List of Tables

Table 1	Comparison of the Newcastle spike, the Vergina find and the average hoplite sauroter.
Table 2	References to the size of the sarissa for different time periods.
Table 3	References to the size of the sarissa (in modern units) for different time periods.
Table 4	The size of the sarissa at different times across the Hellenistic Period.
Table 5	Tabulated data for the constituent parts of the sarissa.
Table 6	The weight of the panoply carried by the Iphicratean peltast c.374BC.
Table 7	A summary of the necessary criteria for an effective phalangite combative posture per stance.
Table 8	The projected distance of the tip of the sarissa in the ‘ready position’ per posture and participant.
Table 9	The projected distance of the tip of the sarissa at full arm extension per posture and participant.
Table 10	The trajectory of attacks made with the sarissa per posture and participant.
Table 11	The proximity of ‘primary strikes’ to the target area.
Table 12	The proximity of ‘secondary strikes’ to the target area.
Table 13	The ‘energy multiplier’ required to calculate the penetration of armour of different thicknesses
Table 14	The ‘energy multiplier’ required to calculate the penetration of armour at different angles
Table 15	The energy required for the sarissa to penetrate armour of different thicknesses and at different angles
Table 16	The distribution of officers and troops within a file of the phalanx.
Table 17	The organizational structure of the pike-phalanx based upon files of sixteen.
Table 18	The number of officers per phalangarchia
Table 19	Examples of the ratio of infantry to cavalry in the times of Alexander and the Successors.