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Royal Barracks

The training and quartering of elite troops requires the proper surroundings.

After the age of heroes, when fighting had been about individual valour and battles a brawl rather than a planned encounter, armies were organised into disciplined units. With conflicts between the city-states on the rise, and threats from the outside world, the Greeks created the first hoplites around 700BC. These were free citizens, fighting as infantry who provided their own armour and weapons. There was no standard equipment and these soldiers carried shields and armour emblazoned with family symbols handed down over generations. However, the name 'hoplite' derived from the one piece of equipment they did have in common: the hoplon shield. This circular shield was held so as to protect not only the bearer but also the man to his left. As a single mass, hoplites moved in the famous phalanx formation, marching towards the enemy as one solid wall.

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Royal Barracks

Building Name

Royal Barracks

Level Name

rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_4

Building Chain

Military (Recruitment)

Building Level

4

Create Time

16

Create Cost

6480

Require Resource

Copper

Require Technology

Remuneration Reforms
Remuneration Reforms

Effects

+2 experience rank(s) for heavy infantry recruits (this_province)
Noble Philanthropy Edict:
-6% unit recruitment costs (this_province)
+1.5% 2nd Class Citizen (this_building)
-10% provincial income (building upkeep) (regions_in_this_province)
Requires the Copper resource (this_building)

Provides Garrison Army

100 Greek Cavalry
100 Greek Cavalry
Greek Cavalry
(GAR_Gre_Citizen_Cavalry)
Melee Cavalry
200 Perioikoi Hoplitai
200 Perioikoi Hoplitai
200 Perioikoi Hoplitai
Perioikoi Hoplitai
(Gre_Periokoi_Hoplites)
Hoplite/Pike Infantry

Recruitable Units

Recruitable Units Lv. 1
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
175 Heilotes Toxotai
Missile Infantry / Missile Infantry / (Gre_Helot_Archers)
Heilotes Toxotai
(Helot Archers)

A slave can pull a bowstring as well as any free man.

175 409 409 8 155 4 15 18 7 6 22 1 20 35
2
175 Heilotes Akontistai
Missile Infantry / Missile Infantry / (Gre_Helot_Javelinmen)
Heilotes Akontistai
(Helot Javelinmen)

Even the meanest slave can throw a javelin at an enemy.

175 449 449 14 85 8 5 21 7 8 41 1 20 35
3
200 Neohomoioi Thorakitai Hoplitai
Melee Infantry / Hoplite/Pike Infantry / (Gre_Heroes_Sparta)
Neohomoioi Thorakitai Hoplitai
(Spartan Thorax Hoplites)

These hoplites represent the final stage of Spartan social and cultural reforms. Their tactics may seem outdated but only a fool would not treat them as great threat on the battlefield.

200 1279 1279 35 9 19 79 16 20 70
4
300 Symmachoi Thureophoroi Machairaphoroi
Melee Infantry / Melee Infantry / (Gre_Perioikoi_Sword)
Symmachoi Thureophoroi Machairaphoroi
(Allied Thureos Swordsmen)

While Spartan citizens practice almost exclusively hoplite warfare, the same cannot be said about their subject states. These troops are recruited from allies and mercenaries of the Spartan kingdom, fighting in the fashion of other Hellenic swordsmen.

300 718 718 32 10 12 69 6 20 55
5
175 Symmachoi Peltastai
Missile Infantry / Missile Infantry / (Gre_Periokoi_Peltasts)
Symmachoi Peltastai
(Allied Peltasts)

Sparta relies heavily on allies and mercenaries when it comes to light support troops. This unit of peltasts is made up of soldiers of different origins, but is still a powerful ranged force overall.

175 880 880 15 90 8 5 31 10 11 71 10 20 45
6
300 Symmachoi Thureophoroi
Melee Infantry / Spear Infantry / (Gre_Periokoi_Spears)
Symmachoi Thureophoroi
(Allied Thureos Spearmen)

While Spartan citizens practice almost exclusively hoplite warfare, the same cannot be said about their subject states. These troops are recruited from allies and mercenaries of the Spartan kingdom, fighting in the fashion of other Hellenic light spearmen.

300 668 668 28 9 10 71 6 20 55
7
175 Skiritai Peltastai
Missile Infantry / Missile Infantry / (Gre_Skiritai_Peltasts)
Skiritai Peltastai
(Skiritai Peltasts)

The Skiritai are a people subject to Sparta. They live in Skiritis, a mountainous region located in northern Laconia on the border with Arcadia, between the Oenus and the Eurotas rivers.

