AWA245 - Why did the sarissa fall out of use until the late medieval period?

Ancient Warfare Podcast

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🗓️ 24 March 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Listener Andy Shaw wonders why the sarissa 'seems to fall out of use between the two periods even though protecting infantry from cavalry remains a consistent problem across ancient and medieval warfare'?

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