Pompey's Rome (Imperator Augustus) Melee Cavalry

Mounted Sword Legionaries

Roman Legionary cavalry are particularly effective in melee combat.

Developing throughout the Republic, from to the recruitment of allied horsemen from Iberia, Gaul, Numidia and Thrace, Roman legionary cavalry adapted to meet changing needs and resources. The cavalry of each Legion originally included 300 Equites and 600-900 Socii, giving a typical consular army of two Legions around 1,800-2,400 cavalry. During the Samnite, Pyrrhic, Punic and Jugurthine Wars, and with the demands of a growing empire, there was a gradual move away to using allied cavalry. As the equites became legionary officers and then the Socii became citizens, cavalry recruits from Italy became scarce: by the time of Caesar’s Gallic campaigns the Legions relied almost exclusively on allied cavalry. Equipment changed little during this period. The spear and chainmail adopted by the equites, probably influenced by the Celts, came full-circle with the recruitment of later Gallic cavalry. Helmet and shield styles did change and the small round shield of the equites became the versatile thureos.

Abilities

Mounted Sword Legionaries

• Draco
  Reduces the effectiveness against mounted units of any nearby enemies for an extended time.
  Bonus vs cavalry, bonus vs elephants, bracing
• Flying Wedge
  The unit moves into a flying wedge-shaped attack formation.
  Charge bonus, melee attack
  Acceleration, melee defence
• Cavalry Testudo
  The unit raises their shields and turns towards the aggressor.
  Protection against missiles
  Can't move

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• 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

