What military formation was central to Macedonian battlefield success?
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Correct answer: The Macedonian phalanx with sarissas
The sarissa was a pike up to 6 meters long that allowed the Macedonian phalanx to outreach opposing hoplite spears. Soldiers arranged in multiple ranks leveled their sarissas forward, creating an impenetrable hedge of overlapping points. Combined with the Companion cavalry on the flanks, this formation proved decisive at Granicus, Issus, and Gaugamela.
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