Thracian Rebels Melee Cavalry

Thracian Royal Cavalry

These men may look old-fashioned, but there is nothing old-fashioned about their skill and courage.

There were some forty tribes of Thracians who shared a common language and culture, inhabiting a vast area north of the Greek city-states. They were seen as war-loving, rebellious, rambunctious, bad enemies, and good allies in a fight. Many Greeks dreaded a time when they would be united under a single leader and sweep southwards. Such a turn of events never happened, but Thracians could be found across much of the Greek and Persian world fighting as mercenaries; they often specialised as skirmishers and light troops. At the Battle of Raphia in 217BC there were Thracians in both opposing armies, ready to do bloody work. The forward curving rhomphaia with its razor-sharp blade and long handle could lop off limbs in the hands of a skilled user, and Thracians were certainly skilled. The most famous Thracian 'general' of all never actually fought an action in Thrace or in command of a Thracian army; he was Spartacus, the commander of the last great slave rebellion against Rome in 73-71BC.

Abilities

Thracian Royal Cavalry

• Wedge
  The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation.
  Charge bonus, melee attack
  Acceleration, melee defence

Attributes

• Encourage
  This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Light Transport

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

Thracian Royal Cavalry

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

Thracian Rebels Units
General (2)
1.Thracian Nobles
2.Thracian Royal Cavalry
Melee Infantry (2)
3.Thracian Nobles
4.Thracian Warriors
Missile Infantry (5)
5.Thracian Bowmen
6.Thracian Peltasts
7.Thracian Skirmishers
8.Thracian Slingers
9.Tribal Garrison
Spear Infantry (1)
10.Spears
Melee Cavalry (2)
11.Thracian Horsemen
12.Thracian Royal Cavalry
Missile Cavalry (1)
13.Thracian Cavalry
Fixed Artillery (3)
14.Dacian Giant Ballista
15.Dacian Bastion Scorpion
16.Dacian Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (6)
17.Dacian Bastion Ballista
18.Dacian Ballista
19.Dacian Scorpion
20.Dacian Heavy Onager
21.Dacian Bastion Onager
22.Dacian Onager
Admiral (2)
23.Heavy Raider - Thracian Nobles
24.Medium Missile Raider - Thracian Slingers
Melee Ship (4)
25.Heavy Raider - Thracian Nobles
26.Persian Assault Teteres - Thracian Warriors
27.Medium Assault Raider - Thracian Warriors
28.Assault Raider - Thracian Warriors
Missile Ship (3)
29.Greek Missile Penteres - Thracian Bowmen
30.Missile Raider - Thracian Skirmishers
31.Medium Missile Raider - Thracian Slingers
Artillery Ship (2)
32.Roman Light Artillery Quinquereme - Dacian Ballista (Ship)
33.Roman Artillery Quinquereme - Dacian Onager (Ship)