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[split] Phalanx warfare: use of the spear
No one here has said that Greeks did not thrust underhand.  Every Spartan hoplite worth his salt used a spear two handed and underhand.  But only when using boar spears to hunt!  All we are saying  is that they used overhand when in formation.  I have gone so far as to suggest that they switched to underhand after one side broke and they fought with more room to move.
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RE: [split] Phalanx warfare: use of the spear - by Paul Bardunias - 09-16-2016, 01:46 PM

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