| 14 | | === INFANTRY === |
| | 14 | {{{A general note about Seleucid units: The Seleucid Empire was very large and complex. This shows in their large roster of units spread over multiple different buildings of differing uses.}}} |
| | 15 | |
| | 16 | === MILITIA UNITS === |
| | 17 | Trained from the Civic Center only. |
| | 18 | |
| | 19 | * '''Generic Name: Militia Thureos Spearman.''' |
| | 20 | * '''Specific Name: Thureophóros Politès.''' |
| | 21 | * '''Melee Class:''' Spearman. |
| | 22 | * '''Ranged Class:''' Skirmisher. |
| | 23 | * '''Melee Armament:''' Spear or "Dory." |
| | 24 | * '''Ranged Armament:''' Javelin. |
| | 25 | * '''Appearance:''' All levels carry the famous "thureos" celtic-style oval shield, although the center boss is an oval shape, rather than butterfly as in Celtic examples. |
| | 26 | * '''Basic:''' Pilos helmet. Basic tunic. Sandals. Decorative sheathed xiphos. |
| | 27 | * '''Advanced:''' Non-plumed Thracian-style Hellenistic helmets. Tunic with white stripe down the center. Brown boots. Decorative sheathed xiphos. |
| | 28 | * '''Elite:''' Plumed and crested Thracian-style Hellenistic helmets. Tunic with white stripe down the center. White boots. Decorative sheathed xiphos. |
| | 29 | * '''History:''' The cities at the heart of the Seleucid realm, Syria, fielded their own citizen militia infantry, usually armed as thureophoroi, or medium infantry. In 148 BC at the Battle of Azotos against the Jewish Maccabees, the Seleucid army was called the 'Power of the Cities', due to the high proportion of citizen militia mobilized from the coastal cities of Syria. The thureophoroi (singular: thureophoros) was a type of infantry soldier, common in the 3rd to 1st century BCE, who carried a large oval shield called a thureos which had a type of metal strip boss and a central spine. They were armed with a long thrusting spear, javelins and a sword. They also usually wore an iron or bronze Macedonian helmet. The thureos was probably originally an adapted form of a Celtic shield. Thracian and Illyrian infantry probably adopted the shield before the Greeks. However it has been suggested that the thureos was brought to Greece after Pyrrhus of Epirus' campaigns in Italy, as his Oscan allies and Roman enemies used the scutum. Thureophoroi were a 3rd century development on the Peltast and wore no body armor, but did wear sturdy leather boots for quick movement. Thureophoroi could skirmish, as well as fight in a phalanx when necessary. They were often stationed on the flanks of the traditional pike phalanx as a flexible link between the heavier pikemen and the cavalry wings. |
| | 30 | * '''Garrison:''' 1. |
| | 31 | * '''Function:''' Good vs. Cavalry when using spear. Good vs. spearmen and elephants when using javelins. |
| | 32 | * '''Special:''' |
| | 33 | * "Militia": Trained only at the Civic Center and nowhere else. |
| | 34 | * "Thureophoros": Uses javelins at range, spear for melee. |
| | 35 | |
| | 36 | * '''Generic Name: Militia Cavalry.''' |
| | 37 | * '''Specific Name: Hippakontistès Politès.''' |
| | 38 | * '''Class:''' Cavalry Skirmisher. |
| | 39 | * '''Ranged Armament:''' Javelins. Clutch of Javelins in his left hand. |
| | 40 | * '''Appearance:''' |
| | 41 | * '''Basic:''' Basic white tunic with player color stripe down the center. Boots. Chlamys cape. Floppy straw hat. |
| | 42 | * '''Advanced:''' N/A. |
| | 43 | * '''Elite:''' N/A. |
| | 44 | * '''History:''' Along with the citizen militia infantry there were also cavalry regiments of militia from the cities, known as Politikoi. The citizen cavalry was recruited from the richest citizens of the cities who did not hold the legal status of 'Macedonians'. Citizen cavalry of this sort are seen at the Daphne parade and, in this case, probably from Antioch and not collected from all the coastal cities. The Politikoi were probably not a unitary regiment of horse, but a collection of separate squadrons with each squadron having its own distinctive dress and equipment. |
| | 45 | * '''Garrison:''' 2. |
| | 46 | * '''Function:''' . |
| | 47 | * '''Special:''' |
| | 48 | * "Militia" |
| | 49 | |
| | 50 | === BARRACKS UNITS === |
| | 51 | Trained from the Barracks only. |
| | 52 | |
| 26 | | * '''Special:''' "Syntagma" Formation. |
| | 64 | * '''Special:''' |
| | 65 | * "Syntagma" Formation. |
| | 66 | |
| | 67 | * '''Generic Name: Arab Javelineer.''' |
| | 68 | * '''Specific Name: Pezakontistès Aravikós.''' |
| | 69 | * '''Class:''' Skirmisher. |
| | 70 | * '''Hacker Armament:''' Javelins. Decorative curved sword. |
| | 71 | * '''Appearance:''' |
| | 72 | * '''Basic:''' . |
| | 73 | * '''Advanced:''' . |
| | 74 | * '''Elite:''' . |
| | 75 | * '''History:''' Arabic mercenaries were recruited in vast numbers by the Syrian kings. At the Battle of Raphia in 217 BC, the army of Antiochus III had within it a contingent of 10,000 Arab troops. These men acted as a screen for the Seleucid war elephants and were ferocious fighters, but were of dubious reliability and effectiveness. |
