- 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...
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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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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...
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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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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...
- 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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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...
- the
Summer Lady
would flow into
Sarissa, thus
thwarting (some of) Mab's plans. Mab had
considered the
chance that
Sarissa wouldn't
become the
Winter Lady...
- was emplo**** by Gr**** hoplites, the
sarissa, a type of pike (5.5 m or 18 ft), was adopted. The
length of the
sarissa allowed to
increase the
number of file...
