A damaged 3rd-century BCE painting of a Macedonian cavalryman wielding a spear (perhaps a sarissa or a xyston?). Found by K. F. Kinch, with the new painting of the original painting by Oscar Willerup.
The sarissophoroi (σαρισσοφόροι, sarissa bearers; singular: sarissophorosσαρισσοφόρος), also called prodromoi, were a unit of light cavalry in the ancient Macedonian army.
The sarissophoroi (σαρισσοφόροι, sarissa bearers; singular: sarissophoros σαρισσοφόρος), also called prodromoi, were a unit of light cavalry in the ancient...
however, the cavalrymen of this unit are sometimes referred to as sarissophoroi, "pikemen" or "lancers", which leads to the conclusion that they were...
a Macedonian general. At the Battle of Gaugamela, he commanded the sarissophoroi (also known as prodromoi), a unit of versatile cavalry, adept at scouting...
Aretes commanded the sarissophoroi. It would appear that the same unit of cavalry was known by both names. The prodromoi/sarissophoroi acted as scouts, reconnoitering...
infrequently by Ancient Greeks (who used hippeis such as prodromoi or sarissophoroi) and Ancient Romans (who used auxiliaries such as equites Numidarum...
(prodromoi) called the sarissophoroi who also wielded sarissas, albeit somewhat shorter versions. However, the term "sarissophoroi" eventually stops showing...
under the name of prodromoi (skirmishers), consisted of Macedonian sarissophoroi, so-called from the sarissa, a lance from 14 to 16 feet (4.9 m) long...
centuries. Hetair-, a Greek linguistic root Hetaireia Panegorus Pezhetairos Sarissophoroi Somatophylakes Hanson, Victor Davis (2007-12-18). Carnage and Culture:...
Gaugamela, the Paionian cavalry were placed on the right flank with the sarissophoroi. In 331 BC, the Paionian cavalry routed a large force of Persian cavalry...
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