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Comes

The comes is awarded great authority within the auspices of his role.

Rome’s Empire became so large that in its later period the Emperor could not be everywhere at once. As such he appointed ‘Comites’, trusted, high-ranking military and administrative figures who ran certain parts of the Empire in his stead. ‘Comes’ – the singular - is Latin for ‘Companion’, used here in direct reference to the Companions of Alexander the Great, the most trusted lieutenants of the greatest military leader the world had yet seen (and someone all Roman Emperors aspired to be like). The Comites were the Emperor’s own inner circle, the leading officials of the Empire, wielding posts of myriad descriptions and reasonability, from the ‘Comes Britanniarum’, who was in charge of Roman Britain’s defence, to the ‘Comes Sacrae Vestis’ – master of the Emperor’s wardrobe!

Comes

Unit Name

Comes

Main Unit Key

att_rom_comes

Land Unit Key

att_rom_comes

Naval Unit Key

att_cor_light_rom

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

625

Recruitment Cost

775

Upkeep Cost

480

Melee Attack

29

Melee Damage

40

├ Melee Weapon

att_spatha

├ Melee Base Damage

36

├ Armour-piercing Damage

4

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

0

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

48

Melee Defence

48

├ Base Defence

38

├ Shield

att_oval

└ Shield Defence

10

Armour

57

├ Armour

att_scale

├ Armour Defence

27

└ Shield Armour

30

Health

282

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health

90

├ Bonus Hit Points

57

├ Mount

att_rom_comes_horse

├ Mount Entity

att_horse_heavy

└ Mount Health

135

Morale

43

Abilities

Comes
  • Diamond
    The unit moves into a diamond-shaped attack formation.

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

No Strengths and Weaknesses
Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Elite Privileges Cost 194 Upgrade From Palatina Guards
Upgrade
Required Technology Militarised Society Cost 219 Upgrade To Magister Militum