Sparta
Sparta
Philip II
Phillip II True, but Alexander and his father were not the first or the only people to use the phalanx. Most Hellenistic (Greek) civilizations employed the phalanx formation among their troops.
Philip II
The tactic used was guerrilla warfare.
It depends on the battle tactic or plan being used by the general or leader of the forces.
the french fought in straight line's while the british used the guerrilla tactic
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.
Phalanx
that's called a phalanx mainly the Spartans and Romans used it. they also had a lot of spears sticking out to
well I don't know that's why I asked so I don't know :S :S
Phalanx Formation