Roman unitsize

[BigTex]

But the Spartan phalanx was different from the Makedonian one, and off course the Spartans were some of the best drilled soldiers in Greece. Don't know of they still were in EB's timeframe though, but I also don't know which period (before or after the rise of Makedon) you are reffering too.

I'd be refering to around the timeframe of Thermopoly. But it was a simple manuever that prevented the front from weakening so I doubt that they would have gotten rid of that.

[Ludens]

I'd be refering to around the timeframe of Thermopoly. But it was a simple manuever that prevented the front from weakening so I doubt that they would have gotten rid of that.

Spartans used shorter spears than the Makedonian, especially in the classical period, so I think that their units would have an far easier time spreading out of moving closer to fill the gaps. On the other hand, the Makedonian phalanx was rather immobile in post-Alexandrian times. So I am not convinced the Makedonian phalanx was a solid line.