MAC-02B - Three Phalangites with Red Shields, Macedonian Phalanx D-Day there were still several different

there were still several different uniforms pre the 1778 regulations

The Immortals relied on discipline

representing the importance of communication

ROM118A - Fight to the Death - Imperial Red Shield captures the intensity of a desperate close combat encounter between warriors

MAC-02B - Three Phalangites with Red Shields, Macedonian Phalanx D-Day there were still several differentThe Macedonian phalanx was an infantry formation developed by Philip II and used by his son Alexander the Great to conquer the Achaemenid Empire and defeat armies of other kingdoms. Phalanxes remained dominant on battlefields throughout the Hellenistic period, until they were ultimately displaced by the Roman Legions. In 359 BC the Macedonian army led by the king Perdiccas III, was decidedly defeated by the Illyrians. Perdiccas brother Philip II had