I remember the time commanders episode where the Egyptian phalanxes met Seleucid phalanxes. They stood a good way apart and just threw their pikes forward and then pulled them back etc.

Roman infantry are quite armoured though so many probably won't die because their armour and big shield will deflect the spearpoint. Has anyone played the mod where the Gauls replace the Romans at trebia? How did the phalanx do against the armourless swordsmen?

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