| 单词 | macedonian phalanx |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMacedonian phalanx Macedonian phalanx n. [compare classical Latin Macedonum phalanx , lit. ‘phalanx of Macedonians’, ancient Greek ἡ Μακεδονικὴ ϕάλαγξ ; in quot. 1585 translating Middle French phalange Macedonique] Ancient History the characteristic formation of the Macedonian army, consisting of infantry armed with long two-handed pikes and marshalled sixteen-deep in close formation (introduced by Philip II, king of Macedonia 395–36 b.c., as an improvement on the earlier Greek hoplite infantry). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > formation > [noun] > compact formation > specific Macedonian phalanx1585 box formation1932 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iii. iii. f. 73 The Macedonian Phalangue with the which Alexander the great extended his domination and monarchy almoste vpon all the regions of the earth. 1745 J. Swift To Dr. Sheridan 31 Thy words together ty'd in small hanks, Close as the Macedonian phalanx. 1989 R. L. O'Connell Of Arms & Men iv. 61 Designed around a basic building block, or syntagma, of 256 men, lined 16 across and 16 deep, the Macedonian phalanx was not only uniformly thicker but projected a good deal farther ahead than its Greek counterparts. < as lemmas |
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