Rome (Rise of the Republic) Melee Infantry

Ensis Principes

Whilst Rome was a single city, its early Republican army consisted of eighteen centuries of equites, eighty-two centuries of first-class hoplites, twenty centuries each of second, third and fourth class hoplites, and thirty-two centuries of fifth class, two of which were trumpeters. These forces were insufficient to face Rome's immediate enemies - war with Hernici, Volsci, other Latin tribes and the Etruscan cities all took a toll on its warriors, their greatest defeat coming with the invasion of Brennus' Gallic hordes, who defeated the Romans at the River Allia and later sacked the city itself. Under such pressure, Rome would have been lost were it not for the intervention of Marcus Furius Camillus, who drove away the Gauls and reorganised the city's armies to better withstand future attacks. Unlike Greece, Italy didn't consist of city-states, where forces met on large plains, so battles were more often fought on difficult terrain, such as the hills to the east or the marshlands to the south. As a result, Roman infantry adopted looser formations and began to carry javelins for throwing prior to melee, meaning the Romans became more like their Gallic adversaries than the Greek Hoplites on which they were originally modelled.

Unit Name Ensis Principes

Main Unit Key inv_rom_ensis_principes

Land Unit Key inv_rom_ensis_principes

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 900

Recruitment Cost 900

Upkeep Cost 180

Missile Damage 30

├ Missile Weapon rome_pilum

├ Projectile pilum_normal

├ Missile Damage 20

├ Missile Ap Damage 10

└ Base Reload Time 15

Accuracy 5

Range 40

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 4

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 50

Weapon Damage 39

├ Melee Weapon rome_gladius_elite

├ Melee Damage Base 34

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 35

Melee Defence 60

├ Base Defence 30

├ Shield scutum

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 65

├ Armour chest_improved

├ Armour Defence 30

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 55

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 15

Base Morale 50

Abilities

No Ability

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

• Very good attack
• Average defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Good morale

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 300 Upgrade From
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Castrum (inv_rom_military_recruitment_3) Level 2 Barracks (inv_rom_military_recruitment_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Rise of the Republic	Rome (Rise of the Republic)