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Vulgus

(Roman Mob)

Rabble from the streets can be dangerous in large numbers.

Rome’s wisest rulers appeased the mob when they became unruly, but the cleverest leaders turned them against their rivals; the plebeians always had the power to make or break the mighty. Julius Caesar was particularly adept at manipulating the plebs, and his power remained even in death. At his funeral, the grieving crowd hurled their belongings onto his pyre: the fire raged out of control and damaged the Forum. Grief soon turned to anger and the mob attacked the houses of Brutus and Cassius, two of Caesar’s assassins. They had sensibly fled the city, so the plebs contented themselves with looting rather than lynchings.

Vulgus

Unit Name

Vulgus

Main Unit Key

Rom_Plebs

Land Unit Key

Rom_Plebs

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

300

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

102

Recruitment Cost

102

Upkeep Cost

20

Melee Attack

6

Weapon Damage

7

├ Melee Weapon

dagger1

├ Weapon Damage

7

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

10

Melee Defence

20

├ Base Defence

4

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

16

Armour

1

├ Armour

arm0

├ Armour Defence

1

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

light_light

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Base Morale

30

Abilities

Vulgus
  • Stamina (excellent)
    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
Vulgus
  • Very low damage and armour penetration
  • Very weak in melee
  • Very poor morale
Requires Buildings
Vulgus Lv. 0 Slums
Slums
(rom_slum_0)
Level 0
Slums
Slums
(rom_slum_0)
Level 0