Syracuse (Rise of the Republic) Melee Cavalry

Native Ligurian Horsemen

The Ligurians were an ancient Indo-European people from a region of northwestern Italy, to which they gave their name, south of the Alps. Strabo claims that they were different people to the Gauls, who also descended southward from the Alps, though many Ligurian customs resembled those of the marauding Celts. The expansions of Gallic tribes and Etruscan cities meant that Liguria's territory was heavily reduced, with some tribes even migrating to northern Corsica. Ligurians were viewed as a warlike people, and were highly valued as mercenaries, being employed on multiple occasions by Carthaginian generals and Greek tyrants alike. Ligurian pirates were also known to attack trade ships in the Tyrrhean and Ligurian seas, as stated by Diodorus Siculus and Strabo. Rome engaged in a long and drawn-out war against the Ligurians during the Republic's expansion, ultimately assimilating the native tribes into Roman culture during the 2nd century BC.

Unit Name Native Ligurian Horsemen

Main Unit Key inv_local_ligurian_horsemen

Land Unit Key inv_ligurian_horsemen

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 800

Recruitment Cost 800

Upkeep Cost 160

Melee Attack 35

Weapon Damage 27

├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_spear_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 7

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 10

├ Bonus vs Elephants 10

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 30

Melee Defence 20

├ Base Defence 20

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 30

├ Armour leather

├ Armour Defence 30

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 80

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 15

├ Mount rome_celtic_horse_spear_shield_m

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health 25

Base Morale 40

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Good attack
• Average defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average morale

Recuitment Requirement
Unit Resouces	inv_local_ligurian_units
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Capitoline Hill (inv_all_capitoline_hill) Level 0 Megapolis (inv_gre_major_town_3) Level 2 Metropolis (inv_gre_major_town_4) Level 3 Euryalus (inv_gre_major_town_5) Level 4 Civil Town (inv_gre_minor_town_civil_3) Level 2 Civil Colony (inv_gre_minor_town_civil_4) Level 3 Farming Town (inv_gre_minor_town_farm_3) Level 2 Farming Colony (inv_gre_minor_town_farm_4) Level 3 Market Town (inv_gre_minor_town_trade_3) Level 2 Market Colony (inv_gre_minor_town_trade_4) Level 3 Town (Amber Trader) (inv_greek_amber_3) Level 2 Colony (Amber Road) (inv_greek_amber_4) Level 3 Town (Shaft Mine) (inv_greek_gold_3) Level 2 Colony (Sluiced Mine) (inv_greek_gold_4) Level 3 Town (Grain Irrigated Farm) (inv_greek_grain_3) Level 2 Colony (Grain Estate) (inv_greek_grain_4) Level 3 Colony (Master Horse Breeders) (inv_greek_horse_3) Level 2 Colony (Armourer) (inv_greek_iron_armour_3) Level 2 Colony (Weaponsmith) (inv_greek_iron_weapon_3) Level 2 Town (Shaft Mine) (inv_greek_lead_3) Level 2 Colony (Sluiced Mine) (inv_greek_lead_4) Level 3 Town (Leather Workshop) (inv_greek_leather_3) Level 2 Colony (Master Leather Workshop) (inv_greek_leather_4) Level 3 Town (Timber Yard) (inv_greek_lumber_3) Level 2 Colony (Timber Trader) (inv_greek_lumber_4) Level 3 Town (Marble Cutter) (inv_greek_marble_3) Level 2 Colony (Marble Architect) (inv_greek_marble_4) Level 3 Town (Mola Olearia) (inv_greek_olive_3) Level 2 Colony (Olive Oil Trader) (inv_greek_olive_4) Level 3 Town (Dye Works) (inv_greek_purple_dye_3) Level 2 Colony (Master Dye Works) (inv_greek_purple_dye_4) Level 3 Town (Salt Kiln) (inv_greek_salt_3) Level 2 Colony (Salt Workshop) (inv_greek_salt_4) Level 3 Town (Winemaker) (inv_greek_wine_3) Level 2 Colony (Master Winemaker) (inv_greek_wine_4) Level 3

Faction Availability

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