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His paragraphs move like a phalanx, and in every sentence there is an argument.— Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators
466. The ‘sarissa’ is supposed to have been a kind of pike with which the soldiers of the Macedonia phalanx were armed.— The Metamorphoses of Ovid Literally Translated into English Prose, with Copious Notes and Explanations
(10) The four first ranks of the phalanx, the -classis-, were formed by the fully-armed hoplites of those possessing a full hide; in the fifth and sixth were placed the less completely equipped farmers of the second and third division; the two last divisions were annexed as rear ranks to the phalanx or fought by its side as light-armed troops.— The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)
This phalanx was the army destined for the field, while a like force of troops was reckoned for the seniors who remained behind to defend the city.— The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)
He made preparations for an expedition to the Pass of the Caspian mountains [581]; forming a new legion out of his late levies in Italy, of men all six feet high, which he called the phalanx of Alexander the Great.— De vita Caesarum

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