| | 76 | * '''Garrison:''' 1. |
| | 77 | * '''Function:''' Counters spearmen and elephants. Countered by cavalry swordsmen and slingers. |
| | 78 | * '''Special:''' |
| | 79 | * "Mercenary" |
| | 80 | * "Impetuous" |
| | 81 | |
| | 82 | === CAVALRY STABLE UNITS === |
| | 83 | Trained from the Cavalry Stables only. |
| | 84 | |
| | 85 | * '''Generic Name: Median Light Cavalry.''' |
| | 86 | * '''Specific Name: Hippeus Medikos.''' |
| | 87 | * '''Class:''' Cavalry Skirmisher 1. |
| | 88 | * '''Ranged Armament:''' Javelins. Decorative sword. Clutch of Javelins in his left hand. |
| | 89 | * '''Appearance:''' |
| | 90 | * '''Basic:''' Same as Persian version. |
| | 91 | * '''Advanced:''' Same as Persian version. |
| | 92 | * '''Elite:''' Same as Persian version. |
| | 93 | * '''History:''' . |
| | 94 | * '''Garrison:''' 2. |
| | 95 | * '''Function:''' . |
| | 96 | * '''Special:''' |
| | 97 | |
| | 98 | * '''Generic Name: Dahae Horse Archer.''' |
| | 99 | * '''Specific Name: Hippotoxotès Dahae.''' |
| | 100 | * '''Class:''' Cavalry Archer. |
| | 101 | * '''Ranged Armament:''' Recurved cavalry bow. Decorative sword. |
| | 102 | * '''Appearance:''' |
| | 103 | * '''Basic:''' . |
| | 104 | * '''Advanced:''' . |
| | 105 | * '''Elite:''' . |
| | 106 | * '''History:''' The Dahae or Dahaeans were a confederacy of three Ancient Iranian tribes who lived in the region to the immediate east of the Caspian Sea. They spoke an Eastern Iranian language. Known as the Dāha to the Persians, they were a staple of many Persian armies until the fall of the Achaemenid Empire. Later they freely joined the armies of Alexander as he invaded India and the armies of the Seleucids in their many battles with the other Successor states. The Dahae of the Parni clan, under Arsaces, would later invade the land of Parthia, depose its ruler, and found a dynasty that would eventually grow into the famed Parthian Empire. |
| | 107 | * '''Garrison:''' 2. |
| | 108 | * '''Function:''' . |
| | 109 | * '''Special:''' |
| | 110 | |
| | 111 | === MILITARY COLONISTS === |
| | 112 | Trained from the Military Colony only. |
| 80 | | * '''Special:''' Upon promoting to the 3rd ('elite') rank, the Companion becomes an Agema cavalryman with Champion Unit stats. |
| 81 | | |
| 82 | | * '''Generic Name: Median Light Cavalry.''' |
| 83 | | * '''Specific Name: Hippeus Medikos.''' |
| 84 | | * '''Class:''' Cavalry Skirmisher 1. |
| 85 | | * '''Ranged Armament:''' Javelins. Decorative sword. Clutch of Javelins in his left hand. |
| 86 | | * '''Appearance:''' |
| 87 | | * '''Basic:''' . |
| 88 | | * '''Advanced:''' . |
| 89 | | * '''Elite:''' . |
| 90 | | * '''History:''' . |
| 91 | | * '''Garrison:''' 2. |
| 92 | | * '''Function:''' . |
| 93 | | * '''Special:''' Trained from the Barracks, as opposed to the Citizen-Militia Cavalry who are trained from the Civic Center only. |
| 94 | | |
| 95 | | * '''Generic Name: Citizen-Militia Cavalry.''' |
| 96 | | * '''Specific Name: Hippakontistès Politès.''' |
| 97 | | * '''Class:''' Cavalry Skirmisher 2. |
| 98 | | * '''Ranged Armament:''' Javelins. Clutch of Javelins in his left hand. |
| 99 | | * '''Appearance:''' |
| 100 | | * '''Basic:''' . |
| 101 | | * '''Advanced:''' N/A. |
| 102 | | * '''Elite:''' N/A. |
| 103 | | * '''History:''' . |
| 104 | | * '''Garrison:''' 2. |
| 105 | | * '''Function:''' . |
| 106 | | * '''Special:''' Trained from the Civic Center-only. Trains fast, but weak. Does not promote to higher ranks. |
| 107 | | |
| 108 | | * '''Generic Name: Dahae Horse Archer.''' |
| 109 | | * '''Specific Name: Hippotoxotès Dahae.''' |
| 110 | | * '''Class:''' Cavalry Archer. |
| 111 | | * '''Ranged Armament:''' Recurved cavalry bow. Decorative sword. |
| 112 | | * '''Appearance:''' |
| 113 | | * '''Basic:''' . |
| 114 | | * '''Advanced:''' . |
| 115 | | * '''Elite:''' . |
| 116 | | * '''History:''' The Dahae or Dahaeans were a confederacy of three Ancient Iranian tribes who lived in the region to the immediate east of the Caspian Sea. They spoke an Eastern Iranian language. Known as the Dāha to the Persians, they were a staple of many Persian armies until the fall of the Achaemenid Empire. Later they freely joined the armies of Alexander as he invaded India and the armies of the Seleucids in their many battles with the other Successor states. The Dahae of the Parni clan, under Arsaces, would later invade the land of Parthia, depose its ruler, and found a dynasty that would eventually grow into the famed Parthian Empire. |
| 117 | | * '''Garrison:''' 2. |
| 118 | | * '''Function:''' . |
| 119 | | * '''Special:''' . |
| | 155 | * '''Special:''' |
| | 156 | * "Agema": Upon promoting to the 3rd ('elite') rank, the Companion becomes an Agema cavalryman with Champion Unit stats. |
| | 157 | * "Kleuros": Trained at the Military Colony. |
