phalanxes — pha·lanx || feɪlæŋks / fælæŋks n. line of battle, infantry line; group; platoon n. bone of a finger or toe … English contemporary dictionary
Macedonian phalanxes — The Macedonian phalanx is an infantry formation developed by Philip II and used by his son Alexander the Great to conquer the Persian Empire and other armies. Phalanxes remained dominant on battlefields throughout the Hellenistic period, although … Wikipedia
Phalanx formation — Phalanx redirects here. For other uses, see Phalanx (disambiguation). The phalanx (Ancient Greek: φάλαγξ, Modern Greek: φάλαγγα, phālanga; plural phalanxes or phalanges; Ancient and Modern Greek: φάλαγγες, phālanges) is a rectangular mass… … Wikipedia
Roman infantry tactics — refers to the theoretical and historical deployment, formation and maneuvers of the Roman infantry from the start of the Roman Republic to the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The article first presents a short overview of Roman training. Roman… … Wikipedia
Fourierism — Fourierist, Fourierite /foor ee euh ruyt /, n. Fourieristic, adj. /foor ee euh riz euhm/, n. the social system proposed by François Marie Charles Fourier, under which society was to be organized into phalanxes or associations, each large enough… … Universalium
Sarissa — For the Bronze Age Hittite city, go to Kusakli. The sarissa or sarisa (Greek: σάρισα) was a 4 to 7 meter (13 21 feet) long pike used in the ancient Greek and Hellenistic warfare. It was introduced by Philip II of Macedon and was used in the… … Wikipedia
Hoplite — The word hoplite (Greek: polytonic|ὁπλίτης hoplitēs ; pl. polytonic|ὁπλίται hoplitai ) derives from hoplon (polytonic|ὅπλον, plural hopla polytonic|ὅπλα), meaning an item of armour or equipment, thus hoplite may approximate to armoured man .… … Wikipedia
Charles Fourier — This article is about the French philosopher. For other people named Fourier, see Fourier (disambiguation). François Marie Charles Fourier Full name François Marie Charles Fourier Born 7 April 1772 Besançon Died … Wikipedia
Battle of Heraclea — Infobox Military Conflict caption=Most important places in Rome Taranto wars conflict=Battle of Heraclea partof=the Pyrrhic War date=July 280 BC place=Heraclea, Basilicata, southern Italy result=Molossian victory combatant1=Roman Republic… … Wikipedia
Hellenistic armies — The Hellenistic armies is the term applied to the armies of the successor kingdoms which emerged after the death of the Alexander the Great. After his death, Alexander s huge empire was torn between his succesors, the Diadochi. During the Wars of … Wikipedia
