Sparta Pike Infantry

Perioikoi Pikemen

The ‘dwellers around’, the periokoi were a free, but non-citizen class of Sparta. As the Spartans themselves could pursue no profession other than that of the warrior, the periokoi fulfilled the roles of artisans and merchants in the Lacedaemonian state, eventually taking on the roles in the Spartan army considered unsuitable for true citizens, such as skirmishing and cavalry. Living along the coast and in the many hill towns surrounding the fertile valleys of Eurotas and Pamisos, they acted as a barrier between the Spartan citizens and the rest of Greece - a barrier that also kept in the helots, the Spartans' slaves that farmed the valleys below the city. Like other Greeks, the periokoi were expected to purchase and maintain their own arms and armour, each town contributing to the Spartan war machine when required. Even though they were allowed their own laws and customs, as non-citizens periokoi could not influence or vote on Spartan foreign or military policy.

Unit Name Perioikoi Pikemen

Main Unit Key Gre_Periokoi_Pike

Land Unit Key Gre_Periokoi_Pike

Naval Unit Key greek_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Pike Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 490

Recruitment Cost 490

Upkeep Cost 85

Melee Attack 21

Weapon Damage 29

├ Melee Weapon rome_pike

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 9

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 5

├ Bonus vs Elephants 7

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 6

Melee Defence 55

├ Base Defence 34

├ Shield pikemen

└ Shield Defence 21

Armour 77

├ Armour leather

├ Armour Defence 47

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 65

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 55

└ Bonus Hit Points 10

Base Morale 45

Abilities

• Pike Phalanx
  The unit moves into a deep, close defensive formation.
  Bonus vs cavalry, bracing.
  Limited speed
• Steady
  Improves the unit's ability to endure enemy charges.
  Armour, melee defence
  Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• Formation Attack
  The unit will try to stay in formation when in melee.
• 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

• Good defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average attack
• Normal morale
• Very vulnerable when not in phalanx

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Muster Field (greek_military_1) Level 0 Holosideros Barracks (greek_military_heavy_2) Level 1 Hoplite Barracks (greek_military_heavy_3) Level 2 Periokos Camp (greek_military_light_2) Level 1 Skirmisher Camp (greek_military_light_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Royal Barracks (greek_military_heavy_4) Level 3 Mercenary Camp (greek_military_light_4) Level 3
Lv. 2	Monument of Leonidas (greek_military_heavy_5) Level 4

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Village (Amber Shore) (greek_amber_1) Level 0 City (greek_city_1) Level 0 Inn (greek_city_centre_inn_3) Level 2 Wine Shop (greek_city_centre_wine_3) Level 2 Village (Glassware) (greek_glass_1) Level 0 Village (Gold Mine) (greek_gold_1) Level 0 Village (Grain Fields) (greek_grain_1) Level 0 Village (Horse Trainers) (greek_horse_1) Level 0 Village (Iron Workshop) (greek_iron_1) Level 0 Village (Lead Mine) (greek_lead_1) Level 0 Village (Tannery) (greek_leather_1) Level 0 Village (Loggers) (greek_lumber_1) Level 0 Village (Marble Pit) (greek_marble_1) Level 0 Hoplite Barracks (greek_military_heavy_3) Level 2 Monument of Leonidas (greek_military_heavy_5) Level 4 Mercenary Camp (greek_military_light_4) Level 3 Village (Olive Grove) (greek_olive_1) Level 0 Village (Murex Snail Farm) (greek_purple_dye_1) Level 0 Village (Silk Trader) (greek_silk_1) Level 0 Village (greek_town_1) Level 0 Village (Vineyard) (greek_wine_1) Level 0
x 2	Settlement (Amber Collector) (greek_amber_2) Level 1 Town (Amber Trader) (greek_amber_3) Level 2 Colony (Amber Road) (greek_amber_4) Level 3 Polis (greek_city_2) Level 1 Megapolis (greek_city_3) Level 2 Metropolis (greek_city_4) Level 3 Settlement (Glass Blower) (greek_glass_2) Level 1 Town (Glass Maker) (greek_glass_3) Level 2 Colony (Master Glass Maker) (greek_glass_4) Level 3 Settlement (Trench Mine) (greek_gold_2) Level 1 Town (Shaft Mine) (greek_gold_3) Level 2 Colony (Sluiced Mine) (greek_gold_4) Level 3 Settlement (Grain Farms) (greek_grain_2) Level 1 Town (Grain Irrigated Farm) (greek_grain_3) Level 2 Colony (Grain Estate) (greek_grain_4) Level 3 Town (Horse Breeders) (greek_horse_2) Level 1 Colony (Master Horse Breeders) (greek_horse_3) Level 2 Town (Shieldmaker) (greek_iron_armour_2) Level 1 Colony (Armourer) (greek_iron_armour_3) Level 2 Town (Blacksmith) (greek_iron_weapon_2) Level 1 Colony (Weaponsmith) (greek_iron_weapon_3) Level 2 Settlement (Trench Mine) (greek_lead_2) Level 1 Town (Shaft Mine) (greek_lead_3) Level 2 Colony (Sluiced Mine) (greek_lead_4) Level 3 Settlement (Open Air Tannery) (greek_leather_2) Level 1 Town (Leather Workshop) (greek_leather_3) Level 2 Colony (Master Leather Workshop) (greek_leather_4) Level 3 Settlement (Logging Camp) (greek_lumber_2) Level 1 Town (Timber Yard) (greek_lumber_3) Level 2 Colony (Timber Trader) (greek_lumber_4) Level 3 Settlement (Marble Quarry) (greek_marble_2) Level 1 Town (Marble Cutter) (greek_marble_3) Level 2 Colony (Marble Architect) (greek_marble_4) Level 3 Muster Field (greek_military_1) Level 0 Holosideros Barracks (greek_military_heavy_2) Level 1 Periokos Camp (greek_military_light_2) Level 1 Skirmisher Camp (greek_military_light_3) Level 2 Settlement (Olive Press) (greek_olive_2) Level 1 Town (Mola Olearia) (greek_olive_3) Level 2 Colony (Olive Oil Trader) (greek_olive_4) Level 3 Settlement (Snail Vats) (greek_purple_dye_2) Level 1 Town (Dye Works) (greek_purple_dye_3) Level 2 Colony (Master Dye Works) (greek_purple_dye_4) Level 3 Settlement (Silk Caravan) (greek_silk_2) Level 1 Town (Silk Market) (greek_silk_3) Level 2 Colony (Silk Road) (greek_silk_4) Level 3 Civil Settlement (greek_town_civil_2) Level 1 Civil Town (greek_town_civil_3) Level 2 Civil Colony (greek_town_civil_4) Level 3 Farming Settlement (greek_town_farm_2) Level 1 Farming Town (greek_town_farm_3) Level 2 Farming Colony (greek_town_farm_4) Level 3 Market Settlement (greek_town_trade_2) Level 1 Market Town (greek_town_trade_3) Level 2 Market Colony (greek_town_trade_4) Level 3 Settlement (Large Vineyard) (greek_wine_2) Level 1 Town (Winemaker) (greek_wine_3) Level 2 Colony (Master Winemaker) (greek_wine_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Spartan Rebels Sparta Spartan Gerousia
Imperator Augustus	Spartan Rebels (Imperator Augustus)