When we talk about a phalanx in a military context, we automatically think of Alexander the Great’s Macedonian army, with its compact formation of armored infantrymen armed with long sarissas. These ...

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"This finding is absolutely contrary to what we and other scientists had been thinking-which was that growth and phalanx formation occurred in the cartilaginous rods in the digit primordia," says ...

In contrast, the ancient Greeks achieved military dominance through collective strength, epitomized by the phalanx formation.

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via Wikimedia Commons This formation is called the "Testudo," or tortoise in Latin. The tactic springs from ancient Greek warfare which relied on the Phalanx formation to slowly chew up the enemy.

The warring Greek states of the 4th century b.c.e. used a predictable phalanx formation, in which the strongest troops were placed on the right.

In military history, a phalanx was the term for a tightly-packed infantry formation, in which each member was able to protect the adjacent one with their sizable shields.

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