As a standalone force the Roman legion is superior(though not easy as mass blocks of pikemen still were effective) but with combined arms the Macedonian Phalanx has more use.
Not sure how many accounts there are of the Hoplite Phalanx vs the Legion.
Re: Legion vs. Phalanx
As a standalone force the Roman legion is superior(though not easy as mass blocks of pikemen still were effective) but with combined arms the Macedonian Phalanx has more use.
Not sure how many accounts there are of the Hoplite Phalanx vs the Legion.
Last edited by Phalanx300; 11-17-2009 at 13:25.
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