How the Macedonian phalanxes at Pydna were formed up without a flexible troop between battalions or regiments baffles me, especially considering experience with enallax formations at Sellasia and the concept going all the way back to Pyrrhus
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@BretDevereaux once suggested they were held back as an exploitation force. It’s possible there was a general failure of command because of how the battle started. Or maybe they maneuvered to attack a flank, and realized the battle was lost before they could charge
Yeah, as an exploitation force, or as the decisive hammer to be let loose once the Romans were fully engaged. My entirely speculative guess is that Perseus was waiting for the triarii to be engaged so that there wasn't a reserve that could respond to his cavalry.
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Since the Romans won the fight with the first two lines, the triarii never came into action and it may have been that by the time Perseus realized he wasn't going to get his window, the battle was already too far gone.
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Or was the phalanx too successful at first, drawing the fight into terrain that was also not that great for cavalry, preventing the flank attack?
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