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

This formation was known as a ‘phalanx’. A hoplite had to pay for his armour himself, unless his father was killed in battle. Then he was given his father's equipment. Enemy soldiers saw only ...

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The Chigi olpe is considered to be the earliest known representation of hoplite phalanxes. Credit: ArchaiOptix / Wikimedia Commons The upper register, painted in black, white, and two shades of brown ...

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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. Romans later adopted ...

This formation was known as a ‘phalanx’. A hoplite had to pay for his armour himself, unless his father was killed in battle. Then he was given his father's equipment. Enemy soldiers saw only ...