The phalanx was arectangular<span> mass military </span>formation<span>, usually composed entirely of </span>heavy infantry<span> armed with </span>spears<span>, </span>pikes<span>, </span>sarissas<span>, or similar </span>weapons<span>. The term is particularly and originally used to describe the use of this formation in </span>Ancient Greek warfare<span>, although the ancient Greek writers used it to also describe any massed infantry formation, regardless of its equipment.</span>
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The Greeks won a decisive victory, losing only 192 men to the Persians' 6,400 (according to the historian Herodotus).
The correct answer is option c. "iron and timber". Meroë is an ancient African city located on the east bank of the Nile. This city economic and political strength was based on its rich sources of iron ore and timber, resources used for building is own infrastructures and for trading purposes to other cities.
