08-21-2010, 02:36 AM
Quote:He states that the wedge/Keil formation was used by several cultures (page 273), including Greek...
Only cavalry formed "wedges", and then not Greeks or Thessalians who used square and Rhomboid fomations. A wedge of Hoplites has been postulated for the theban formation at Mantinea based on a too literal reading of a word that Xenophon used to describe the mass of men that also denotes the ram of a ship. This is surely nonsense, as a wedge of hoplites, each rank presenting an unshielded right flanker to the foes is a good way to lose a battle.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
