Talk:Hypaspists

In that last sentence you mention hypasists were equipped just like "foot companions": Were they not one and the same?

Rama Reddy

I was under the impression that the hypaspistai were a sort of mobile infantry. Weren't they used at Guagamela as a feint to lure the Persian cavalry out of formation? -Thaigear

As I understand it, the Hypaspists are a more mobile fighting force than the phalangites (foot companions). They did not fight in a phalanx but could move around a lot faster to aid the Cavalry wherever they were needed. - (someone who ought to register)


 * Yes, the Hypaspists was a mobile fighting force, the were the elite of the ancient Macedonian infantry, but they fought in a phalanx, however, not as the Pezhetairoi, but as Hoplites. 80.217.145.164 15:33, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

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i thought the hypaspist wore more armor than what is shown in the image. any one thinks so as well? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Immortals (talk • contribs) 22:57, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

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