While they should be kept out of melee, their javelins can inflict nasty losses to unsupported enemy infantry. Peltasts are young skirmishers sent in front of the battle line to disrupt enemy formations.
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One of the heaviest units available to the Greeks, they are able to stand against any enemy and hold their own even against crack troops.Įxtremely expensive to equip and maintain, they are to be placed where the most intense fighting is going to be. Mail-armoured and better trained, heavy hoplites are a unit that can be relied upon in most occasions.Ĭhosen from the best hoplites of the polis, and richly armed, the sacred band is a truly elite unit. Their slow moving formation makes them vulnerable to flanking and skirmishers, meaning that unsupported hoplites are likely to fare poorly against a more balanced army.įormed by wealthier citizens, those heavy hoplites are a traditionalist unit that took advantage of the warfare evolution brought by the recent Celtic invasion. Still able to form a solid wall of shields and spears, they can go toe to toe with most infantry. The trademark of Greek military for centuries, hoplites are a slowly fading out warrior type, brought on the brink of obsolescence by the post-Peloponnesian warfare evolution. However, due to their little defence and poor training, they are prone to take heavy losses and run, making them a poor choice against anything better than other levies. The classical Greek levy hoplite is recruited from the poorer strata of the polis.Īrmed with spear, wooden aspis, and a cheap helmet, they can form a shield wall able to absorb most light infantry and light cavalry assaults.
While simple weapon, a well-placed sling shot could bring down even an armoured warrior, making them useful skirmishers in front of the battle line.Īs with archers, they shouldn't relied upon in melee. Slingers are recruited from hill shepherds, where the sling is often an useful tool to chase away predators from the herds.
Outclassed by eastern archers, these troops won't last long in melee. Greek archers are levied from poor farmers around the polis, skilled in the use of the bow to catch a meal when crops were poor.Īrmed with a short bow and a dagger, they should be expected to work as support of the battle line against light armoured troops and on the walls in sieges.
In the early game the Greeks will rely on an old-fashioned army, with a mix of classical hoplites and units inspired by the Iphicratean reforms.Īs their cavalry cannot match the Macedonians in quality or quantity, the focus is on an infantry capable of both forming a solid anchor on the center and being more flexible on the flanks while still able to deal with enemy cavalry with the support of their own horses. Will you succeed in the epic struggle to regain the lost greatness, or will you be crushed by the Macedonian phalanx? The Greek City States roughly represent the Chremoidean League, an alliance of the classical Greek cities against the Macedonians.Īlthough historically ill-fated, the union of Sparta, Athens, Patras, and part of the Cretans was the greatest attempt by the Greeks to reassert their independence, and their fate now is in the hands of the player.
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