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Helot Archers

A slave can pull a bowstring as well as any free man.

An unfree class of non-citizens within Sparta's zone of control, the helots were slaves in most respects. Agricultural labourers, they worked the rich valleys of Eurotas and Pamisos, on which Laconia and Messenia were situated, and were forced to give up half of their produce to the Spartan elite. In addition, helots would also be assigned to Spartan citizens as household servants. Sometimes pressed into military service, helots would be employed as peltasts, and in some cases gained their freedom through such service. Following an earthquake in 464BC which devastated Sparta and possibly claimed as many as 20,000 lives the helots, mainly from Messenia, revolted alongside the perioikoi of Aithaia and Thouria. Cruel and bitter treatment of the helots by their Spartan overlords intensified after this event, and may have led to the tradition of the autumnal krypteia. A declaration of war against the helots made by the ephors, during the krypteia members of the Spartan agoge could prove their skill as warriors. Armed only with a knife, they were expected to live off the land whilst sanctioned to spy on, steal from, and kill the helots. However, this worked both ways, as any young Spartan caught by the helots could be beaten to death for allowing his capture.

Helot Archers

Unit Name

Helot Archers

Main Unit Key

Gre_Helot_Archers

Land Unit Key

Gre_Helot_Archers

Naval Unit Key

greek_transport

Soldiers

120

Category

Missile Infantry

Class

Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

400

Recruitment Cost

400

Upkeep Cost

75

Missile Damage

33

├ Missile Weapon

rome_bow

├ Projectile

arrow_normal

├ Missile Damage

28

├ Missile Ap Damage

5

└ Base Reload Time

10

Accuracy

5

Range

140

Reload

14

Shots Per Minute

7

Ammunition

30

Melee Attack

7

Weapon Damage

23

├ Melee Weapon

rome_shortsword

├ Melee Damage Base

20

├ Melee Damage Ap

3

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

5

Charge Bonus

3

Melee Defence

5

├ Base Defence

5

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

27

├ Armour

cloth

├ Armour Defence

27

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

50

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health

45

└ Bonus Hit Points

5

Base Morale

20

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

  • Resistant to Fatigue
    Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
  • Hide (scrub & forest)
    This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Helot Archers
  • Long range
  • Average rate of fire
  • Good damage but low armour penetration
  • Very weak in melee
  • Very poor morale
Requires Buildings
Helot Archers Lv. 0 Periokos Camp
Periokos Camp
(greek_military_light_2)
Level 1
Skirmisher Camp
Skirmisher Camp
(greek_military_light_3)
Level 2
Helot Archers Lv. 1 Mercenary Camp
Mercenary Camp
(greek_military_light_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Helot Archers x 2 Settlement (Amber Collector)
Settlement (Amber Collector)
(greek_amber_2)
Level 1
Polis
Polis
(greek_city_2)
Level 1
Settlement (Glass Blower)
Settlement (Glass Blower)
(greek_glass_2)
Level 1
Settlement (Trench Mine)
Settlement (Trench Mine)
(greek_gold_2)
Level 1
Settlement (Grain Farms)
Settlement (Grain Farms)
(greek_grain_2)
Level 1
Town (Horse Breeders)
Town (Horse Breeders)
