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EDIT: ... and Attalus commanded one of the phalanx brigades at Hydaspes (Agrianian units at Granicus and Gaugamela, with Coenus leading cavalry at the Hydaspes. I should have just opined ' Parmenio and Antipitar ; the latter's night breakthrough at Amphissa prior to Chaeronea was effected with caval...

Boy, it feels very edifying I was able to recharge such a fascinating thread. Thanks for your scholarly input, Paralus et el. Come Sunday I'll continue amid the discussion in detail. Forgive me, I was in error on some detail in attempting to support my view that the Macedonian cavalry took part in t...

Sorry, I did it again!

I have to become used to the feature on here that when one edits a post, it gets deleted pending approval. I had to add something I considered paramount. I'll leave it alone no matter what else I may think of amid my theories when it goes back up. Great stuff on here!

Thanks for responding Paralus. Indeed, when I found this thread I didn't realize initially how old it was, hence the absence of any mention as source-material of the recent biographies of Philip II by Ian Worthington and Richard A. Gabriel . Thank you for the references: the article by Sears and Wil...

Hi Alexias. My apologies - I kept editing the post with minor points and corrected grammar. I'll leave it now. I will state my agreement that Alexander's supposed pivotal role as the leader of the Macedonian left wing at Chaeronea may be exaggerated, as that would make for the kind of heroic image h...

Perhaps Alexander led a mounted phalanx with sarisae?? Yes! This is worth consideration, Paralus; I was scouting to see if someone mentioned Plutarch's specific wording that the Thebans lay slain after facing the long spears of Philip's phalanx, and I apologize if somebody mentioned it earlier and ...