Athenai (Macedonian Wars) Melee Cavalry

Athenai Hippeis

The early Greek cavalry took roughly the same form throughout the city-states, being comprised of citizens able to afford and maintain a horse. After the Greco-Persian Wars, city-states such as Athens founded more permanent cavalry funded by annual grants. Right through the Peloponnesian War however, this volunteer cavalry continued to be few in numbers, and was used principally to chase skirmishers and fleeing hoplites. It was not that cavalry were ineffectual in Greek warfare, as shown by the Theban victory at the Battle of Delium in 424BC, but until this time they had been underused and lacked the numbers to make a decisive impact. Often wearing a metal helm and a mailed cuirass reaching down to their knees, they were equipped with a long sword and a spear, usable as both a lance and a javelin. However, a lack of saddle and stirrups, unused by the Greeks of the time, made them relatively easy to knock from horseback.

Unit Name Athenai Hippeis

Main Unit Key Ath_Cav

Land Unit Key Ath_Cav

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 100

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 1852

Recruitment Cost 1852

Upkeep Cost 370

Melee Attack 32

Weapon Damage 9

├ Melee Weapon cspear2

├ Weapon Damage 9

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 1

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 1

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 22

Melee Defence 50

├ Base Defence 19

├ Shield cshield3

└ Shield Defence 31

Armour 16

├ Armour carm8

├ Armour Defence 16

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity medium_heavy

├ Man Health 20

├ Bonus Hit Points 0

├ Mount rome_hellenic_horse_spear_shield_h

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_heavy_spr

└ Mount Health 0

Base Morale 55

Abilities

• Stamina (low)
  Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
• Flying Wedge
  The unit assumes a wedge formation that increases charge speed and bonus

Attributes

• Fire Whilst Moving
  This unit can fire when mounted and moving.
• 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

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Holosideros Barracks (rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_2) Level 1 Hoplite Barracks (rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Royal Barracks (rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Athenai Athenian Boule
Macedonian Wars	Athenai (Macedonian Wars)