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Macedonian surrender
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11-12-2008, 06:39 PM
To my knowledge its only Plutarch in the life of Flamininus who mentions the sarrisa going vertical as a sign of surrender at Kynos Kefalae.

Archaic and classical period hoplites threw down the shields and we know that from Thukidides description of Sfacteria.

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Macedonian surrender - by PMBardunias - 11-12-2008, 05:52 PM
Re: Macedonian surrender - by hoplite14gr - 11-12-2008, 06:39 PM
Re: Macedonian surrender - by PMBardunias - 11-12-2008, 07:39 PM
Re: Macedonian surrender - by PMBardunias - 11-12-2008, 11:19 PM
Re: Macedonian surrender - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 11-13-2008, 04:10 PM
Re: Macedonian surrender - by PMBardunias - 11-13-2008, 04:32 PM

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