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Custodes Corporis Legati

(Camillan General's Bodyguard)

Command must be exercised in person to be effective.

Rome’s Consuls were Republican politicians and generals in equal measure. Every year two Consuls were elected by the Senate, each with the power to veto the other, a system designed to stop tyranny and the abuse of power. In civil matters the Consuls led the Senate, alternating on a monthly basis. Where military matters were concerned, their power outside the walls of Rome was absolute, with each commanding an army. When a combined Consular force was in the field, as at the Battle of Cannae in 216BC against Hannibal, the Consuls Lucius Paullus and Gaius Varro had to alternate command on a daily basis. This had disastrous consequences, as the impetuous Varro led so many of his numerically superior army to their deaths. In the Roman world, absolute power meant final responsibility, and defeat was entirely the commanding Consul’s fault. In these cases, punishment could be severe, as during the Numantine War, of 154-152BC, when Gaius Mancinus’ apparent cowardice led to the capture of his Legions. Although Tiberius Gracchus, then a military Tribune, secured their release through treaty, the Senate refused to recognise it and sent Mancinus straight back to the enemy! Even when successful, a Consul was accountable for his actions towards the provinces, allies and resources at his command. When Scipio returned from the Punic Wars, he was hailed as 'Imperator', granted a triumph and given the honorific title ‘Africanus’, but he was nevertheless accused of squandering money by the Senate, albeit at the urging of his enemy, Cato.

Custodes Corporis Legati

Unit Name

Custodes Corporis Legati

Main Unit Key

Rom_General

Land Unit Key

Rom_General

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

100

Category

Cavalry

Class

Command

Custom Battle Cost

1772

Recruitment Cost

1772

Upkeep Cost

354

Melee Attack

30

Weapon Damage

9

├ Melee Weapon

cspear3

├ Weapon Damage

9

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

2

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

2

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

22

Melee Defence

43

├ Base Defence

17

├ Shield

cshield2

└ Shield Defence

26

Armour

18

├ Armour

carm9

├ Armour Defence

18

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

medium_heavy

├ Man Health

20

├ Bonus Hit Points

0

├ Mount

rome_horse_spear_shield_vh

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_very_heavy_spr

└ Mount Health

0

Base Morale

60

Abilities

Custodes Corporis Legati
  • Stamina (poor)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
  • Cavalry Testudo
    The unit raises shields in a defensive formation that increases missile defense but while in the formation, the unit has decreased attack
  • Flying Wedge
    The unit assumes a wedge formation that increases charge speed and bonus

Attributes

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

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Custodes Corporis Legati
  • Good attack
  • Average defence
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Average morale
Upgrade
Required Technology Roman Unit Upgrades Cost 652 Upgrade To Equites Consulares