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Palatina

These men will live, and fight, and die in the defence of the Emperor.

'Auxilia palatina' were elite auxiliary troops that first emerged from the military reforms and expansion of Constantine the Great in AD325. Drafted from the local populace, auxiliaries often took the name of the tribe from which they were predominantly comprised, such as the Mattiaci and the Ampsivarii. The Notitia Dignitatum gives a fairly comprehensive list of units classified as auxilia palatina but does not give any direct reference to the strength of those troops. However, there is some confusion between auxilia and limitanei, who were specifically frontier troops. It can be assumed, therefore, that auxilia palatina were stationed in force behind the Empire's frontiers, in such places as Gaul, Iberia and Britannia.

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Palatina

Unit Name

Palatina

Main Unit Key

att_rom_palatina

Land Unit Key

att_rom_palatina

Naval Unit Key

att_cor_heavy_rom

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

375

Recruitment Cost

375

Upkeep Cost

185

Melee Attack

26

Melee Damage

40

├ Melee Weapon

att_spatha

├ Melee Base Damage

36

├ Armour-piercing Damage

4

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

0

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

2

Melee Defence

40

├ Base Defence

30

├ Shield

att_oval

└ Shield Defence

10

Armour

57

├ Armour

att_scale

├ Armour Defence

27

└ Shield Armour

30

Health

120

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health

90

└ Bonus Hit Points

30

Morale

34

Abilities

Palatina
  • Shield Wall
    The unit moves into a close formation and raises shields.
  • Mobile Testudo
    The troops of this unit raise their shields above their heads in a defensive formation.

Attributes

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

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses
Upgrade
Required Technology Compulsory Levy Cost 106 Upgrade To Armigeri Defensores
Required Technology Hereditary Service Cost 100 Upgrade To Protectores Domestici
Required Technology New Conscription System Cost 163 Upgrade To Elite Palatina
Requires Buildings
Palatina Lv. 0 Infantry Grounds
Infantry Grounds
(att_bld_roman_west_military_infantry_2)
Level 1
Infantry Barracks
Infantry Barracks
(att_bld_roman_west_military_infantry_3)
Level 2
Infantry Compound
Infantry Compound
(att_bld_roman_west_military_infantry_4)
Level 3