Ardiaei Spear Infantry

Illyrian Tribesmen

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 Illyrian Tribesmen

Main Unit Key Ill_Tribesmen

Land Unit Key Ill_Tribesmen

Naval Unit Key greek_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 220

Recruitment Cost 190

Upkeep Cost 50

Melee Attack 12

Weapon Damage 29

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear

├ Melee Damage Base 19

├ Melee Damage Ap 10

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 15

├ Bonus vs Elephants 16

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 7

Melee Defence 59

├ Base Defence 24

├ Shield celtic

└ Shield Defence 35

Armour 57

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 27

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 55

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 55

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 20

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• 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 defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Weak attack
• Poor morale

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Farmstead (Amber Shore) (barb_amber_1) Level 0 Village (Amber Collector) (barb_amber_2) Level 1 Fortified Settlement (barb_city_2) Level 1 Farmstead (Glassware) (barb_glass_1) Level 0 Village (Glass Blower) (barb_glass_2) Level 1 Farmstead (Gold Mine) (barb_gold_1) Level 0 Village (Trench Mine) (barb_gold_2) Level 1 Farmstead (Grain Fields) (barb_grain_1) Level 0 Village (Grain Farms) (barb_grain_2) Level 1 Farmstead (Horse Trainers) (barb_horse_1) Level 0 Village (Horse Breeders) (barb_horse_2) Level 1 Village (Shieldmaker) (barb_iron_armour_2) Level 1 Village (Blacksmith) (barb_iron_weapon_2) Level 1 Farmstead (Lead Mine) (barb_lead_1) Level 0 Village (Trench Mine) (barb_lead_2) Level 1 Farmstead (Tannery) (barb_leather_1) Level 0 Village (Open Air Tannery) (barb_leather_2) Level 1 Farmstead (Loggers) (barb_lumber_1) Level 0 Village (Logging Camp) (barb_lumber_2) Level 1 Farmstead (Marble Pit) (barb_marble_1) Level 0 Village (Marble Quarry) (barb_marble_2) Level 1 Farmstead (Olive Grove) (barb_olive_1) Level 0 Village (Olive Press) (barb_olive_2) Level 1 Farmstead (Murex Snail Farm) (barb_purple_dye_1) Level 0 Village (Snail Vats) (barb_purple_dye_2) Level 1 Farmstead (Silk Trader) (barb_silk_1) Level 0 Village (Silk Caravan) (barb_silk_2) Level 1 Village (barb_town_2) Level 1 Farmstead (Vineyard) (barb_wine_1) Level 0 Village (Large Vineyard) (barb_wine_2) Level 1
x 2	Settlement (barb_city_1) Level 0 Farmstead (Iron Workshop) (barb_iron_1) Level 0 Farmstead (barb_town_1) Level 0

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Ardiaei Ardiaei tribal council Daorsi Dalmatae Illyrian Rebels
Imperator Augustus	Illyrian Rebels (Imperator Augustus)