Veneti (Rise of the Republic) Melee Cavalry

Veneti Ekupetaris

The Veneti were considered to be excellent horse-breeders widely known for producing the strongest and fasters mares in ancient Italy. Venetic horses were greatly sought-after by the Greeks; they famously won the Olympic Games for Leon of Sparta in 440BC. Dionysius of Syracuse wanted to repeat this success himself, buying Venetian horses for a four-horse chariot race during the Olympic Games in 388BC. Diodorus of Sicily reported that several four-horse teams raced for Syracuse, and were far superior to the other contenders due to their swiftness. In Veneti society, Horses played an important role, as attested to by the horse cemeteries found around the ancient cities of Patavium, Altinum and Atria. Wild horses living on the slopes of the Alps were incorporated into domestic herds by the able Veneti horse-breeders, which enabled them to cultivate their stables and in turn, their reputation and social status. Several Venetic inscriptions mention the word 'ekuperatis', which means 'master of the horse' and perhaps refers to commerce, warfare, nobility, or all of the above.

Unit Name Veneti Ekupetaris

Main Unit Key inv_ven_veneti_heroic_riders

Land Unit Key inv_ven_veneti_ekuperatis

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 1100

Recruitment Cost 1100

Upkeep Cost 220

Melee Attack 55

Weapon Damage 34

├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_hellenic_sword_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 30

├ Melee Damage Ap 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 65

Melee Defence 60

├ Base Defence 40

├ Shield cavalry

└ Shield Defence 20

Armour 60

├ Armour leather

├ Armour Defence 30

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 125

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 20

├ Mount inv_ven_horse_heavy_sword

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_venetian_heavy

└ Mount Health 65

Base Morale 55

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.
• 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

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

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

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Horse Trainer (inv_ven_military_recruitment_food_4) Level 3 Venetic Stables (inv_ven_military_recruitment_food_5) Level 4

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Horse Trainer (inv_ven_military_recruitment_food_4) Level 3 Venetic Stables (inv_ven_military_recruitment_food_5) Level 4 Farm Pagus (inv_ven_minor_town_farm_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Rise of the Republic	Veneti (Rise of the Republic) Veneti Pretenders (Rise of the Republic) Veneti Secessionists (Rise of the Republic)