The mesangylon () was a javelin with a strap () for throwing it by. Its name is attested, among others, in the works of Euripides,Eur.Ph.1141, Eur.Andr.1133 PolybiusPol.22.3.9 and Arrian. It is one of the weapons used in Alexander's experimental phalanx.Arrian 7.23
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