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@misc{warandmilitaryatlas-ancient,
  author = {War and Military Atlas},
  title = {Ancient},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://military.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/doctrine/ancient},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

Doctrines of the classical world, formed before roughly 500 CE: the combined-arms and phalanx doctrines of Macedon, the legionary doctrine of the Roman Republic, and Carthage's own strategic tradition. Belongs here: a named way of fighting attested in the classical Mediterranean world. Does not belong here: a doctrine formed after the western Roman collapse, which belongs to Medieval.

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