If we don't hear about hoplite file intervals, it may well be because there was never any fixed standard.Įven if we want to include the evidence for the Macedonian pike phalanx, however, there are a couple of things relevant to your question. In addition, the precise intervals given for the pike phalanx relied on careful drill to be achieved and maintained, and hoplites did not generally go through any training of this kind. The weapons and shields used were very different. Many experts on Greek warfare have taken the distances mentioned for the pike phalanx and applied it uncritically to the hoplite phalanx, but this is clearly not halal. This has frustrated scholars for centuries, but it can't be helped the only evidence we have for file intervals is from later sources that specifically refer either to the Macedonian pike phalanx, or to the Roman manipular legion. We don't really know for sure, so the answer will have to be "maybe", although I personally lean towards "no".įirst of all, we have no source that explicitly tells us the file interval (the distance between warriors in a formation) for Classical Greek hoplites. Previous AMAs | Previous Roundtables Featuresįeature posts are posted weekly. May 25th | Panel AMA with /r/AskBibleScholars Please Subscribe to our Google Calendar for Upcoming AMAs and Events To nominate someone else as a Quality Contributor, message the mods. Our flaired users have detailed knowledge of their historical specialty and a proven record of excellent contributions to /r/AskHistorians.
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