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Scholae Palatinae

Only those of the elite 'Palace School' are permitted to guard the Emperor.

When a Roman Emperor went just about anywhere, he took his Scholae - the palace guard - with him. Essentially the successors of the corrupt, abolished Praetorians, the Scholae operated outside of the Legions' control, answering instead to the Magister Officorum, one of the senior civil offices of the late Roman state. Commanded in the field by the Emperor himself, Scholae were always recruited from non-Roman citizens. Presumably this was similar to the Ptolemaic Pharaohs' hiring of Galatian Celts as their bodyguards or many future Byzantine Emperors' use of Nordic warriors - the Varangian Guard - to protect them; someone who isn't a citizen, but is on the payroll, is less likely to revolt or engage in subterfuge against the throne.

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Scholae Palatinae

Unit Name

Scholae Palatinae

Main Unit Key

att_rom_scholae_palatinae

Land Unit Key

att_rom_scholae_palatinae

Naval Unit Key

att_cor_light_rom

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

650

Recruitment Cost

650

Upkeep Cost

355

Melee Attack

49

Melee Damage

32

├ Melee Weapon

att_spear

├ Melee Base Damage

24

├ Armour-piercing Damage

8

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

20

├ Attack Against Elephants

20

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

49

Melee Defence

41

├ Base Defence

11

├ Shield

att_round_small

└ Shield Defence

30

Armour

32

├ Armour

att_scale

├ Armour Defence

27

└ Shield Armour

5

Health

239

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health

90

├ Bonus Hit Points

24

├ Mount

att_rom_scholae_palatinae_horse

├ Mount Entity

att_horse_medium

└ Mount Health

125

Morale

43

Abilities

Scholae Palatinae
  • Diamond
    The unit moves into a diamond-shaped attack formation.
  • Steady
    Improves the unit's ability to defend at the cost of their mobility.

Attributes

  • Disciplined
    This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses
Requires Buildings
Scholae Palatinae Lv. 0 Cavalry Compound
Cavalry Compound
(att_bld_roman_west_military_cavalry_4)
Level 3