(greek_horse_2)
Level 1
Town (Shieldmaker)
Town (Shieldmaker)
(greek_iron_armour_2)
Level 1
Town (Blacksmith)
Town (Blacksmith)
(greek_iron_weapon_2)
Level 1
Settlement (Trench Mine)
Settlement (Trench Mine)
(greek_lead_2)
Level 1
Settlement (Open Air Tannery)
Settlement (Open Air Tannery)
(greek_leather_2)
Level 1
Settlement (Logging Camp)
Settlement (Logging Camp)
(greek_lumber_2)
Level 1
Settlement (Marble Quarry)
Settlement (Marble Quarry)
(greek_marble_2)
Level 1
Skirmisher Camp
Skirmisher Camp
(greek_military_light_3)
Level 2
Settlement (Olive Press)
Settlement (Olive Press)
(greek_olive_2)
Level 1
Settlement (Snail Vats)
Settlement (Snail Vats)
(greek_purple_dye_2)
Level 1
Settlement (Silk Caravan)
Settlement (Silk Caravan)
(greek_silk_2)
Level 1
Civil Settlement
Civil Settlement
(greek_town_civil_2)
Level 1
Farming Settlement
Farming Settlement
(greek_town_farm_2)
Level 1
Market Settlement
Market Settlement
(greek_town_trade_2)
Level 1
Settlement (Large Vineyard)
Settlement (Large Vineyard)
(greek_wine_2)
Level 1
Helot Archers x 4 Town (Amber Trader)
Town (Amber Trader)
(greek_amber_3)
Level 2
Colony (Amber Road)
Colony (Amber Road)
(greek_amber_4)
Level 3
Megapolis
Megapolis
(greek_city_3)
Level 2
Metropolis
Metropolis
(greek_city_4)
Level 3
Town (Glass Maker)
Town (Glass Maker)
(greek_glass_3)
Level 2
Colony (Master Glass Maker)
Colony (Master Glass Maker)
(greek_glass_4)
Level 3
Town (Shaft Mine)
Town (Shaft Mine)
(greek_gold_3)
Level 2
Colony (Sluiced Mine)
Colony (Sluiced Mine)
(greek_gold_4)
Level 3
Town (Grain Irrigated Farm)
Town (Grain Irrigated Farm)
(greek_grain_3)
Level 2
Colony (Grain Estate)
Colony (Grain Estate)
(greek_grain_4)
Level 3
Colony (Master Horse Breeders)
Colony (Master Horse Breeders)
(greek_horse_3)
Level 2
Colony (Armourer)
Colony (Armourer)
(greek_iron_armour_3)
Level 2
Colony (Weaponsmith)
Colony (Weaponsmith)
(greek_iron_weapon_3)
Level 2
Town (Shaft Mine)
Town (Shaft Mine)
(greek_lead_3)
Level 2
Colony (Sluiced Mine)
Colony (Sluiced Mine)
(greek_lead_4)
Level 3
Town (Leather Workshop)
Town (Leather Workshop)
(greek_leather_3)
Level 2
Colony (Master Leather Workshop)
Colony (Master Leather Workshop)
(greek_leather_4)
Level 3
Town (Timber Yard)
Town (Timber Yard)
(greek_lumber_3)
Level 2
Colony (Timber Trader)
Colony (Timber Trader)
(greek_lumber_4)
Level 3
Town (Marble Cutter)
Town (Marble Cutter)
(greek_marble_3)
Level 2
Colony (Marble Architect)
Colony (Marble Architect)
(greek_marble_4)
Level 3
Mercenary Camp
Mercenary Camp
(greek_military_light_4)
Level 3
Town (Mola Olearia)
Town (Mola Olearia)
(greek_olive_3)
Level 2
Colony (Olive Oil Trader)
Colony (Olive Oil Trader)
(greek_olive_4)
Level 3
Town (Dye Works)
Town (Dye Works)
(greek_purple_dye_3)
Level 2
Colony (Master Dye Works)
Colony (Master Dye Works)
(greek_purple_dye_4)
Level 3
Town (Silk Market)
Town (Silk Market)
(greek_silk_3)
Level 2
Colony (Silk Road)
Colony (Silk Road)
(greek_silk_4)
Level 3
Civil Town
Civil Town
(greek_town_civil_3)
Level 2
Civil Colony
Civil Colony
(greek_town_civil_4)
Level 3
Farming Town
Farming Town
(greek_town_farm_3)
Level 2
Farming Colony
Farming Colony
(greek_town_farm_4)
Level 3
Market Town
Market Town
(greek_town_trade_3)
Level 2
Market Colony
Market Colony
(greek_town_trade_4)
Level 3
Town (Winemaker)
Town (Winemaker)
(greek_wine_3)
Level 2
Colony (Master Winemaker)
Colony (Master Winemaker)
(greek_wine_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign
Imperator Augustus