首先就是最常见的长矛兵又称方阵步兵，其中精锐为伙伴步兵Pezhetairoi手持Sarissa/莎里萨，根据波利比乌斯/Polybius在《历史》中记载“the length of the sarissae is sixteen cubits according to the original design， which has been reduced in practice to fourteen”长度极限约16肘尺，实际使用长度为14肘尺而泰奥弗拉托斯/Theophrastus's在《植物研究》第 234-235页中记载“The height of the 'male' tree is at most twelve cubits， the length of the longest Macedonian spear， the stem up to the point where it divides not being very tall.”长度约为12肘尺，可能是年代不同所以长度也不固定，综合记载来看在5-7米左右，一般以山茱萸或白蜡杆制成，重4kg左右。
