Latin Rebels (Hannibal at the Gates) Melee Infantry

Italian Swordsmen

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.

Unit Name Italian Swordsmen

Main Unit Key Ita_Sword

Land Unit Key Ita_Sword

Naval Unit Key roman_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 470

Recruitment Cost 470

Upkeep Cost 80

Missile Damage 34

├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile javelin_prec

├ Missile Damage 19

├ Missile Ap Damage 15

└ Base Reload Time 40

Accuracy 5

Range 40

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 2

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 30

Weapon Damage 37

├ Melee Weapon rome_gladius

├ Melee Damage Base 31

├ Melee Damage Ap 6

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 5

Charge Bonus 9

Melee Defence 64

├ Base Defence 29

├ Shield thureos

└ Shield Defence 35

Armour 77

├ Armour chest

├ Armour Defence 42

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 65

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 55

└ Bonus Hit Points 10

Base Morale 45

Abilities

• Use the Whip
  Improved attack and fatigue resistance for a short time.
  Melee attack, weapon damage, fatigue resistance
  Exertion: fatigue

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

• Good attack
• Average defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Normal morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Manipular Barracks (rome_military_main_2) Level 1 Cohort Barracks (rome_military_main_3) Level 2 Civil Town (rome_town_civil_3) Level 2 Market Town (rome_town_trade_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Legionary Barracks (rome_military_main_4) Level 3 Civil Colonia (rome_town_civil_4) Level 3 Market Colonia (rome_town_trade_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Settlement (Amber Collector) (rome_amber_2) Level 1 Town (Amber Trader) (rome_amber_3) Level 2 Settlement (Glass Blower) (rome_glass_2) Level 1 Town (Glass Maker) (rome_glass_3) Level 2 Settlement (Trench Mine) (rome_gold_2) Level 1 Town (Shaft Mine) (rome_gold_3) Level 2 Settlement (Grain Farms) (rome_grain_2) Level 1 Town (Grain Irrigated Farm) (rome_grain_3) Level 2 Town (Horse Breeders) (rome_horse_2) Level 1 Colonia (Master Horse Breeders) (rome_horse_3) Level 2 Settlement (Trench Mine) (rome_lead_2) Level 1 Town (Shaft Mine) (rome_lead_3) Level 2 Settlement (Open Air Tannery) (rome_leather_2) Level 1 Town (Leather Workshop) (rome_leather_3) Level 2 Settlement (Logging Camp) (rome_lumber_2) Level 1 Town (Timber Yard) (rome_lumber_3) Level 2 Settlement (Marble Quarry) (rome_marble_2) Level 1 Town (Marble Cutter) (rome_marble_3) Level 2 Field of Mars (rome_military_1) Level 0 Auxiliary Camp (rome_military_aux_2) Level 1 Settlement (Olive Press) (rome_olive_2) Level 1 Town (Mola Olearia) (rome_olive_3) Level 2 Settlement (Snail Vats) (rome_purple_dye_2) Level 1 Town (Dye Works) (rome_purple_dye_3) Level 2 Settlement (Silk Caravan) (rome_silk_2) Level 1 Town (Silk Market) (rome_silk_3) Level 2 Settlement (Large Vineyard) (rome_wine_2) Level 1 Town (Winemaker) (rome_wine_3) Level 2
x 2	Colonia (Amber Road) (rome_amber_4) Level 3 Civil Colonia (rome_city_civil_2) Level 1 Civil Municipium (rome_city_civil_3) Level 2 Civil Urbs (rome_city_civil_4) Level 3 Garrison Colonia (rome_city_garrison_2) Level 1 Colonia (Master Glass Maker) (rome_glass_4) Level 3 Colonia (Sluiced Mine) (rome_gold_4) Level 3 Colonia (Grain Estate) (rome_grain_4) Level 3 Colonia (Armourer) (rome_iron_armour_3) Level 2 Colonia (Weaponsmith) (rome_iron_weapon_3) Level 2 Colonia (Sluiced Mine) (rome_lead_4) Level 3 Colonia (Master Leather Workshop) (rome_leather_4) Level 3 Colonia (Timber Trader) (rome_lumber_4) Level 3 Colonia (Marble Architect) (rome_marble_4) Level 3 Auxiliary Garrison (rome_military_aux_4) Level 3 Legionary Barracks (rome_military_main_4) Level 3 Colonia (Olive Oil Trader) (rome_olive_4) Level 3 Colonia (Master Dye Works) (rome_purple_dye_4) Level 3 Colonia (Silk Road) (rome_silk_4) Level 3 Village (rome_town_1) Level 0 Civil Settlement (rome_town_civil_2) Level 1 Farming Settlement (rome_town_farm_2) Level 1 Market Settlement (rome_town_trade_2) Level 1 Colonia (Master Winemaker) (rome_wine_4) Level 3
x 3	Garrison Municipium (rome_city_garrison_3) Level 2 Garrison Urbs (rome_city_garrison_4) Level 3 Auxiliary Barracks (rome_military_aux_3) Level 2 Manipular Barracks (rome_military_main_2) Level 1 Cohort Barracks (rome_military_main_3) Level 2 Civil Town (rome_town_civil_3) Level 2 Farming Town (rome_town_farm_3) Level 2 Market Town (rome_town_trade_3) Level 2
x 4	Civil Colonia (rome_town_civil_4) Level 3 Farming Colonia (rome_town_farm_4) Level 3 Market Colonia (rome_town_trade_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Etruscan League Latin Rebels
Samnite Wars	Italian Rebels (Samnite Wars) Samnites (Samnite Wars)
Hannibal at the Gates	Etruscan League (Hannibal at the Gates) Latin Rebels (Hannibal at the Gates) Samnites (Hannibal at the Gates)