but why could the macedonian have longer spear ? I suppose the reason they had longer spears is not because they were the first one to have the idea, but because they had unlocked new features (technological, military training, ...) that allows them to handle such longer spears without drawbacks ?
It's a matter of training. Spears were in general getting longer as time passed, it's just the Macedonians that decided to take the leap from 8-10 foot dory to the full 20+ foot pike. The trade offs required for this length was a weapon that simply had to be used two handed so any shield used had to be small and near useless against missiles, and a need for the unit to keep formation - simply put if a pikeman was cut off and on his own he would have been at a huge disadvantage against nearly every other type of weapon.
@@rags417 Agree. Length is the answer, and there *were* drawbacks as you've described well. In addition, what no one has mentioned in this thread, is the Macedonian sarissa was used underhand, with both hands. While the more traditional Greek spear (e.g. Sparta) could be used overhand or underhand, it was usually used overhand.
true, but more often than not the Phalanx pushed the Roman's back on first contact; so there was a superiority there. Unfortunately for the Hellenistic armies the Romans looser formation, and reliance on the sword, meant that once the Phalanx started to loose cohesion as it advanced, pretty much a given in the case of Successor Armies. The Phalangites stood no real chance in the resulting melee.
Díky za video bylo skvělé.Zajímalo by mně jak Evropani převzali Arabské číslice??A později i celý svět./Thanks for the video, it was great. I wonder how the Europeans adopted Arabic numerals?? And later the whole world.
What wood did they choose to make them with? and please, No guessing, if you don't know as a fact, please do not state to me as if you do, no offence guys.
I'm just reading a history of Phillip and his son Alexander - basically a history of the Macedonians. Including that long spear and a professional army. Though I would have to challenge calling the Macedonians "Greek".
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Philip's background history is amazing. He was Indeed a military and diplomatic genius. The man that started it all.
He was an amazing man who laid the groundwork for Alexander‘s conquests!
but why could the macedonian have longer spear ? I suppose the reason they had longer spears is not because they were the first one to have the idea, but because they had unlocked new features (technological, military training, ...) that allows them to handle such longer spears without drawbacks ?
The length of spears is usually limited by weight and the fact that they might break if they’re too long
It's not the length. It's the girth. Oh sorry wrong comment section
It's a matter of training. Spears were in general getting longer as time passed, it's just the Macedonians that decided to take the leap from 8-10 foot dory to the full 20+ foot pike. The trade offs required for this length was a weapon that simply had to be used two handed so any shield used had to be small and near useless against missiles, and a need for the unit to keep formation - simply put if a pikeman was cut off and on his own he would have been at a huge disadvantage against nearly every other type of weapon.
"Unlocked"?? They might have "discovered", "learned", "identified", but they didn't "unlock". The Macedonians weren't playing a game, you know.
@@rags417 Agree. Length is the answer, and there *were* drawbacks as you've described well.
In addition, what no one has mentioned in this thread, is the Macedonian sarissa was used underhand, with both hands. While the more traditional Greek spear (e.g. Sparta) could be used overhand or underhand, it was usually used overhand.
It makes sense. A professional soldier should be a better fighter than conscripted farmers.
Good video.
As you work to improve your future videos, I recommend you give credit to the artists who drew such great images.
Good short video, subbed
Thanks for the sub!
Thats why the phalanx was so powerful in Rome 1 Total war!!!!
And then It was nerfed with the next games....
Camping a chokepoint with Rome 1 phalanxes basically meant an automatic win 🤣
true, but more often than not the Phalanx pushed the Roman's back on first contact; so there was a superiority there. Unfortunately for the Hellenistic armies the Romans looser formation, and reliance on the sword, meant that once the Phalanx started to loose cohesion as it advanced, pretty much a given in the case of Successor Armies. The Phalangites stood no real chance in the resulting melee.
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Díky za video bylo skvělé.Zajímalo by mně jak Evropani převzali Arabské číslice??A později i celý svět./Thanks for the video, it was great. I wonder how the Europeans adopted Arabic numerals?? And later the whole world.
What wood did they choose to make them with? and please, No guessing, if you don't know as a fact, please do not state to me as if you do, no offence guys.
According to Nicholas Victor Sekunda‘s 2001 paper „The Sarissa“, they were made of either ash wood or cornel wood!
@@60secsknowledge Thanks. Interestingly cues for pool/billiards/snooker are often made with ash.
@@justme.9711 Sounds like you have some experience in woodworking!
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I'm just reading a history of Phillip and his son Alexander - basically a history of the Macedonians. Including that long spear and a professional army. Though I would have to challenge calling the Macedonians "Greek".
They were Greek although considered slightly barbaric and uncultured by Southern Greek states.
Here we go again. There is a thing called genome. Look it up...