Retiarii
(Trident Gladiators)The Retiarii are lightly armoured, but they have the advantage of agility, mobility and speed. This type of gladiator fights with the heavily armed gladiators such as the Secutores or Murmillones. His fighting technique is evasive; his main tactic is to entangle his opponent with his net and then skewer him, like a fisherman with his trident.
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.
Unit Name Retiarii |
Main Unit Key Rom_Gladiatrices_Spear |
Land Unit Key Rom_Gladiatrices_Spear |
Naval Unit Key pel_transport |
Soldiers 200 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Spear Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 596 |
Recruitment Cost 596 |
Upkeep Cost 119 |
Melee Attack 28 |
9 |
├ Melee Weapon spear2 |
├ Weapon Damage 9 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 0 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 3 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 10 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 10 |
74 |
├ Base Defence 22 |
├ Shield shield5 |
└ Shield Defence 52 |
4 |
├ Armour arm2 |
├ Armour Defence 4 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
20 |
├ Man Entity medium_medium |
├ Man Health 20 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
Base Morale 50 |
Abilities
Retiarii- 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
- Good defensive unit
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Average attack
- Normal morale
Recuitment Requirement | |
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Maximum Number | 6 |
Garrison Buildings | |
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x 1 |
Amphitheatre
(rom_ROMAN_forum_entertainment_2) Level 1
Gladiator School
(rom_ROMAN_forum_entertainment_3) Level 2
Circus
(rom_ROMAN_forum_entertainment_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Macedonian Wars |