Each soldier in the phalanx was called a hoplite.
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5 sentences with “phalanx”
Short, simple sentences with “phalanx”, suitable for children and primary/elementary school, with common expressions and related words. You'll also find examples for middle and high school.
Brief definition: phalanx
A group of soldiers standing or moving closely together in a tight formation; or, a group of people or things closely united for a common purpose; or, a bone in the finger or toe.
5 sentences with “phalanx” — examples
Philip II also reorganised the infantry into a new type of phalanx that used longer spears than the traditional hoplites;
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A key military development unique to Greece was the phalanx: a unit of spearmen in dense formation, each using his shield to protect the man on his left.
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From the phalanx, the Romans would eventually create new forms of military organisation and tactics that would overwhelm the Greeks themselves (albeit hundreds of years later).
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According to Roman legends, the Etruscans ruled the Romans from sometime in the 8th century BC until 509 BC. During that time, the Etruscans organised them to fight as a phalanx in the Greek lines.
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