For the Hasmoneans I'd advice you to take a look at the Dead Sea scrolls 1Q33 (or 1QM) and 4Q491. Or if you guys don't have acces to them see this: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/luke/ueda-sar...nsOfLight.html. On a Jewish phalanx, one could also follow Sekunda's view which is the one I'd follow.(1) Especially when 1Q33 seems to back it up.


(1) SEKUNDA, N., Hellenistic infantry reform in the 160's, Gdansk, 2006, pp 98-100.

Just my two cents.



-Moros