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 (2)
3.Mob
4.Italian Swordsmen
Missile Infantry (2)
5.Levy Skirmishers
6.Levy Slingers
Spear Infantry (2)
7.Italian Noble Infantry
8.Italian Spearmen
Melee Cavalry (2)
9.Italian Cavalry
10.Italian Noble Cavalry
Field Artillery (3)
11.Roman Bastion Ballista
12.Roman Ballista
13.Roman Scorpion
Admiral (2)
14.Missile Trireme - Levy Skirmishers
15.Assault Hexareme - Italian Swordsmen
Melee Ship (5)
16.Assault Quadrireme - Italian Spearmen
17.Fire Pot Bireme - Italian Spearmen
18.Assault Bireme - Italian Spearmen
19.Harpax Hexareme - Italian Swordsmen
20.Assault Hexareme - Italian Swordsmen
Missile Ship (5)
21.Scorpion Trireme - Levy Skirmishers
22.Missile Trireme - Levy Skirmishers
23.Raiding Hemiolia - Levy Skirmishers
24.Pursuit Trihemiolia - Levy Skirmishers
25.Missile Quinquereme - Levy Slingers
Artillery Ship (1)
26.Light Artillery Quinquereme - Roman Ballista (Ship)