06-30-2014, 08:18 PM
I'm far from an expert on the subject but from what I've read on the subject here on RAT and in other sources like ancient warfare magazine, the word phalanx has a bunch of different meanings, especially among different ancient authors. Was the word never used in the context of just "battle line" or "fighting line?"
Are you stating that a Macedonian army, like at pydna, had no intervals between each pike unit just because it can be called a phalanx?
Polybius makes it a point to describe the great differences in unit and individual tactics as compared to Hellenic methods. These include not just intervals within subunits but also between units.
Maybe it was similar to the leadership vs. Command vs. Manage debate in the other thread. Words mean different things to different people based off their biases.
Are you stating that a Macedonian army, like at pydna, had no intervals between each pike unit just because it can be called a phalanx?
Polybius makes it a point to describe the great differences in unit and individual tactics as compared to Hellenic methods. These include not just intervals within subunits but also between units.
Maybe it was similar to the leadership vs. Command vs. Manage debate in the other thread. Words mean different things to different people based off their biases.
