Assertion: phalanx | /r/ObjectUse | used in battle
Facets:
value: in greek texts
type: LOCATION
value: on the march
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: A phalanx is a formation used in battle.
text: The phalanx, then, could be employed in battle in a great 'pushing match' with the front-liners literally being pushed forward by the shields of the soldiers behind them or, as the phalanx evolved, as a 'battering ram' to break the front lines while cavalry harried the flanks.
text: In Greek texts, the phalanx may be deployed for battle, on the march, or even camped, thus describing the mass of infantry or cavalry that would deploy in line during battle.