Boiotian League (Wrath of Sparta) Melee Cavalry

Theban Hippeus

Thebes was a city of renown, and one of the central locations for so many Greek myths. Along with Sparta it was one of Athens' chief adversaries; the two cities rivalled one another long before the Peloponnesian War, first coming to blows in the 6th century BC. Thebes was looked on suspiciously by other Greek states for its willingness to side with Persia simply to spite Athens. Thebes was famous for its 'Sacred Band', an elite infantry unit of 150 pairs of male lovers, who were said to fight with such skill and ferocity because, according to Plato, the soldiers "would be ready to die a thousand deaths" rather than let their partners die. Despite its heroic, unlikely victory against Sparta at Leuctra in 370BC, Thebes was eventually destroyed by Alexander the Great, purportedly to scare Athens into submission!

Unit Name Theban Hippeus

Main Unit Key Pel_Theban_Hippeus

Land Unit Key Pel_Theban_Hippeus

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 1200

Recruitment Cost 1200

Upkeep Cost 190

Missile Damage 32

├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile javelin_prec

├ Missile Damage 20

├ Missile Ap Damage 12

└ Base Reload Time 15

Accuracy 5

Range 40

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 4

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 44

Weapon Damage 29

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_cav_elite

├ Melee Damage Base 24

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 15

├ Bonus vs Elephants 15

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 26

Melee Defence 48

├ Base Defence 48

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 60

├ Armour bronze

├ Armour Defence 60

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 85

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health 45

├ Bonus Hit Points 20

├ Mount pel_greek_horse_h

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium_shock

└ Mount Health 20

Base Morale 65

Abilities

No Ability

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

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Very good charge
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Weak in prolonged melee
• Good morale

Faction Availability
Wrath of Sparta	Boiotian League (Wrath of Sparta)