Sparta (Macedonian Wars) Spear Infantry

Heilotes

Toughened by years of training within the agoge, Spartan youths were moulded into warriors from the age of seven, becoming 'paidiskoi', or Spartan reserves, in their later teenage years. Separated from their mothers, the first stage of their training was the 'paides', in which they lived communally in one of the Spartan syssitia mess halls. Here they trained and exercised together, learning from their elders, and were purposefully underfed to toughen and accustom them to hunger, and teach them resourcefulness. This extended to depriving them of clothing too, providing only their red cloak each year. This taught the boys to steal, for which they were severely punished if caught, but for being caught, not for stealing from the helot slave population. At eighteen, they became paidiskoi, joining the army as reservists for two years. Armed with the hoplite spear and hoplon, and armoured in cloth, they would support the older Spartan men in battle. A chosen few would also be inducted into the krypteia, a secret organisation that were expected to spy on, steal from and kill the helots. Seen as both a test of ability and a necessary means of keeping the helots submissive, a declaration of war against the helots was made each autumn, effectively legalising the krypteia’s activity.

Unit Name Heilotes

Main Unit Key Gre_Spartan_Helots

Land Unit Key Gre_Spartan_Helots

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 300

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 328

Recruitment Cost 328

Upkeep Cost 66

Melee Attack 21

Weapon Damage 9

├ Melee Weapon spear1

├ Weapon Damage 9

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 3

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 10

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 10

Melee Defence 46

├ Base Defence 15

├ Shield shield2

└ Shield Defence 31

Armour 1

├ Armour arm0

├ Armour Defence 1

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity light_medium

├ Man Health 20

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 40

Abilities

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

Attributes

• Expert Charge Defence
  This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies.
• 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

• Average defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Weak attack
• Poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Muster Field (rom_HELLENIC_military_main_1) Level 0 Holosideros Barracks (rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_2) Level 1 Hoplite Barracks (rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Royal Barracks (rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_4) Level 3 Royal Barracks (rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 4	Alexandria (dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_1) Level 0 Antioch (dei_main_city_ANTIOCH_1) Level 0 Athens (dei_main_city_ATHENS_1) Level 0 Qart-Hadasht (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_1) Level 0 Hierapytna (dei_main_city_KNOSSOS_1) Level 0 Massalia (dei_main_city_MASSILIA_1) Level 0 Pella (dei_main_city_PELLA_1) Level 0 Pergamon (dei_main_city_PERGAMON_1) Level 0 Syracuse (dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_1) Level 0 Rhodos (dei_minor_city_RHODES_1) Level 0 Sparta (dei_minor_city_SPARTA_1) Level 0 Hellenistic City (rom_HELLENIC_city_major_1) Level 0 Hellenistic Hamlet (Copper) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_copper_1) Level 0 Hellenistic Hamlet (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_fish_1) Level 0 Hellenistic Hamlet (Glassware) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_glass_1) Level 0 Hellenistic Hamlet (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_gold_1) Level 0 Hellenistic Hamlet (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_grain_1) Level 0 Hellenistic Hamlet (Leather) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_hides_1) Level 0 Hellenistic Hamlet (Warhorse) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_horse_1) Level 0 Hamlet (Iron) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_iron_1) Level 0 Hellenistic Hamlet (Limestone) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_limestone_1) Level 0 Hellenistic Hamlet (Marble) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_marble_1) Level 0 Hellenistic Hamlet (Olive Oil) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_olives_1) Level 0 Hellenistic Hamlet (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_purple_dye_1) Level 0 Hellenistic Hamlet (Salt) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_salt_1) Level 0 Hellenistic Hamlet (Silk) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_silk_1) Level 0 Hellenistic Hamlet (Lead) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_silver_1) Level 0 Hellenistic Hamlet (Trained Slaves) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_slave_1) Level 0 Hellenistic Hamlet (Timber) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_timber_1) Level 0 Hellenistic Hamlet (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_township_1) Level 0 Hellenistic Hamlet (Wine) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_wine_1) Level 0
x 2	Alexandria (dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_2) Level 1 Antioch (dei_main_city_ANTIOCH_2) Level 1 Athens (dei_main_city_ATHENS_2) Level 1 Qart-Hadasht (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_2) Level 1 Hierapytna (dei_main_city_KNOSSOS_2) Level 1 Massalia (dei_main_city_MASSILIA_2) Level 1 Pella (dei_main_city_PELLA_2) Level 1 Pergamon (dei_main_city_PERGAMON_2) Level 1 Syracuse (dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_2) Level 1 Rhodos (dei_minor_city_RHODES_2) Level 1 Sparta (dei_minor_city_SPARTA_2) Level 1 Civil Settlement (greek_town_civil_2) Level 1 Farming Settlement (greek_town_farm_2) Level 1 Market Settlement (greek_town_trade_2) Level 1 Hellenistic Polis (rom_HELLENIC_city_major_2) Level 1 Hellenistic Village (Copper) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_copper_2) Level 1 Trade Hub (Copper) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_copper_3) Level 2 Hellenistic Village (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_fish_2) Level 1 Hellenistic Village (Glassware) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_glass_2) Level 1 Hellenistic Village (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_gold_2) Level 1 Hellenistic Village (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_grain_2) Level 1 Hellenistic Village (Leather) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_hides_2) Level 1 Hellenistic Village (Warhorse) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_horse_2) Level 1 Village (Iron) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_iron_2) Level 1 Trade Hub (Iron) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_iron_3) Level 2 Hellenistic Village (Limestone) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_limestone_2) Level 1 Hellenistic Village (Marble) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_marble_2) Level 1 Hellenistic Village (Olive Oil) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_olives_2) Level 1 Hellenistic Village (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_purple_dye_2) Level 1 Hellenistic Village (Salt) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_salt_2) Level 1 Hellenistic Village (Silk) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_silk_2) Level 1 Hellenistic Village (Lead) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_silver_2) Level 1 Hellenistic Village (Trained Slaves) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_slave_2) Level 1 Hellenistic Village (Timber) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_timber_2) Level 1 Hellenistic Village (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_township_2) Level 1 Hellenistic Village (Wine) (rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_wine_2) Level 1
x 1	Agora (rom_HELLENIC_agora_1) Level 0 Amphitheatron (rom_HELLENIC_agora_entertainment_2) Level 1 Grain Market (rom_HELLENIC_agora_food_2) Level 1 Warhorse Pens (rom_HELLENIC_agora_horse_2) Level 1 Travellers' Lodge (rom_HELLENIC_agora_public_2) Level 1 Library (rom_HELLENIC_agora_research_2) Level 1 Slave Trader (rom_HELLENIC_agora_slave_2) Level 1 Supply Pit (rom_HELLENIC_agora_storage_2) Level 1 Wine Trader (rom_HELLENIC_agora_trade_2) Level 1 Phrourion (rom_HELLENIC_public_guard_2) Level 1 Mega Phrourion (rom_HELLENIC_public_guard_3) Level 2

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Spartan Rebels Sparta Spartan Gerousia Sparta Spartan Gerousia
Imperator Augustus	Spartan Rebels (Imperator Augustus)
Macedonian Wars	Sparta (Macedonian Wars)