Samnites (Samnite Wars) Melee Cavalry

Italian Noble Cavalry

These noblemen are excellent horsemen, hot-blooded, and unfazed by setbacks.

Before Rome controlled the whole of Italy it shared the peninsula with others, such as the Etruscans and Samnites. These various petty kingdoms, cities and tribes often fought each other, but also united against common external threats. It was as the Etruscans waned and Greek influence fell away that the Romans began steadily accumulating land and power. After three wars against the Samnites, Rome finally became the dominant power in Italy, and extracted pledges of loyalty and military aid from the 'Socii Latini', its Latin allies. There were further rebellions against Rome’s dominance, the most significant being the Allied War of 90-88BC, when many of the Socii turned on Rome. Clearly, this gave the Romans pause, as the peace settlement after was surprisingly generous: it gave the Socii the right of full Roman citizenship, giving them a stake in Rome's continued survival and effectively uniting the whole of Italy under their rule.

Abilities

Italian Noble Cavalry

• Flying Wedge
  The unit moves into a flying wedge-shaped attack formation.
  Charge bonus, melee attack
  Acceleration, melee defence

Attributes

• 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

Italian Noble Cavalry

• Very good attack
• Average defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Good morale

Samnites (Samnite Wars) Units
General (2)
1.Italian Noble Cavalry
2.Italian Noble Infantry
Melee Infantry (11)
3.Mob
4.Italian Swordsmen
5.Illyro-Italian Infantry Cohort
6.Italian Noble Swordsmen
7.Italian Veteran Swordsmen
8.Revered Thorax Swordsmen
9.Etruscan Reformed Infantry
10.Etruscan Noble Warriors
11.Etruscan Fierce Axes
12.Tarquinian Swordsmen
13.Italian Legionaries
Missile Infantry (5)
14.Levy Skirmishers
15.Levy Slingers
16.Illyro-Italian Bow Auxiliaries
17.Scout Archers
18.Etruscan Peltasts
Pike Infantry (2)
19.Etruscan Pikes
20.Etruscan Thorax Pikes
Spear Infantry (9)
21.Italian Noble Infantry
22.Italian Spearmen
23.Italian Veteran Spearmen
24.Italian Royal Spears
25.Etruscan Heavy Spearmen
26.Etruscan Thorax Spearmen
27.Etruscan Veteran Hoplites
28.Etruscan Spearmen
29.Etruscan Citizen Hoplites
Melee Cavalry (5)
30.Italian Cavalry
31.Italian Noble Cavalry
32.Etruscan Honoured Cavalry
33.Medium Spear Cavalry
34.Warrior Horse
Missile Cavalry (1)
35.Etruscan Cavalry
Chariot (1)
36.Chariot Nobles
Field Artillery (3)
37.Roman Bastion Ballista
38.Roman Ballista
39.Roman Scorpion
Admiral (2)
40.Missile Trireme - Levy Skirmishers
41.Assault Hexareme - Italian Swordsmen
Melee Ship (5)
42.Assault Quadreme - Italian Spearmen
43.Fire Pot Bireme - Italian Spearmen
44.Assault Bireme - Italian Spearmen
45.Harpax Hexareme - Italian Swordsmen
46.Assault Hexareme - Italian Swordsmen
Missile Ship (5)
47.Scorpion Trireme - Levy Skirmishers
48.Missile Trireme - Levy Skirmishers
49.Raiding Hemiolia - Levy Skirmishers
50.Pursuit Trihemiolia - Levy Skirmishers
51.Missile Quinquereme - Levy Slingers
Artillery Ship (1)
52.Light Artillery Quinquereme - Roman Ballista (Ship)