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Mesangylon

The mesangylon was a javelin with a strap for throwing it by. Its name is attested, among others, in the works of Euripides, Polybius and Arrian. It is one of the weapons used in Alexander's experimental phalanx.

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The mesangylon (Greek: μεσάγκυλον) was a javelin with a strap (Greek: ἀγκύλη) for throwing it by. Its name is attested, among others, in the works of Euripides,1 Polybius2 and Arrian. It is one of the weapons used in Alexander's experimental phalanx.3

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  1. Eur.Ph.1141, Eur.Andr.1133
  2. Pol.22.3.9
  3. Arrian 7.23
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