175 572 572 15 90 10 7 33 7 13 53 3 20 50
8
200 Skiritai Machairaphoroi
Melee Infantry / Melee Infantry / (Gre_Spar_Skiritai)
Skiritai Machairaphoroi
(Skiritai Sworsdmen)

Skiritai are equal to Perioikoi in their legal status but make up a distinctive part of the Spartan army. They are a reliable force and are often tasked with protecing the most vulnerable parts of a phalanx.

200 798 798 39 10 17 57 6 20 60
9
175 Symmachoi Toxotai
Missile Infantry / Missile Infantry / (Gre_Spar_Symm_Archers)
Symmachoi Toxotai
(Allied Archers)

Sparta relies heavily on allies and mercenaries when it comes to light support troops. This unit of archers is made up of soldiers of different origins, but is still a powerful ranged force overall.

175 785 785 9 165 5 15 14 7 6 34 8 20 40
10
200 Neohomoioi Hoplitai
Melee Infantry / Hoplite/Pike Infantry / (Gre_Spar_Thorax_Hoplites)
Neohomoioi Hoplitai
(Reformed Spartan Hoplites)

Due to the dwindling Spartan citizen population, late Spartan rulers have needed to increase the amount of avaliable soldiers through social reforms. Increased manpower and the return of old martial traditions like the Agoge are bringing back the old strength of Sparta.

200 1161 1161 32 9 17 75 14 20 70
11
200 Neohomoioi Thorakitai
Melee Infantry / Melee Infantry / (Gre_Spar_Thorax_Sword)
Neohomoioi Thorakitai
(Spartan Thorax Swordsmen)

Sparta during its last decades was more open to ideas of cultural and technological progress. This heavy sword unit is a Spartan interpretation of Thorax troops of other Hellenic factions.

200 1144 1144 41 10 14 78 12 20 65
12
120 Symmachoi Thureophoroi Prodromoi
Cavalry / Missile Cavalry / (Gre_Spar_Thureos_Cav)
Symmachoi Thureophoroi Prodromoi
(Allied Thureos Cavalry)

Not all subjects of Sparta are able to provide heavy cavalry. These horsemen serve as fast skirmishers, providing ranged support to other troops.

120 1321 1321 14 85 9 5 26 10 17 44 10 20 45
13
120 Homoioi Hippeis
Cavalry / Missile Cavalry / (Gre_Spartan_Cav)
Homoioi Hippeis
(Spartan Cavalry)

Sparta is not famous for its cavalry, but it fields some nonetheless. The job of fighting on horseback is relegated to those unfit for the phalanx or as a form on punishment, but their expenses are paid by the wealthier citizens. Due to a lack of proper training and cavalry traditions, these horsemen generally perform poorly.

120 1241 1241 14 85 8 5 23 9 13 26 10 20 40
14
300 Heilotes
Melee Infantry / Spear Infantry / (Gre_Spartan_Helots)
Heilotes
(Spartan Helots)

Helots are the slaves of the Spartan kingdom. During times of need, the state arms them with weapons and basic means of protection. Their training is limited so that they do not pose a larger threat after the campaign.

300 328 328 21 9 10 46 1 20 40
15
200 Homoioi Hoplitai
Melee Infantry / Hoplite/Pike Infantry / (Gre_Spartan_Hoplites)
Homoioi Hoplitai
(Spartan Hoplites)

Homoioi, or "Similars," are men with full citizenship Spartan society. They are just a shadow of Sparta's former glory and martial strength, but they still outclass other hoplites.

200 1044 1044 30 9 15 72 12 20 60
16
100 Symmachoi Hippeis
Cavalry / Melee Cavalry / (Gre_Spartan_Lancers)
Symmachoi Hippeis
(Allied Cavalry)

Even Sparta has noticed the importance of cavalry on the battlefield. Instead of trying to develop their own cavalry ethos, the later kings of Sparta rely on more skilled allies and mercenaries to provide reliable horsemen.

100 1804 1804 33 9 29 45 14 20 55
17
256 Neohomoioi Phalangitai
Melee Infantry / Hoplite/Pike Infantry / (Gre_Spartan_Pike)
Neohomoioi Phalangitai
(Spartan Pikemen)

A hundred years after the defeat of classical Greek troops at Chaeronea, Cleomenes III would decide to add a pike corps to his own armies. This change would not have been possible without the corresponding social reforms increasing the available manpower of the Spartan state.

256 999 999 32 9 11 49 12 20 55
18
200 Spartiatai Epheboi
Melee Infantry / Spear Infantry / (Gre_Spartan_Youths)
Spartiatai Epheboi
(Spartan Youths)

Young Spartans, not yet ready to fight in a proper phalanx, are tasked with chasing off skirmishers in battle. Their tactics are one inspiration for the Iphicratean reforms of heavier peltasts. Due to their lighter equipment and extensive training, they are able to catch up with light units of other nations - not many can outrun them.

200 576 576 32 9 18 78 3 20 55
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