Sparta Spear Infantry

Spartan Temple Warriors

Elite Spartan temple warriors; the gods are their power.

Hoplites date back to the wars between the Greek city-states in the 8th and 7th centuries BC. During the Greco-Persian Wars most hoplites wore a Corinthian-style bronze helm, and a cuirass of bronze or stiffened linen or canvas. They were armed with a short sword and an iron-tipped spear with a bronze counterbalance butt-spike. Hoplites were named, though, after the round hoplon shield they carried. The hoplon-and-spear combination required them to fight as a phalanx, a block of spearmen some eight ranks deep. When closed up, each man would find shelter behind the shield of his neighbour, creating a wall of bristling spear-points. While all hoplites were originally citizen-soldiers, full-time mercenaries took over and became the standard fighting unit of the Greek world. Later, under Phillip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great, the shield became smaller, while the spear developed into the five metre sarissa pike. Many armies adopted the phalanx of hoplites as a tactical unit because it was very successful in battle.

Abilities

Spartan Temple Warriors

• Cavalry Counter-tactics
  Improves unit's ability to endure enemy cavalry charges for an extended time.
  Bonus vs mounted units
• Rapid Advance
  Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
  Speed, acceleration, charge speed
  Exertion: fatigue
• Hoplite Wall
  The unit moves into close wall formation.
  Bracing, melee defence, shield strength
  Acceleration, speed
• Use the Whip
  Improved attack and fatigue resistance for a short time.
  Melee attack, weapon damage, fatigue resistance
  Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• 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

Spartan Temple Warriors

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

Sparta Units
General (4)
1.Royal Spartans
2.Spartan Named Ones
3.Spartan Royal Guard
4.Disciples of Ares
Melee Infantry (7)
5.Perioikoi Infantry
6.Perioikoi Chosen Infantry
7.Spartan Bladesmen
8.Spartan Named Ones
9.Agora Swordsmen
10.Agora Veterans
11.Disciples of Ares
Missile Infantry (8)
12.Gorgo's Skirmishers
13.Helot Archers
14.Helot Javelinmen
15.Helot Slingers
16.Perioikoi Peltasts
17.Cretan Toxotai
18.Rhodian Sphendonetai
19.Spartan Archers
Pike Infantry (3)
20.Perioikoi Pikemen
21.Spartan Pikemen
22.Agesilaus Spartans
Spear Infantry (11)
23.Heroes of Sparta
24.Perioikoi Hoplites
25.Perioikoi Spears
26.Royal Spartans
27.Spartan Hoplites
28.Spartan Youths
29.Spartan Heavy Hoplites
30.Spartan Recruits
31.Spartan Veterans
32.Spartan Temple Warriors
33.Spartan Royal Guard
Melee Cavalry (2)
34.Citizen Cavalry
35.Spartan Royal Cavalry
Missile Cavalry (2)
36.Skirmisher Cavalry
37.Tarantine Cavalry
Fixed Artillery (4)
38.Greek Giant Ballista
39.Greek Polybolos
40.Greek Bastion Scorpion
41.Greek Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (7)
42.Greek Bastion Ballista
43.Greek Ballista
44.Greek Beehive Onager
45.Greek Scorpion
46.Greek Heavy Onager
47.Greek Bastion Onager
48.Greek Onager
Admiral (2)
49.Scorpion Trieres - Helot Slingers
50.Assault Hexeres - Spartan Hoplites
Melee Ship (4)
51.Assault Tetreres - Perioikoi Hoplites
52.Fire Pot Dieres - Perioikoi Hoplites
53.Assault Dieres - Perioikoi Hoplites
54.Assault Hexeres - Spartan Hoplites
Missile Ship (7)
55.Scorpion Penteres - Helot Archers
56.Missile Penteres - Helot Archers
57.Tower Penteres - Helot Archers
58.Raiding Hemiolia - Helot Javelinmen
59.Pursuit Trihemiolia - Helot Javelinmen
60.Scorpion Trieres - Helot Slingers
61.Missile Trieres - Helot Slingers
Artillery Ship (2)
62.Light Artillery Penteres - Greek Ballista (Ship)
63.Artillery Penteres - Greek Onager (Ship)