City States: Phalangites

City States: Phalangites While Hoplites are the citizen soldiery of a given City State the Phalangites are its professional army. Hardboiled and scarred veterans of countless campaigns Phalangites take everything that makes a phalanx deadly and kick it up a notch. Eschewing the use of the hoplon (shield) their daily drills allow them to employ their pikes the dreaded sarissa while holding formation. This turns them into both a hammer and an anvil allowing them to retain their defensive nature while crushing the opposition behind an impenetrable hedge. Package Contents: Infantry Dual Kit: 12 plastic miniatures that can either make Hoplites or Phalangites 1 set of Infantry Bases 2 Command Cards.