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The mesangylon (Template:Lang-el) was a javelin with a strap (Template:Lang-el) for throwing it by. Its name is attested, among others, in the works of Euripides,[1] Polybius [2] and Arrian. It is one of the weapons used in Alexander's experimental phalanx [3]
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Ancient mechanical artillery and hand-held missile weapons | |
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| Generic terms | |
| Crew-served arrow-throwers | |
| Crew-served stone-throwers | |
| Hand-held weapons | |
