Alexander the Great's Greatest Victory
The Ancients
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The Macedonian Infantrymen at Galgamela
In the centre of alexander's macedonian line, you had these various battalions of the macedonian phalanx lined up one after another. And they were also these human porcupines, human hedgehogs that form these incredible formations. Now all of these phalanx battalions were deployed in the centre of the line, from left to right. But we don't have enough information to really say how they were equiped fat this battle. All of these macedonian infantrymen, i personally believe, at galgamela, were primarily equipped with the six metre long serissa pike. It is probable that they did fight that way in sieges
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