Hispania Melee Cavalry

Scholae Palatinae

When a Roman Emperor went just about anywhere, he took his Scholae - the palace guard - with him. Essentially the successors of the corrupt, abolished Praetorians, the Scholae operated outside of the Legions' control, answering instead to the Magister Officorum, one of the senior civil offices of the late Roman state. Commanded in the field by the Emperor himself, Scholae were always recruited from non-Roman citizens. Presumably this was similar to the Ptolemaic Pharaohs' hiring of Galatian Celts as their bodyguards or many future Byzantine Emperors' use of Nordic warriors - the Varangian Guard - to protect them; someone who isn't a citizen, but is on the payroll, is less likely to revolt or engage in subterfuge against the throne.

Unit Name Scholae Palatinae

Main Unit Key att_rom_scholae_palatinae

Land Unit Key att_rom_scholae_palatinae

Naval Unit Key att_cor_light_rom

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 650

Recruitment Cost 650

Upkeep Cost 355

Melee Attack 49

Melee Damage 32

├ Melee Weapon att_spear

├ Melee Base Damage 24

├ Armour-piercing Damage 8

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 20

├ Attack Against Elephants 20

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 49

Melee Defence 41

├ Base Defence 11

├ Shield att_round_small

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 32

├ Armour att_scale

├ Armour Defence 27

└ Shield Armour 5

Health 239

├ Man Entity att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 90

├ Bonus Hit Points 24

├ Mount att_rom_scholae_palatinae_horse

├ Mount Entity att_horse_medium

└ Mount Health 125

Morale 43

Abilities

• Diamond
  The unit moves into a diamond-shaped attack formation.
• Steady
  Improves the unit's ability to defend at the cost of their mobility.

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Cavalry Compound (att_bld_roman_west_military_cavalry_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
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