Sarissa
Sarissa (Greek), the 18 to 21 foot (5.5 to 6.5 m) long pike of the hoplites of the Macedonian phalanx, from which the name sarissophoroi (»sarissa bearers«) derives, meaning pikemen.
Available Miniatures
- Macedonian Phalangites, 1:72 HaT 8043
- Macedonian Phalanx, 1:72 Zvezda 8019
- Macedonian Infantry, 1:72 HYTTY 2002
- The Army of Pyrrhus of Epirus (Set 1), 1:72 Linear-A 028
- Ptolemaic Infantry Phalanx (Set 1), 1:72 Linear-A 034
- Seleucid Elephants vs. Ptolemaic Elephants, 1:72 Linear-A 049
- Carthaginian War Elephants, 3rd Century B.C., 1:72 HaT 8023
Bibliography
- Connolly, Peter: The Greek Armies (Lond. 1977)
Source: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon, 6. Auflage 1905–1909