Chalkaspides
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Chalkaspides
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Chalkaspides is a poetic term used by writers of Koine Greek to refer to a Macedonian phalanx. The most notable group called chalkaspides was the main phalanx force of the Antigonid Macedonian army in the Hellenistic period. The group were hoplites who fought in phalanx formation using long sarissas and bronze shields, either a pelta or an aspis. They may have been supplemented by another Antigonid force called the Leukaspides when more manpower was necessary, although the leukaspides are less w
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Term for a Macedonian-style phalanx
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2024-02-11T18:25:44Z
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