Equites Singulares Augusti
Recruited from the finest troopers of the alae, the "Imperial Horseguards" escorted the Emperor whenever he left the City on campaign or on tours of the provinces.The word 'praetorian' comes from the elite guards of the Praetor, the commanding general. Founded in the 6th century BC, the cohors praetoria consisted of the hand-picked infantry or cavalry who guarded their general and his command tent. At first, they were recruited exclusively from among Roman citizens, but later other Latin peoples were allowed to join. The praetorians enjoyed prestigious status in the Roman army and, when Augustus came to power, they were the only soldiers allowed inside Rome. Augustus anticipated that they could be used politically as well as militarily, something of a gamble for the new Emperor, as he was keen to assert the Republican nature of his regime. Barracked just outside Rome, the praetorians were charged with keeping order during all public events. Later, as the Imperial bodyguard, they served in military campaigns only when the Emperor himself was present. This happened frequently as later Emperors emerged from the ranks of the army during the 1st century AD.
Unit Name Equites Singulares Augusti |
Main Unit Key Equites_Singulares_Augusti |
Land Unit Key Equites_Singulares_Augusti |
Naval Unit Key roman_transport |
Soldiers 90 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Melee Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 1100 |
Recruitment Cost 1100 |
Upkeep Cost 100 |
Melee Attack 42 |
44 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_gladius_elite |
├ Melee Damage Base 35 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 9 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 7 |
Charge Bonus 44 |
80 |
├ Base Defence 60 |
├ Shield hoplite_cav |
└ Shield Defence 20 |
119 |
├ Armour bronze |
├ Armour Defence 74 |
└ Shield Armour 45 |
140 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy |
├ Man Health 60 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 20 |
├ Mount rome_horse_sword_shield_vh |
├ Mount Entity rome_horse_very_heavy |
└ Mount Health 60 |
Base Morale 65 |
Abilities
Equites Singulares Augusti- Draco
Reduces the effectiveness against mounted units of any nearby enemies for an extended time.
Bonus vs cavalry, bonus vs elephants, bracing - Cavalry Testudo
The unit raises their shields and turns towards the aggressor.
Protection against missiles
Can't move - Flying Wedge
The unit moves into a flying wedge-shaped attack formation.
Charge bonus, melee attack
Acceleration, melee defence
Attributes
- Disciplined
This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often. - 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
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Very good attack
- Average defence
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Good morale
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Samnite Wars | |
Imperator Augustus |