Ardiaei Melee Infantry

Illyrioi Pezoi

Although called Illyrians by Greeks and Romans, these seafaring people from the Adriatic coast were actually not a single nation or tribe. The Greeks first had dealings with them during the Bronze Age, and the name was then applied to everyone in the area. The Illyrians were actually several petty, and not-so-petty, kingdoms that warred with each other when not fighting Greeks or their Macedonian neighbours. The Illyrians could not be lightly dismissed as barbarians: under powerful warlords such as Bardyllis, king of the Dardanians, they conquered Macedon and installed a puppet ruler in 393BC. It was Phillip II and Alexander the Great who eventually ended Illyrian interference in their affairs. The Illyrians were also pirates, and terrorised the Adriatic for centuries; this was what eventually prompted their subjugation by the Romans.

Unit Name Illyrioi Pezoi

Main Unit Key Ill_Footmen

Land Unit Key Ill_Footmen

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 300

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 869

Recruitment Cost 869

Upkeep Cost 174

Missile Damage 11

├ Missile Weapon prec1

├ Projectile prec1

├ Missile Damage 11

├ Missile Ap Damage 0

└ Base Reload Time 10

Accuracy 5

Range 80

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 6

Ammunition 1

Melee Attack 38

Weapon Damage 11

├ Melee Weapon axe2

├ Weapon Damage 11

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing Yes

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 11

Melee Defence 67

├ Base Defence 15

├ Shield shield5

└ Shield Defence 52

Armour 8

├ Armour arm4

├ Armour Defence 8

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity medium_medium

├ Man Health 20

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 55

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

• 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 attack
• Weak defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Warrior Lodge (rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_1) Level 0 Meeting Ground (rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_2) Level 1 Proving Grounds (rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Hall of Champions (rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Ardiaei Ardiaei Tribal Council Daorsi Dalmatae Illyrian Rebels
Imperator Augustus	Illyrian Rebels (Imperator Augustus)