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title: "Legion vs Phalanx - Battle at Dog's Head"
description: "Who would win in a fight? A man holding a 16-foot pike or the guy trying to poke him with a 2-foot sword? And what if it’s not just one soldier, but thousands of them. On one side, a compact mass of pikemen. On the other, a loser formation of soldiers wielding short swords. This was the Battle of Cynoscephalae. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?subconfirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Biographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zmLmUHsjQ Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ XPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUed9mZ3dlyYQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/"
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datePublished: 2022-11-26T18:00:32.000Z
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Who would win in a fight? A man holding a 16-foot pike or the guy trying to poke him with a 2-foot sword? And what if it’s not just one soldier, but thousands of them. On one side, a compact mass of pikemen. On the other, a loser formation of soldiers wielding short swords. This was the Battle of Cynoscephalae. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?subconfirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Biographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zmLmUHsjQ Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ XPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUed9mZ3dlyYQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/

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