Mesangylon

The mesangylon (Greek: μεσάγκυλον) was a javelin with a strap (Greek: ἀγκύλη) 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.

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