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Illyrian Levies

These axemen announce themselves with a shower of javelins before closing for the kill.

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.

Illyrian Levies

Unit Name

Illyrian Levies

Main Unit Key

Ill_Levies

Land Unit Key

Ill_Levies

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

270

Recruitment Cost

270

Upkeep Cost

80

Missile Damage

32

├ Missile Weapon

rome_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile

javelin_prec

├ Missile Damage

20

├ Missile Ap Damage

12

└ Base Reload Time

15

Accuracy

5

Range

40

Reload

0

Shots Per Minute

4

Ammunition

2

Melee Attack

28

Weapon Damage

26

├ Melee Weapon

rome_celtic_axe

├ Melee Damage Base

16

├ Melee Damage Ap

10

├ Armour Piercing

Yes

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

14

Melee Defence

37

├ Base Defence

12

├ Shield

thureos

└ Shield Defence

25

Armour

45

├ Armour

cloth

├ Armour Defence

10

└ Shield Armour

35

Health

45

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_medium_fast

├ Man Health

40

└ Bonus Hit Points

5

Base Morale

40

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

  • 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
Illyrian Levies
  • Average attack
  • Weak defence
  • Average damage but low armour penetration
  • Poor morale
Requires Buildings
Illyrian Levies Lv. 0 Artisan's Lodging
Artisan's Lodging
(barb_artisan_1)
Level 0
Bronze Workshop
Bronze Workshop
(barb_artisan_bronze_2)
Level 1
Bronze Forge
Bronze Forge
(barb_artisan_bronze_3)
Level 2
Bronze Forge
Bronze Forge
(barb_artisan_bronze_3)
Level 2
Bronze Furnace
Bronze Furnace
(barb_artisan_bronze_4)
Level 3
Bronze Furnace
Bronze Furnace
(barb_artisan_bronze_4)
Level 3
Coin Maker
Coin Maker
(barb_artisan_coin_2)
Level 1
Coin Mint
Coin Mint
(barb_artisan_coin_3)
Level 2
Coin Hoard
Coin Hoard
(barb_artisan_coin_4)
Level 3
Horn Maker
Horn Maker
(barb_artisan_maker_2)
Level 1
Trumpet Maker
Trumpet Maker
(barb_artisan_maker_3)
Level 2
Carnyx Maker
Carnyx Maker
(barb_artisan_maker_4)
Level 3
Woodworker
Woodworker
(barb_craftsmen_wood_2)
Level 1
Carpenter
Carpenter
(barb_craftsmen_wood_3)
Level 2
Builder's Hall
Builder's Hall
(barb_craftsmen_wood_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Illyrian Levies x 2 Artisan's Lodging
Artisan's Lodging
(barb_artisan_1)
Level 0
Bronze Workshop
Bronze Workshop
(barb_artisan_bronze_2)
Level 1
Coin Maker
Coin Maker
(barb_artisan_coin_2)
Level 1
Coin Mint
Coin Mint
(barb_artisan_coin_3)
Level 2
Coin Hoard
Coin Hoard
(barb_artisan_coin_4)
Level 3
Horn Maker
Horn Maker
(barb_artisan_maker_2)
Level 1
Trumpet Maker
Trumpet Maker
(barb_artisan_maker_3)
Level 2
Carnyx Maker
Carnyx Maker
(barb_artisan_maker_4)
Level 3
Illyrian Levies x 1 Settlement
Settlement
(barb_city_1)
Level 0
Fortified Settlement
Fortified Settlement
(barb_city_2)
Level 1
Hundred
Hundred
(barb_city_3)
Level 2
Industry Oppidum
Industry Oppidum
(barb_city_industry_4)
Level 3
Trade Oppidum
Trade Oppidum
(barb_city_trade_4)
Level 3
Tribal Oppidum
Tribal Oppidum
(barb_city_tribal_4)
Level 3