Alexander : a history of the origin and growth of the art of war from earliest times to the battle of Ipsus, : with a detailed account of the campaigns of the great Macedonian . Ancient Weapons. depth of the phalanx was rarely less than eight or more thansixteen men, though it was on rare occasions made so light asfour or so heavy as twenty-four. Epaminondas made a col-umn forty-eight men deep at Leuctra and Mantingea, but thiswas not the phalanx proper. Generally the eight, twelve, orsixteen deep file was in use. Xenophon puts the average attwelve. By employing any given number of files
Alexander : a history of the origin and growth of the art of war from earliest times to the battle of Ipsus, : with a detailed account of the campaigns of the great Macedonian . Ancient Weapons. depth of the phalanx was rarely less than eight or more thansixteen men, though it was on rare occasions made so light asfour or so heavy as twenty-four. Epaminondas made a col-umn forty-eight men deep at Leuctra and Mantingea, but thiswas not the phalanx proper. Generally the eight, twelve, orsixteen deep file was in use. Xenophon puts the average attwelve. By employing any given number of files under a. Ancient Helmets. leader, any convenient unit of organization could be made,or detachment formed. The leader stood in front, and therewere a number of file closers to keep order in the ranks. The 66 FORMATION OF PHALANX.
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