The sarissa or sarisa was a long spear or pike about 5 to 7 meters (16 to 23 ft) in length. It was introduced by Philip II of Macedon and was used in...
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(also known as Šarišša, Kuşaklı-Sarissa) is an archaeological site in Turkey. During the ancient Hittite period, it was known as Sarissa. It is located...
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Serissa (redirect from Sarissa bonsai)
Serissa japonica is a species of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is the sole species in genus Serissa. It is native to open sub-tropical woodlands...
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Daviesia sarissa is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to inland areas of south-western Western Australia. It is a spreading...
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classical Greek phalanx, of which the main innovation was the use of the sarissa, a 6-metre pike. It was famously commanded by Philip's son Alexander the...
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Grevillea sarissa, commonly known as wheel grevillea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is native to South Australia and Western...
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much longer spear, the two-handed pike. The Macedonian pike, known as the sarissa, gave its wielder many advantages both offensively and defensively. For...
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usually composed entirely of heavy infantry armed with spears, pikes, sarissas, or similar polearms tightly packed together. The term is particularly...
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Alynda sarissa is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1978. It is found in Chile. The wingspan is about...
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Hasta Military fork Ox tongue spear Partisan Pike Plançon a picot Ranseur Sarissa Spetum Spontoon Trident Glaive Hoeroa (Māori, New Zealand) Iklwa (Zulu)...
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5 m or 18 ft), the sarissa. The length of the sarissa allowed to increase the number of file of hoplites that could fight. The sarissa consisted of a point...
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Aclis sarissa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 8 mm. (Original...
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Macedonian phalanx Military of Mycenaean Greece Phalanx Peltast Pezhetairos Sarissa Sacred Band of Thebes Sciritae Seleucid army Spartan army Strategos Toxotai...
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Melanella sarissa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The maximum recorded shell length is 3.2 mm. Minimum...
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the fierce loyalty of his troops. The Macedonian phalanx, armed with the sarissa, a spear 6 metres (20 ft) long, had been developed and perfected by Philip...
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German Landsknecht units and French sans-culottes. A similar weapon, the sarissa, had been used in antiquity by Alexander the Great's Macedonian phalanx...
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consisted of the pikemen known as phalangites. These men were armed with the Sarissa, a pike of between 4 and 6.7m, a small flat shield and a shortsword called...
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and diplomacy. With a reformed army containing phalanxes wielding the sarissa pike, Philip II defeated the old powers of Athens and Thebes in the Battle...
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combat, the shield bearers served as core of Macedonian army along with sarissa pike men, usually protecting flanks of the pike infantry. Other types of...
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The sarissophoroi (σαρισσοφόροι, sarissa bearers; singular: sarissophoros σαρισσοφόρος), also called prodromoi, were a unit of light cavalry in the ancient...
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story begins, Harry is in Arctis Tor where he is nursed back to health by Sarissa, a member of the Winter Court and a servant of Mab, the Winter Queen. His...
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formation that consisted of soldiers all armed with a sarissa. Philip is credited for adding the sarissa to the Macedonian army, where it soon was the common...
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were Porus' cavalry charges repelled but the mahouts were killed using sarissas and the elephants were pushed back into Porus' columns, wreaking havoc...
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Cultures. McFarland. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-7864-8894-0. "Sumerian Deities". Sarissa.org. Archived from the original on 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2010-09-12. Cunningham...
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(Hungarian, meaning "Roman lance"), and quntariya (Arabic: قَنْطَرِيّة). Sarissa Xyston A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890), Contus Harry...
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armies Dory (spear) Kontos Polearm Sarissa Markle 1977, p. 324. Markle, Minor M. (1977). "The Macedonian Sarissa, Spear, and Related Armor". American...
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Macedonian phalanx Military of Mycenaean Greece Phalanx Peltast Pezhetairos Sarissa Sacred Band of Thebes Sciritae Seleucid army Spartan army Strategos Toxotai...
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equipment to Sparta, including the Macedonian sarissa (pike). However, pike-men armed with the sarissa never outnumbered troops equipped in the hoplite...
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approximately 56 to 55 million years ago. It contains a single species, H. sarissa. Members of this family are characterized by their elongated, spear-like...
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Macedonian phalanx Military of Mycenaean Greece Phalanx Peltast Pezhetairos Sarissa Sacred Band of Thebes Sciritae Seleucid army Spartan army Strategos Toxotai...
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