Phalanx
Encyclopedia
Phalanx, from Ancient Greek
(finger
), may refer to:
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
(finger
Finger
A finger is a limb of the human body and a type of digit, an organ of manipulation and sensation found in the hands of humans and other primates....
), may refer to:
Military
- Phalanx formationPhalanx formationThe phalanx is a rectangular mass military formation, usually composed entirely of heavy infantry armed with spears, pikes, sarissas, or similar weapons...
, in ancient Greek warfare - Phalanx CIWSPhalanx CIWSThe Phalanx CIWS is an anti-ship missile defense system. It is a close-in weapon system and was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division...
, a U.S. Navy defense system to protect against an anti-ship missile
Politics
- North American PhalanxNorth American PhalanxThe North American Phalanx was a secular Utopian community located in Colts Neck Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The NAP was based on the ideas of Charles Fourier, and lasted from 1843 to 1855-1856.- Fourier and founding the community :...
, a utopian community in New Jersey, organized on proto-communist Fourierist principles, or its journal "The Phalanx" - The Spanish FalangeFalangeThe Spanish Phalanx of the Assemblies of the National Syndicalist Offensive , known simply as the Falange, is the name assigned to several political movements and parties dating from the 1930s, most particularly the original fascist movement in Spain. The word means phalanx formation in Spanish....
- The Lebanese Kataeb PartyKataeb PartyThe Lebanese Phalanges , better known in English as the Phalange , is a traditional right-wing Lebanese political party. Although it is officially secular, it is mainly supported by Maronite Christians. The party played a major role in the Lebanese War...
Literature
- Phalanx (comics)Phalanx (comics)The Phalanx are a fictional cybernetic species in the Marvel Comics universe. They have come in conflict with the X-Men and related groups on several occasions. They form a hive mind, linking each member by a telepathy-like system....
, a species of villainous mechanical aliens in Marvel Comics, most recently appearing in Annihilation: Conquest - The PhalanxThe PhalanxThe Phalanx; or Journal of Social Science is a Fourierist journal published in New York City, edited by Albert Brisbane and Osborne Macdaniel from 1843 to 1845....
, a Fourierist journal - Phalanx, the name of the false zombie proof drug in the novel by Max Brooks, World War ZWorld War ZWorld War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War is a 2006 post-apocalyptic horror novel by Max Brooks. It is a follow-up to his 2003 book The Zombie Survival Guide. Rather than a grand overview or narrative, World War Z is a collection of individual accounts in the form of first-person anecdote...
- The Phalanx Nations, a terrorist organization in the young adult novel, The Prophet of YonwoodThe Prophet of YonwoodThe Prophet of Yonwood is an apocalyptic novel by Jeanne DuPrau that was published in 2006. It is the third novel in the series The Books of Ember. It is a prequel, rather than a sequel, to the other three books of the series...
. - Phalanx, a Warhammer 40,000 novelWarhammer 40,000 novelsAfter the creation of the Warhammer 40,000 universe by Games Workshop, the sister company, Black Library, began publishing novels describing the various Space Marine Legions, Imperial Guard and other events in the chronology of this universe.- The Bastion Wars :...
currently being published in serialized form in the monthly publication Hammer and Bolter
Music
- Phalanx (album)Phalanx (album)Phalanx is the first live album released by iconic Australian surf rock band Australian Crawl. It was recorded live at concerts at Bombay Rock Gold Coast, Queensland and at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in October, 1983, during the 'Semantics' tour. The album was initially released on vinyl in...
, a 1983 live album by Australian surf rock band, Australian Crawl - Phalanx, a trance music group formed by Dennis Gertner, DJ ManianDJ ManianDJ Manian is a German producer, DJ, owner of Zooland Records label and a member of the award-winning music dance trio Cascada, alongside fellow DJ Yanou and Natalie Horler...
, and Manuel Schleis - Phalanx (band)Phalanx (band)Phalanx was a jazz quartet featuring guitarist James "Blood" Ulmer, drummer Rashied Ali, tenor saxophonist George Adams, and bassist Sirone. They released three albums in the 1980s, two for DIW Records....
, a jazz music group
Computers
- The fictional secret anti-alien invasion force the player commands in the fanmade UFO: Alien InvasionUFO: Alien InvasionUFO: Alien Invasion is an open source strategy video game in which the player fights aliens that are trying to take control of the Earth. The game is heavily influenced by the X-COM series . It is based on a modified id Tech 2 engine, and runs on Linux, Microsoft Windows, AmigaOS 4, and Mac OS X...
game, an open-source project in the X-COMX-COMX-COM is a series of strategy games created by Julian Gollop. In 2010 2K Marin announced the official reboot of the series, entitled simply XCOM. The original game has a cult following.- Original series :...
tradition. - Phalanx (video game)Phalanx (video game)Phalanx is a space shooter video game designed by ZOOM Inc. for the Sharp X68000, and Kemco for the Super Nintendo and Game Boy Advance.Phalanx is infamous for the incongruous box art in its American release: it displays a bearded elderly man dressed in overalls, wearing a fedora and playing a...
, a Super NES and Game Boy Advance video game - the 13th Colossus from the video game Shadow of the ColossusShadow of the ColossusShadow of the Colossus, released in Japan as , is an action-adventure game published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. The game was released in North America and Japan in October 2005 and PAL territories in February 2006...
- the first Demon (boss) in the PS3 game Demon's SoulsDemon's Soulsis an action role-playing game video game developed primarily by From Software exclusively for the PlayStation 3. It was released in Japan on February 5, 2009 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment...
- the nemesis of the protagonist in the Super NES game Demon's CrestDemon's Crest, is a side-scrolling platform video game developed and published by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the third video game starring Firebrand , following Gargoyle's Quest and Gargoyle's Quest II.-Storyline:Firebrand is on a quest to collect all of the...
- Phalanx is a troop type in the browser game, TravianTravianTravian is a massively multiplayer online browser-based strategy game developed by the German software company Travian Games.The game's developers drew roughly from Classical antiquity and particularly from the Roman Empire to create a predominantly militaristic real-time strategy...
- A Sensor Phalanx is a building which can scan for fleet activity on planets belonging to other players on the browser game, OgameOGameOGame is a text-based, resource-management and space-war themed massively multiplayer online browser game with over two million accounts. OGame was created in 2000 and is produced and maintained by Bioware.. OGame is available in multiple languages, and different nationalities have their own...
- Phalanx was a weapon in the Quake 2 expansion pack, The Reckoning, by Xatrix Entertainment Inc.Gray Matter InteractiveGray Matter Interactive Studios, Inc. was a computer game developer, which was acquired by Activision in January 2002. Gray Matter was previously known as Xatrix Entertainment, Inc....
Other
- PhalanstèrePhalanstèreA phalanstère was a type of building designed for an utopian community and developed in the early 19th century by Charles Fourier. Based on the idea of a phalanx, this self-contained community ideally consisted of 1500-1600 people working together for mutual benefit...
, a building layout developed by utopian socialist Charles Fourier - Phalanx (horse)Phalanx (horse)Phalanx was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by Pilate, a son of the 1916 Belmont Stakes winner, Friar Rock. His dam was the outstanding runner, Jacola, the American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of 1937 who beat the great Seabiscuit by two lengths in the 1938 Laurel Stakes....
, American Champion racehorse - The falanges (legions of spirits) of the Brazilian UmbandaUmbandaUmbanda is an Afro-Brazilian religion that blends African religions with Catholicism, Spiritism and Kardecism, and considerable indigenous lore....
religion - Phalanx Family Ties, a street family in Law & Order: Special Victims UnitLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced...