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Horse Pens

The noble horse has much to teach us.

Horses played an important role in Celtic society, both spiritually and practically. Many Roman writers freely admitted that the Celts were excellent horsemen, and they went as far as calling Celtic mercenaries the best cavalry in the Roman army. The Romans even adopted a Celtic deity in the hope that she would bestow the equine knowledge and skill of the Celts upon Rome. Epona is one of very few deities to be accepted into the Roman pantheon without change, although her role did develop over time. Eventually, she provided protection for all those who worked with horses and not just the animals themselves. She was a popular deity among the Roman cavalry, and her cult spread across Europe wherever the Romans had cavalry garrisons.

Military

Warrior Lodge
(rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_1)
Military Level 0

Meeting Ground
(rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_2)
Military Level 1

Proving Grounds
(rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_3)
Military Level 2

Hall of Champions
(rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_4)
Military Level 3

Horse Pens
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_2)
Military Level 1

Stables
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_3)
Military Level 2

Horse Ranch
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_4)
Military Level 3

Building Name

Horse Pens

Level Name

rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_2

Building Chain

Military

Building Level

Create Time

Create Cost

3300

Effects

-2 food (this_region)

+0.1% 1st and 2nd Class (this_building)

-4% provincial income (building upkeep) (regions_in_this_province)

Provides Garrison Army

Steppe Lancers
(GAR_Ste_Garrisoned_Lancers)
Shock Cavalry

Steppe Spearmen
(GAR_Ste_Garrisoned_Spearmen)
Spear Infantry

Steppe Horsemen
(GAR_Ste_Local_Horse_Archers)
Missile Cavalry

Recruitable Units

Recruitable Units Lv. 0
No.	Unit	Sol.	Costom Cost	Recru. Cost	Unkeep Cost	Ship HP.	Ship Spd.	Msl. Dmg.	Rng.	Sht. /min	Amo.	Mle. Atk.	Mle. Dmg.	Chg.	Mle. Def.	Arm.	HP.	Mor.
1	120	Cavalry / Melee Cavalry / (Scy_armoured_lancers) Skythioi Lonchophoroi (Scythian Armoured Lancers) These armoured lancers wield a lancia: a one-handed lance, shorter than the kontos, mainly used by the Sarmatians. They also have a light thureos shield of wicker backed with leather, covered with painted linen, as well as leather and scale armour, and modified Greek-style helmets.
1	120	120	2323	2323								38	9	35	48	24	20	60
2	120	Cavalry / Missile Cavalry / (Scy_heavy_horse_archers) Skythioi Kontophoroi Hippotoxotai (Scythian Heavy Horse Archers) These armoured horse archers fight with a versatile panoply: the bow, a battleaxe, and a kontos lance. For the most part, they wear flexible Greek-style leather armour, with scales made from iron, bronze, or more commonly bone or horn, which is easier to collect and shape.
2	120	120	1602	1602				10	150	6	15	28	9	31	42	12	20	55
3	120	Cavalry / Missile Cavalry / (Scy_Horse_Skirmishers) Skythioi Hippakontistai (Scythian Young Horsemen) Young Scythian horsemen are not all able to practice the difficult art of mounted archery. When needed, they can act as raiding cavalry with javelins as well, like their neighbouring tribes.
3	120	120	781	781				15	90	8	7	24	11	22	45	2	20	35
4	120	Cavalry / Missile Cavalry / (Scy_noble_cavalry) Skythioi Aristoi Hippotoxotai (Scythian Noble Horse Archers) The Scythian nobles are superb horsemen, with finely crafted bronze and even gold scale armour, their equipment highly and sumptuously decorated with golden animals. They wear a Greek-style scaled linothorax, a small crescent or rectangular shield made with iron lamellar plates, greaves, and Greek helmets.
4	120	120	2620	2620				11	160	7	15	34	11	31	47	26	20	60
5	120	Cavalry / Missile Cavalry / (Scy_reform_horse_archers) Skytho-Sauromatai Hippotoxotai (Scytho-Sarmatian Horse Archers) As the Scythians progressively fall under Sarmatian influence, they adopt the equipment of their enemies. The Sarmatised" Scythian kontos bearers are a pure product of this evolution. They still use close-combat weapons and their bow as the main armament in any occasion."
5	120	120	1442	1442				11	160	7	15	32	9	31	42	10	20	45
6	120	Cavalry / Missile Cavalry / (Scy_reform_mounted_peltasts) Skytho-Sauromatai Hippopeltastai (Scytho-Sarmatian Mounted Peltasts) Although the horse archer is the backbone of any nomadic army, mounted javelineers are used as well, mostly in close quarters on rough terrain, in ambushes and night raids. Scythian and Sarmatian heavy mounted skirmishers carry large shields, a bunch of javelins, and leather and scale armour. They are skilled and can also fight dismounted with various weapons, but the most common are the sagaris battle-axe and the akinakes.
6	120	120	1968	1968				15	90	8	7	32	11	24	50	16	20	45
7	120	Cavalry / Missile Cavalry / (Ste_Horse_Skirm) Skuda Baexdzhyntae (Scythian Light Horsemen) These light riders are from the Scythian tribes to the north of the Pontus Euxinus (Black Sea). They rely on a long sword, bow and shield (typically, the crescent shaped, leather faced, taka shield of the Scythian peoples) and are some of the most effective light horse available. These light horsemen will prove of little value in a hand to hand clash against disciplined infantry and care should be taken not to waste them in such a way.
7	120	120	881	881				10	150	5	15	30	11	22	40	2	20	35

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