its frontal direction easily, however that also favoured enemy cavalry, so the phalanx needed its own cavalry support to protect it, and also th stop enemy light infantry from attacking from all sides.
What is a massive formation of heavily armed greek foot soldiers?
. . . a Phalanx .
What Greek city state was able to overcome the the problems of maneuvering the phalanx battle formation?
The professional army of Sparta had the time to practice and drill on battle tactics. Through trial and error, the Spartans exploited the tendency of phalanx formations to drift to the right side. They did this by turning their right side to the left and thereby was able to attack the weak side of their battle opponents. The weak side, or left side of the enemy was usually unprotected.
A massive formation of heavily armed Greek foot soldiers?
They were called phalanx, often called greekers.
What ancient general was successful with the army formation called the phalanx?
Many ancient generals were successful with the phalanx miltary formation as this formation was in widespread use in the Mediterranean for several centuries. The phalanx was a tight square formation with the infantrymen were tightly packed in 8 or more lines. It was part of the hoplite military "revolution" which started in Greece in the 7th cntury BC and spread around the Mediterranean. The hoplite was first heavy infantryman in history. He wore a bronze armour and helmet and used a bronze round shield and sword. The many wars between the Greek states were fought using the Phalanx. In Italy the Phalanx was adopted by the Etruscans and the Romans. The Romans abandoned the phalanx when they were defeated by the Samntes in 321 BC and adopted the manipular formation of the Samnites.The three most famous generals in the period of the phalanx formation were Greek: Pericles, Pyrrhus and Alexander the Great.
What was the most used greek city state military formation?
Greek city states often employed the military formation called the phalanx. It was a compact grouping of soldiers that had four sides. In later times this formation was abandoned because other nations such as the legions of ancient Rome were able to defeat the phalanx because of the difficulty in maneuvering troops.
