Rome (Samnite Wars) Spear Infantry

Gladiator Spearmen

Gladiators were usually slaves, condemned criminals or prisoners of war but others did enter the arena. Those with debts or a lust for glory could sell themselves as gladiators, and soldiers who had given ground might be sent to the arena as punishment. A gladiator's life was arduous and brutal, even before fighting in the games. Trainees could, and would, be killed in practice if they fought beneath their abilities, as a way of encouraging the others. The ludus, the training ground and home of gladiators, was run by a lanista, and within its walls his word was law. Outside the arena he was considered to be on the bottom rung of society; some Roman cemeteries did not allow the bodies of lanistas to be buried inside their walls, even. Having said that, there was also a peculiar glamour about their business and some were famed amongst games fans as the men who owned and trained gladiators - the sports stars of the Roman world.

Unit Name Gladiator Spearmen

Main Unit Key Rom_Gladiator_Spear

Land Unit Key Rom_Gladiator_Spear

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 120

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 440

Recruitment Cost 440

Upkeep Cost 90

Melee Attack 45

Weapon Damage 29

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_elite

├ Melee Damage Base 24

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 20

├ Bonus vs Elephants 20

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 28

Melee Defence 70

├ Base Defence 35

├ Shield celtic_shock

└ Shield Defence 35

Armour 10

├ Armour none

├ Armour Defence 0

└ Shield Armour 10

Health 60

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 20

Base Morale 50

Abilities

• Square
  The unit moves into a close square formation.
  Bracing, morale, melee defence
  Can't move
• Killing Spree
  Increases weapon damage for an extended period.
  Weapon damage
  Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

• Expert Charge Defence
  This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies.
• 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 defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average attack
• Normal morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Circus Maximus (rome_city_centre_circus_5) Level 4 Gladiator School (rome_city_centre_gladiator_3) Level 2 Circus (rome_city_centre_gladiator_4) Level 3 Colosseum (rome_city_centre_gladiator_5) Level 4

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Rome Senate loyalists Senate Secessionists Slaves
Samnite Wars	Lucania (Samnite Wars) Rome (Samnite Wars) Rome (Samnite Wars)
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