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Agesilaus Spartans

Pikemen who hold the line without fear. Nobody passes through these men.

When Cleomenes III succeeded his father, Leonidas II, as King of Sparta in 235BC, he attempted to return Sparta to its former glory, reintroducing the traditional Spartan military system to bolster the city’s dwindling population, even raising some perioikoi to full citizenship. He also improved the weapons and battle tactics of his existing forces, equipping his hoplites with long sarissa pikes, replacing the shorter hoplite spears that had been used for the last 500 years. The Spartan army that took to the battlefield after his reforms was comprised largely of citizen recruits well-versed in the tactics that had dominated Greek warfare since the rise of Macedon 100 years before. Its Macedonian-style phalanx was employed with some success, as Cleomenes’ forces initially countered the rising power of the Achaean League, but they were eventually defeated at Sellasia in 222BC. Cleomenes fled to Egypt, where he was eventually forced into taking his own life after a failed coup to conquer Alexandria.

Agesilaus Spartans

Unit Name

Agesilaus Spartans

Main Unit Key

Gre_Spartan_Wall

Land Unit Key

Gre_Spartan_Wall

Naval Unit Key

greek_transport

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Pike Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

830

Recruitment Cost

830

Upkeep Cost

100

Melee Attack

30

Weapon Damage

31

├ Melee Weapon

rome_pike_elite

├ Melee Damage Base

21

├ Melee Damage Ap

10

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

6

├ Bonus vs Elephants

8

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

11

Melee Defence

74

├ Base Defence

48

├ Shield

hoplite

└ Shield Defence

26

Armour

95

├ Armour

spolas

├ Armour Defence

52

└ Shield Armour

43

Health

85

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_spartan

├ Man Health

65

└ Bonus Hit Points

20

Base Morale

60

Abilities

Agesilaus Spartans
  • Pike Phalanx
    The unit moves into a deep, close defensive formation.
    Bonus vs cavalry, bracing.
    Limited speed
  • Rapid Advance
    Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
    Speed, acceleration, charge speed
    Exertion: fatigue
  • Use the Whip
    Improved attack and fatigue resistance for a short time.
    Melee attack, weapon damage, fatigue resistance
    Exertion: fatigue

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
Agesilaus Spartans
  • Good defensive unit
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Average attack
  • Normal morale
  • Very vulnerable when not in phalanx
Requires Buildings
Agesilaus Spartans Lv. 1 Royal Barracks
Royal Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_4)
Level 3
Monument of Leonidas
Monument of Leonidas
(greek_military_heavy_5)
Level 4
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign
Imperator Augustus