{"product_id":"mac-35b","title":"MAC-35B  - Hypaspist  | John Jenkins Designs","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMAC-35B – Macedonian Hypaspist | John Jenkins Designs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the military campaigns of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander the Great\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Macedonian army employed a carefully coordinated system of infantry and cavalry formations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the centre of this system stood the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMacedonian phalanx\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whose soldiers carried the exceptionally long \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003esarissa pike\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile almost impossible to penetrate directly from the front, the phalanx was vulnerable to attacks against its flanks because its tightly packed infantrymen could not easily turn or reposition their weapons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHypaspists\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an elite formation equipped with traditional hoplite-style weapons, were assigned the responsibility of protecting these vulnerable positions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir greater manoeuvrability allowed them to respond to battlefield threats more readily than the heavily armed phalangites.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMAC-35B – Macedonian Hypaspist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Jenkins Designs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e depicts a member of this elite Macedonian infantry formation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis variation features a distinctive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebronze shield decorated with black markings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, distinguishing it from the other Hypaspist figures in the collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe figure is designed to complement the other Macedonian Hypaspists, allowing collectors to build a varied formation protecting the flanks of Alexander's phalanx.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Jenkins Designs Armies and Enemies of Ancient Greece and Macedonia collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow available from The Military Workshop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Jenkins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53203243729178,"sku":"MAC-35B","price":77.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/0154\/0890\/files\/MAC-35B.jpg?v=1792827973","url":"https:\/\/themilitaryworkshop.com\/products\/mac-35b","provider":"The Military Workshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}