I think the low upkeep (and cost) is meant to represent the citizen-soldier structure of the roman army and the massive number of men that it could mobilize and field. Since the other stats for them are quite low I see no reason to increse costs.
Re: Hastati to low upkeep?
I think the low upkeep (and cost) is meant to represent the citizen-soldier structure of the roman army and the massive number of men that it could mobilize and field. Since the other stats for them are quite low I see no reason to increse costs.
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Is this historical correct? In the early time of the republic, was the citizen-soldier of Rome cheaper to upkeep then those citizen-soldier of Greece? Why?
Could Rome on her own realy mobilize that many in the early republic? My understanding is that the reforms came also because they could not field that many as long as the army was limited to the upper tax classes.
Last edited by Reshey; 03-29-2008 at 00:15.
Re: Hastati to low upkeep?
Well that came later. Rome had a incredible ability to muster huge amounts of men without completely collapsing, and though I´ll leave the explanation to others, I would say that the upkeep for the Hastai is not to high. Remember though, the Hastati aren´t really meant to deployed for 20 years in the field, that´s the later proffesional post-Marian legionaries, most Camillan and Polybian legions disbanded after just one or at most a couple of seasons, when the need for an army was over. Only in extreme cases did people serve any longer, such as during the Second Punic War, were some people served for over a decade. Later as the republic became larger this didn´t really work anymore, as men were forced to serve for many years in remote locations such as Asia Minor, one of the main reasons the Marians came along in the first place.
Last edited by General Appo; 03-29-2008 at 00:24.
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Re: Hastati to low upkeep?
REALLY!!!!!!!!
Look man Camilian Romani and Polybian Romani are CHEAP AS HELL!
Don't believe me?? Look!
Polybian Principes: $342 Upkeep.
Aedui Gaeroas: $357! Upkeep. --> and these guys are just with pants, cloak, shield and a spear NOTHING ELSE!
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maybe those javelins they throw are covered in a thin sheet of gold!Originally Posted by NeoSpartan
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at least those guys have pants!
look at the Gestae they dont even have pants and have so larga unkeep
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