The phalanx formation used by Greek armies had a distinct tendency to veer to the right during battle, "because fear makes each man do his best to shelter his unarmed side with the shield of the man next him on the right".
A formación de falanxe utilizada polos exércitos gregos tiña tendencia a trasladarse cara á dereita durante a batalla, porque "o medo fai que cada home faga o posíbel para escudar o seu lado descuberto co escudo do home situado á súa dereita".