Mounted Sword Legionaries

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

Pompey's Rome (Imperator Augustus) Units
General (3)
1.Legatus
2.Veteran Legionaries
3.Evocati Cohort
Command (2)
4.Legatus
5.Legatus Praetorianum Comitari
Melee Infantry (32)
6.Auxiliary Bactrian Hillmen
7.Auxiliary Axe Warriors
8.Auxiliary Naked Swords
9.Auxiliary Short Swords
10.Auxiliary Celtic Warriors
11.Auxiliary Falxmen
12.Auxiliary Hillmen
13.Auxiliary Egyptian Infantry
14.Auxiliary Gallic Warriors
15.Auxiliary Scutarii
16.Auxiliary Iberian Swordsmen
17.Auxiliary Coastal Levies
18.Auxiliary Illyrian Raiders
19.Socii Extraordinarii
20.Socii Hastati
21.Auxiliary Thracian Warriors
22.First Cohort
23.Legionaries
24.Veteran Legionaries
25.Armoured Legionaries
26.Eagle Cohort
27.Evocati Cohort
28.Gladiators
29.Legionary Cohort
30.Plebs
31.Praetorian Guard
32.Praetorians
33.Dismounted Legatus Praetorianum
34.Gladiator Champions
35.Second Cohort
36.Heavy Legionaries
37.Early Legionaries
Missile Infantry (21)
38.Auxiliary Sabaean Archers
39.Auxiliary Briton Slingers
40.Auxiliary Celtic Skirmishers
41.Auxiliary Dacian Bowmen
42.Auxiliary Dacian Skirmishers
43.Auxiliary Eastern Javelinmen
44.Auxiliary Egyptian Archers
45.Auxiliary Gallic Hunters
46.Auxiliary Longbow Hunters
47.Auxiliary Cretan Archers
48.Auxiliary Peltasts
49.Auxiliary Rhodian Slingers
50.Auxiliary Balearic Slingers
51.Auxiliary Iberian Slingers
52.Auxiliary Numidian Javelinmen
53.Auxiliary Persian Archers
54.Auxiliary Syrian Archers
55.Auxiliary Thracian Peltasts
56.Leves
57.Velites
58.Roman Archers
Spear Infantry (14)
59.Auxiliary Sabaean Spearmen
60.Auxiliary Arabian Spearmen
61.Auxiliary Spear Band
62.Auxiliary Dacian Spears
63.Auxiliary Spear Brothers
64.Auxiliary Hoplites
65.Auxiliary Infantry
66.Auxiliary Parthian Spearmen
67.Vigiles
68.Gladiator Spearmen
69.City Guards
70.Auxiliary Betica Cohort
71.Roman Auxiliary Spearmen
72.Late Roman Imperial Spearmen
Melee Cavalry (22)
73.Auxiliary Sabaean Cavalry
74.Auxiliary Camel Spearmen
75.Auxiliary Arabian Cavalry
76.Auxiliary Bactrian Light Horse
77.Auxiliary Briton Scout Riders
78.Auxiliary Cavalry
79.Auxiliary Celtic Light Horse
80.Auxiliary Spear Horsemen
81.Auxiliary Cappadocian Cavalry
82.Auxiliary Gallic Light Horse
83.Auxiliary Noble Horse
84.Auxiliary Citizen Cavalry
85.Auxiliary Iberian Cavalry
86.Auxiliary Scutarii Cavalry
87.Auxiliary Illyrian Cavalry
88.Socii Equites
89.Legionary Cavalry
90.Praetorian Cavalry
91.Legatus Praetorianum
92.Mounted Sword Legionaries
93.Equites Singulares Augusti
94.Equites Octavo Dalmatia
Missile Cavalry (11)
95.Auxiliary Camel Archers
96.Auxiliary Horse Skirmishers
97.Auxiliary Germanic Scout Riders
98.Auxiliary Tarantine Cavalry
99.Auxiliary Cantabrian Cavalry
100.Auxiliary Numidian Cavalry
101.Auxiliary Parthian Horse Archers
102.Auxiliary Sarmatian Horse Archers
103.Auxiliary Armoured Horse Archers
104.Auxiliary Scythian Horse Archers
105.Auxiliary Thracian Cavalry
Shock Cavalry (4)
106.Socii Equites Extraordinarii
107.Auxiliary Persian Cavalry
108.Auxiliary Armoured Lancers
109.Auxiliary Sarmatian Lancers
Elephant (2)
110.Auxiliary African Elephants
111.Auxiliary Indian War Elephants
Fixed Artillery (4)
112.Roman Giant Ballista
113.Roman Polybolos
114.Roman Bastion Scorpion
115.Roman Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (7)
116.Roman Bastion Ballista
117.Roman Ballista
118.Roman Beehive Onager
119.Roman Scorpion
120.Roman Heavy Onager
121.Roman Bastion Onager
122.Roman Onager
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123.War Dogs
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124.Assault Hexareme - Veteran Legionaries
125.Tower Hexareme - Evocati Cohort
Melee Ship (29)
126.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Sabaean Spearmen
127.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Arabian Spearmen
128.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Bactrian Hillmen
129.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Spear Band
130.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Axe Warriors
131.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Celtic Warriors
132.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Dacian Spears
133.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Hillmen
134.Assault Quadreme - Auxiliary Egyptian Infantry
135.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Gallic Warriors
136.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Spear Brothers
137.Assault Quadreme - Auxiliary Hoplites
138.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Iberian Swordsmen
139.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Coastal Levies
140.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Illyrian Raiders
141.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Infantry
142.Assault Quadreme - Socii Extraordinarii
143.Assault Quadreme - Socii Hastati
144.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Parthian Spearmen
145.Assault Quadreme - Legionaries
146.Fire Pot Bireme - Legionaries
147.Assault Bireme - Legionaries
148.Assault Hexareme - Veteran Legionaries
149.Tower Hexareme - Veteran Legionaries
150.Tower Hexareme - Evocati Cohort
151.Assault Hexareme - Evocati Cohort
152.Assault Quadreme - Legionary Cohort
153.Fire Pot Bireme - Legionary Cohort
154.Assault Bireme - Legionary Cohort
Missile Ship (20)
155.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Sabaean Archers
156.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Briton Slingers
157.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Celtic Skirmishers
158.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Dacian Bowmen
159.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Eastern Javelinmen
160.Missile Quinquereme - Auxiliary Egyptian Archers
161.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Longbow Hunters
162.Missile Quinquereme - Auxiliary Cretan Archers
163.Missile Quinquereme - Auxiliary Peltasts
164.Missile Quinquereme - Auxiliary Rhodian Slingers
165.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Balearic Slingers
166.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Iberian Slingers
167.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Numidian Javelinmen
168.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Persian Archers
169.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Thracian Peltasts
170.Raiding Hemiolia - Leves
171.Scorpion Trireme - Leves
172.Missile Trireme - Leves
173.Pursuit Trihemiolia - Leves
174.Missile Quinquereme - Velites
Artillery Ship (2)
175.Light Artillery Quinquereme - Roman Ballista (Ship)
176.Artillery Quinquereme - Roman Onager (Ship)