{"product_id":"9781472831873-macedonian-phalangite-vs-persian-warrior","title":"Macedonian Phalangite vs Persian Warrior","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander confronts the Achaemenids, 334–331 BC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander’s phalangites clash with Persian foot-soldiers in three key battles of the Ancient World.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn August 334 BC, Alexander the Great invaded the Persian Empire and systematically set about its conquest.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the core of Alexander’s army were 10,000 members of the phalanx, the phalangites. Armed with a long pike and fighting in formations up to 16 ranks deep, these grizzled veterans were the mainstay of the Macedonian army.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Facing them were the myriad armies of the peoples that made up the Persian Empire. At the centre of these forces was the formation known as the Immortals: 10,000 elite infantry, armed with spears and bows. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this study, a noted authority assesses the origins, combat role and battlefield performance of Alexander’s phalangites and their Persian opponents in three key battles of the era – the Granicus River, Issus and Gaugamela – at the dawn of a new way of waging war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451512271222,"sku":"9781472831873","price":11.32,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31196926.jpg?v=1760462799","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472831873-macedonian-phalangite-vs-persian-warrior","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}