Assertion: phalanx | /r/CapableOf | decline in use
Facets:
value: after alexander’s
type: TEMPORAL
value: steadily
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The phalanx formation reached its height of effectiveness in the conquests of Alexander the Great who was able to move large bodies of men very quickly and whose brilliant strategies on the field made skillful use of the formation, but the phalanx steadily declined in use after Alexander’s death.