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Both Bosworth (1973: 247–48) and Griffi th, in Hammond and Griffi th
1979: 711, argue that the asthetairoi represented half of the phalanx brigades.
36. τὴν μὲν μίαν τῶν νεῶν οἱ ὑπασπισταὶ ἔλαβον... τὴν ἑτέραν δὲ ἡ
Κοίνου τάξις οἱ ἀσθέταιροι καλούμενοι.
37. While the general consensus is that Alcetas took over his brother’s
taxis on the latter’s promotion to hipparch (cavalry leader; see Heckel
1992: 135 and n. 378), it is possible, given the nature of this mission that
Attalus is here leading, that this is Perdiccas’ old brigade ( cf. Berve, 1926:
209, n. 2).
38. Bosworth 1973: 247–48; Griffi th, in Hammond and Griffi th 1979:
711.
39. Bosworth 1973: 247–49.
40. Heckel 1992: 180.
41. See note 37.
42. Nicolo Machiavelli remarks in his The Art of War (1965: 45) that
“the Macedonian phalanx was like the Swiss regiments of today.” See
Kurz 1977: esp. pp. 69–135; Miller and Embleton 1979: 13–17.
43. Richards 2002: 8–9, 19–22, 63.
44. Oman 1924: 254–55; Snook 1998: 24.
45. Tallett 1992: 23–24.
46. On the nature of warfare with pikes in the late Middle Ages and
Early Modern Period, see Oman 1924: 252–80; Tallett 1992: 21–28; Kurz:
1977; Albi de La Cuesta 1999.
47. Tallett 1992: 21.
48. Oman, 1924: 255–56. Machiavelli, however, pointed out the vulnerability
of the pikemen not supported by heavily armed swordsmen
and arquebusmen (1965: 49, 51–52).
49. See Anson 2004: 1–33.
50. Diodorus has omitted from his enumeration of both opposing forces
reference to light-armed infantry (see Devine 1985: 77–78, 81). While
these troops are not listed in Diodorus’ description of Eumenes’ army, his
listed total for the latter’s forces differs from that for the indicated units
by about 18,000. The general assumption is that these represented the
light-armed contingents (see Devine 1985: 77–78). The corresponding
listing of Antigonus’ forces included in his phalanx explicitly does not
include light-armed troops (Diod. 19.29.1–6).
51. The argyrapids are Alexander’s former hypaspists (see Anson 1981:
117–20).
52. Markle 1999: 248.
53. Devine 1975: 375. In general, I am following Devine’s description
of Alexander’s battle formation.
54. Bosworth 1973: 247–50.