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Secutores Roman Republic (Macedonian Wars)Roman Republic (Macedonian Wars) Melee Infantry

Secutores

(Sword Gladiators)

The Secutores wear a smooth, round, close-fitting helmet that minimizes its chances to be caught by the Retiarius' net. The helmet also has two small, round eye holes. They carry a large scutum and a gladius.

Gladiators were usually slaves, condemned criminals or prisoners of war but others did enter the arena. Those with debts or a lust for glory could sell themselves as gladiators, and soldiers who had given ground might be sent to the arena as punishment. A gladiator's life was arduous and brutal, even before fighting in the games. Trainees could, and would, be killed in practice if they fought beneath their abilities, as a way of encouraging the others. The ludus, the training ground and home of gladiators, was run by a lanista, and within its walls his word was law. Outside the arena he was considered to be on the bottom rung of society; some Roman cemeteries did not allow the bodies of lanistas to be buried inside their walls, even. Having said that, there was also a peculiar glamour about their business and some were famed amongst games fans as the men who owned and trained gladiators - the sports stars of the Roman world.

Secutores

Unit Name

Secutores

Main Unit Key

Rom_Gladiator_Sword_Shield

Land Unit Key

Rom_Gladiator_Sword_Shield

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

200

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

697

Recruitment Cost

697

Upkeep Cost

139

Melee Attack

36

Weapon Damage

10

├ Melee Weapon

gladius3

├ Weapon Damage

9

├ Weapon Deadliness

1

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

11

Melee Defence

71

├ Base Defence

19

├ Shield

shield5

└ Shield Defence

52

Armour

4

├ Armour

arm2

├ Armour Defence

4

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

medium_medium

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Base Morale

55

Abilities

Secutores
  • Stamina (average)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.

Attributes

  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Secutores
  • Good attack
  • Average defence
  • Average damage but low armour penetration
  • Normal morale
Recuitment Requirement
Maximum Number 6
Garrison Buildings
Secutores x 1 Amphitheatre
Amphitheatre
(rom_ROMAN_forum_entertainment_2)
Level 1
Gladiator School
Gladiator School
(rom_ROMAN_forum_entertainment_3)
Level 2
Circus
Circus
(rom_ROMAN_forum_entertainment_4)
Level 3