Maniple
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Sep 28, 2026
Jeremy Ryan SlateGUEST
Early on, Rome had fought in a Greek-style phalanx.
Jeremy Ryan SlateGUEST
Then they fight in something called the Manipole, which comes from the idea of a hand, where they kind of be more circular.
Jeremy Ryan SlateGUEST
He creates the more modern Roman fighting
Rob FoxHOST
that everyone knows.
Jeremy Ryan SlateGUEST
So Rome originally, if you go back kind of in the way B.C., like around 600, 700 B.C., they're fighting in kind of the Macedonian-style phalanx, which was kind of the standard thing for a lot of Greek civilizations to fight in.
Jeremy Ryan SlateGUEST
Later on, they start fighting in something called the Manipole, Manipole meaning hand, like kind of this formation like this.
Jeremy Ryan SlateGUEST
He changes the formation to something called the Testudo.
Jeremy Ryan SlateGUEST
Have you ever seen, like, when they all put their shields up? Oh, yeah.