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- 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...
- (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...
- 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...
- Serissa ****onica 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...
- 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...
- classical Gr**** 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...
- 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. v...
- much longer spear, the two-handed pike. The Macedonian pike, known as the sarissa, gave its wielder many advantages both offensively and defensively. For...
- armies Dory (spear) Kontos Polearm Sarissa Markle 1977, p. 324. Markle, Minor M. (1977). "The Macedonian Sarissa, Spear, and Related Armor". American...
- usually composed entirely of heavy infantry armed with spears, pikes, sarissas, or similar polearms tightly packed together. The term is particularly...