Name the faction

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Originally Posted by LegioXXXUlpiaVictrix

I'd say a they're greek javelin cavalry.

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I don't think it's javelin cavalry. They don't seem to carry any javelins on their shield hands, and carrying only 1 javelin would be silly. It's probably just normal spears they're holding in the screenshot.

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Originally Posted by Zero1

Then again!, I just noticed they're wearing that kind of scaled cuirass worn by Iberians, and if you look closely you can see that kind of broad bladed dagger the Iberians would use, and well...Iberians were influenced by Greeks...

Could if be Iberian?

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Or perhaps hellenic cavalry from the greek colonies by the eastern coast of Iberia, such as Saguntum.

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Originally Posted by Lvcivs Asiarvm

I say it's some kind of Sythian ethicity horse archer based on both the terrain and the skin including the saddle

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Any unit that has a bow holds it while idle...

@Conqueror: Oops, silly me, it's an overhand spear... Very short spear, so it's probably some lighter and not very professional cavalry as professionals probably would go into battle with something longer, but that might just be my prejudice...

Well, this is what an idle overhand spear animation looks like:
https://img334.imageshack.us/my.php?...erhand17jt.jpg
Notice any differences in pose (and lenght of spear?) I doubt such a short spear could be really usefull for anything else but trowing with them anyway.

Prodromoi cavalry of Greeks...:charge:

Prodromoi are lightly armored lancers, not javelin cav. Try to guess the greek name for this unit and I'll reward you with another unit pic!

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Originally Posted by Urnamma

Prodromoi are lightly armored lancers, not javelin cav. Try to guess the greek name for this unit and I'll reward you with another unit pic!

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:whip:

I should repeat its Ippiko.
Im confident but i might be wrong, nice graphics though

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Originally Posted by Urnamma

Prodromoi are lightly armored lancers, not javelin cav. Try to guess the greek name for this unit and I'll reward you with another unit pic!

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that's mean! they'll never guess it..me thinks...

a small hint: what a skirmisher called in greek?
and what's a horse called in greek?

to all mods: if i'm spoiling it..delete it..

"Ippos" is horse, and I think that there are a few words for skirmisher.

I thought "ekvos" was horse.

You might be right, I'm not entirely sure.

No, hippos is horse. A horse javelineer is a hippakontistes, though the plural would be hippakontistai. Someone already put this up at twc.

I was close, I just missed the "H".

Well, actually, you were quite right. The "H" is just the breathing.

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Originally Posted by jerby

that's mean! they'll never guess it..me thinks...

a small hint: what a skirmisher called in greek?
and what's a horse called in greek?

to all mods: if i'm spoiling it..delete it..

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No hints!
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Actually prodromoi means scouts if I'm not wrong.

Prodromoi Hippos? :grin3:

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I have to guess twice...
Thureporoi Hippos?

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Originally Posted by khelvan

No hints!
:whip:

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sorry..but at least now they're guessing names. instead of "it might be a skirmishing cavalry.." or "I think it's greek"

i'll keep my mouth shut next time...

Hippakontistès

The accent should be acute not grave, there's no word following it to make the accent shift to a grave. ~;) (A little knowledge is a dangerous thing...yay Intro Greek!)

Hippo-psiloi ???

I'm not sure where 'Ippiko' came from. To me, that barely seems like Greek. Where did you get that from? Is the end an omega with an iota subscript, in which case it is dative?

The term would be Hippeis Akontistes, compounded into one word: Hippakontistai.

Since one of you got it: Who are these guys. ~;)
https://img62.imageshack.us/img62/41...anilate7xj.jpg

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Originally Posted by QwertyMIDX

The accent should be acute not grave, there's no word following it to make the accent shift to a grave. ~;) (A little knowledge is a dangerous thing...yay Intro Greek!)

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Furthermore, though the -es ending is correct when it is not a compound word, it morphs into a proper first declension feminine plural nominative -ai.

wow, thats one sweet cavalry unit..I haven't even seen it...

Roman auxillary calvalry?

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Originally Posted by jerby

wow, thats one sweet cavalry unit..I haven't even seen it...

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you should check out the old screenshot thread then...

It must be Roman auxillary calvalry~:cheers: ~:cheers: ~:cheers:

I woulh have said they are equites but they don't look like the previewed equites. They must be some kink of roman auxiliary cavalry.

If those Hippakontistai are javelin cavalry, why do they carry only one javelin? That's odd, it's not like they couldn't bear the weight of a few extra ones on the shield hand. And their armor also seems rather good for a skirmishing cavalry to be wearing (scales of some metal?) Care to tell us more about this unit?