Basileion Odryson Melee Cavalry

Thrakioi Hippeis

Although called Illyrians by Greeks and Romans, these seafaring people from the Adriatic coast were actually not a single nation or tribe. The Greeks first had dealings with them during the Bronze Age, and the name was then applied to everyone in the area. The Illyrians were actually several petty, and not-so-petty, kingdoms that warred with each other when not fighting Greeks or their Macedonian neighbours. The Illyrians could not be lightly dismissed as barbarians: under powerful warlords such as Bardyllis, king of the Dardanians, they conquered Macedon and installed a puppet ruler in 393BC. It was Phillip II and Alexander the Great who eventually ended Illyrian interference in their affairs. The Illyrians were also pirates, and terrorised the Adriatic for centuries; this was what eventually prompted their subjugation by the Romans.

Unit Name Thrakioi Hippeis

Main Unit Key Thr_Light_Cavalry

Land Unit Key Thr_Light_Cavalry

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 120

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 1448

Recruitment Cost 1448

Upkeep Cost 290

Melee Attack 34

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 47

├ Base Defence 16

├ Shield cshield3

└ Shield Defence 31

Armour 4

├ Armour carm1

├ Armour Defence 4

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity medium_medium

├ Man Health 20

├ Bonus Hit Points 0

├ Mount rome_celtic_horse_spear_shield_m

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium_spr

└ Mount Health 0

Base Morale 45

Abilities

• Stamina (average)
  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

• Average attack
• Weak defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Poor morale

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Thyni Bithynia Basileion Odryson Odrysian Tribal Council Thracian Rebels Triballi
Imperator Augustus	Thracian Rebels (Imperator Augustus) Thracia (Imperator Augustus)