Examples of sarissas in the following topics:
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- In the interim between conflicts, Philip focused on strengthening
his army and his overall position domestically, introducing the phalanx
infantry corps and arming them with long spears, called sarissas.
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- The Macedonian phalanx, armed with the sarissa, a spear up to 20 feet long, had been developed and perfected by Alexander's father, Philip II.
- In India, confronted by Porus's elephant corps, the Macedonians opened their ranks to envelop the elephants, and used their sarissas to strike upwards and dislodge the elephants' handlers.