Sparta Pike Infantry

Spartan Pikemen

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.

Unit Name Spartan Pikemen

Main Unit Key Gre_Spartan_Pike

Land Unit Key Gre_Spartan_Pike

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Pike Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 720

Recruitment Cost 720

Upkeep Cost 100

Melee Attack 41

Weapon Damage 24

├ Melee Weapon rome_pike

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 9

Melee Defence 28

├ Base Defence 18

├ Shield pikemen

└ Shield Defence 10

Armour 65

├ Armour spolas

├ Armour Defence 35

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 70

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_spartan

├ Man Health 50

└ Bonus Hit Points 20

Base Morale 60

Abilities

• Pike Phalanx
  The unit moves into a deep, close defensive formation.
  Bonus vs cavalry, bracing
  Limited speed

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	Hoplite Barracks (greek_military_heavy_3) Level 2 Royal Barracks (greek_military_heavy_4) Level 3 Monument of Leonidas (greek_military_heavy_5) Level 4

Garrison Buildings

x 1

Village (Amber Shore) (greek_amber_1) Level 0 Settlement (Amber Collector) (greek_amber_2) Level 1 Town (Amber Trader) (greek_amber_3) Level 2 Colony (Amber Road) (greek_amber_4) Level 3 City (greek_city_1) Level 0 Polis (greek_city_2) Level 1 Megapolis (greek_city_3) Level 2 Metropolis (greek_city_4) Level 3 Village (Glassware) (greek_glass_1) Level 0 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 Village (Gold Mine) (greek_gold_1) Level 0 Settlement (Trench Mine) (greek_gold_2) Level 1 Town (Shaft Mine) (greek_gold_3) Level 2 Colony (Sluiced Mine) (greek_gold_4) Level 3 Village (Grain Fields) (greek_grain_1) Level 0 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 Village (Horse Trainers) (greek_horse_1) Level 0 Town (Horse Breeders) (greek_horse_2) Level 1 Colony (Master Horse Breeders) (greek_horse_3) Level 2 Village (Iron Workshop) (greek_iron_1) Level 0 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 Village (Lead Mine) (greek_lead_1) Level 0 Settlement (Trench Mine) (greek_lead_2) Level 1 Town (Shaft Mine) (greek_lead_3) Level 2 Colony (Sluiced Mine) (greek_lead_4) Level 3 Village (Tannery) (greek_leather_1) Level 0 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 Village (Loggers) (greek_lumber_1) Level 0 Settlement (Logging Camp) (greek_lumber_2) Level 1 Town (Timber Yard) (greek_lumber_3) Level 2 Colony (Timber Trader) (greek_lumber_4) Level 3 Village (Marble Pit) (greek_marble_1) Level 0 Settlement (Marble Quarry) (greek_marble_2) Level 1 Town (Marble Cutter) (greek_marble_3) Level 2 Colony (Marble Architect) (greek_marble_4) Level 3 Monument of Leonidas (greek_military_heavy_5) Level 4 Village (Olive Grove) (greek_olive_1) Level 0 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 Village (Murex Snail Farm) (greek_purple_dye_1) Level 0 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 Village (Silk Trader) (greek_silk_1) Level 0 Settlement (Silk Caravan) (greek_silk_2) Level 1 Town (Silk Market) (greek_silk_3) Level 2 Colony (Silk Road) (greek_silk_4) Level 3 Village (Spice Depot) (greek_spice_1) Level 0 Settlement (Large Spice Depot) (greek_spice_2) Level 1 Town (Spice Producer) (greek_spice_3) Level 2 Colony (Master Spice Producer) (greek_spice_4) Level 3 Village (greek_town_1) Level 0 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 Village (Vineyard) (greek_wine_1) Level 0 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 Spartan Secessionists
Imperator Augustus	Spartan Rebels (Imperator Augustus)