The General's unit, his faithful bodyguards. Only slightly better than the Macedonian, but costs a lot more. Good cavalry, edging towards the heavy class. However when you get developped, better not use the first two at all. If you want to achieve balance in your armies near the beginning of your game, use these together with Greek cavalry. Usual light cavalry, though, a bit less strong than the light roman cavalry. These are also useful as peasants to 'transfer population', but they cost more, so I guess they're pretty unnecessary - can be used only as Town Watch.Ī better phalanx unit than the Levy, these must replace their predecessors.Ī better phalanx unit than the Phalanx Pikemen a replacement. The Militia Hoplites act as the Town Watch - very useful outside of the battlefield, when you need someone to guard a town (leave at least 4 regiments of Militia Hoplites, they'll be okay), or on the battlefield, when you need to distract an enemy group, lure them into a trap or something. However, it's useful if you want to 'transfer population' from one settlement to another (Show me How).
