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Legatus Praetorianum

These men are an elite heavy cavalry arm of the Praetorian Guard, assigned as personal bodyguards to Roman Legates, members of the Senate, and other high ranking Roman officials.

The word 'praetorian' comes from the elite guards of the Praetor, the commanding general. Founded in the 6th century BC, the cohors praetoria consisted of the hand-picked infantry or cavalry who guarded their general and his command tent. At first, they were recruited exclusively from among Roman citizens, but later other Latin peoples were allowed to join. The praetorians enjoyed prestigious status in the Roman army and, when Augustus came to power, they were the only soldiers allowed inside Rome. Augustus anticipated that they could be used politically as well as militarily, something of a gamble for the new Emperor, as he was keen to assert the Republican nature of his regime. Barracked just outside Rome, the praetorians were charged with keeping order during all public events. Later, as the Imperial bodyguard, they served in military campaigns only when the Emperor himself was present. This happened frequently as later Emperors emerged from the ranks of the army during the 1st century AD.

Legatus Praetorianum

Unit Name

Legatus Praetorianum

Main Unit Key

Rom_Legatus_Praetorianum

Land Unit Key

Rom_Legatus_Praetorianum

Naval Unit Key

roman_transport

Soldiers

90

Category

Cavalry

Class

Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

1200

Recruitment Cost

1200

Upkeep Cost

110

Melee Attack

44

Weapon Damage

44

├ Melee Weapon

rome_gladius_elite

├ Melee Damage Base

35

├ Melee Damage Ap

9

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

7

Charge Bonus

46

Melee Defence

95

├ Base Defence

60

├ Shield

cavalry

└ Shield Defence

35

Armour

104

├ Armour

bronze

├ Armour Defence

74

└ Shield Armour

30

Health

140

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health

60

├ Bonus Hit Points

20

├ Mount

rome_horse_sword_shield_vh

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_very_heavy

└ Mount Health

60

Base Morale

65

Abilities

Legatus Praetorianum
  • Draco
    Reduces the effectiveness against mounted units of any nearby enemies for an extended time.
    Bonus vs cavalry, bonus vs elephants, bracing
  • Cavalry Testudo
    The unit raises their shields and turns towards the aggressor.
    Protection against missiles
    Can't move
  • Flying Wedge
    The unit moves into a flying wedge-shaped attack formation.
    Charge bonus, melee attack
    Acceleration, melee defence

Attributes

  • Disciplined
    This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
  • 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
Legatus Praetorianum
  • Very good attack
  • Average defence
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Good morale
Requires Buildings
Legatus Praetorianum Lv. 1 Legionary Barracks
Legionary Barracks
(rome_military_main_4)
Level 3