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  1. Sarissa
    The sarissa or sarisa (σάρισα) was a 4 to 7 meter (13–21 feet) long spear used in the ancient Greek and Hellenistic warfare. It was introduced by Philip II of Macedon and was used in the traditional Greek phalanx formation as a replacement for the earlier dory, which was considerably shorte...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarissa

  2. Sarissa
    Macedonian pike.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20764

  3. sarissa
    (from the article `spear`) ...used by Sumerian armies as early as 3,000 . Two thousand years later the Greeks refined the concept, using pikes 6 to 9 feet (2 to 3 m) long. ... ...used wagons, despite a tradition that Philip had forced his soldiers to carry their own provisions and equipment. The cor...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/32

  4. Sarissa
    pike; Macedonian heavy thrusting spear used by both mounted troops and infantry.
    Found op http://s_van_dorst.tripod.com/Ancient_Warfare/Greece/greek_glossary.html

  5. Sarissa
    A two-handed spear or pike of Macedonian origin used by the Macedonian phalanx.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21596

  6. sarissa
    1) Macedonian pike
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/sarissa/1

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