Spartan hoplites fighting for Carthage?

[Jebivjetar]

Well, Carthaginians attacked me and this is what happend: Spartan hoplites as Carthagian general! Is this a bug? As i can remember: in past ive read that Carthagians had some Greek generals when fighting Romans in First Punic war, so its maybe it?

[seienchin]

Exactly.
If you play as Carthago you get him too.

[johnhughthom]

If you play as Carthago you get him too.

Provided you meet the requirements. Which I believe are simply to be at war with Rome at a certain time.

[anubis88]

It's the personal bodyguard of Xanthippos, a mercenary spartan general who fought for carthage in the first punic war. He was the one who defeated the roman invasion of Africa

[the man with no name]

Kewl.

[Fluvius Camillus]

Ah, the coming of Xanthippos, the Greek mercenary general, who improved the Carthaginian strategy during the First Punic War.

[Maion Maroneios]

Ha, it's 'ol Xanthippos I've teleported him once to Sikelia, but the bloke was killed by Romaioi legions in the end Was kind of hoping of the inverse effect, but anyway.

[Cute Wolf]

Btw, the Spartiateshoplitai of carthage can't be retrained... poor Xanthipos... Anyway, he's decent general anyway...

[Maion Maroneios]

Errr, General's Bodyguards do respawn, if I'm not mistaken.

Maion

[Nirvanish]

So does anyone know what it takes to spawn him?

[Maion Maroneios]

If you take a look at the FAQ, you'll see. Or maybe even a forum search to dig up some old threads.

Maion

[Osteles]

So does anyone know what it takes to spawn him?

Let Rome DOW on you before 250ish. He will spawn as a general. And he is a good one too. I adopted him as a family member in my current Carthage campaign.

[Nirvanish]

Thanks for the input, I'll have to store this for my next Punic campaign.

[Cute Wolf]

Xanthippos' personal guards do respawn, but his companions aren't... and that was a big problem since I usually spent them in the front line skewering Triarii

[Maion Maroneios]

Xanthippos' personal guards do respawn, but his companions aren't... and that was a big problem since I usually spent them in the front line skewering Triarii

OK, you got me confused now...

Maion

[Macilrille]

Let Rome DOW on you before 250ish. He will spawn as a general. And he is a good one too. I adopted him as a family member in my current Carthage campaign.

Adopt generals? How? I only ever adopted promoted captains.

[anubis88]

Adopt generals? How? I only ever adopted promoted captains.

what do you mean? you never got one of your doughters proposed?

[Macilrille]

Of course, all the time, by incompetent louts that I turn down mostly.

But as I interpret the above statement a General built in a LVL MIC has been adopted, I have some of those as well as some Client Kings I would love to adopt or marry to my daughter instead of those lazy and incompetent patricians that actually propose or get of age...

The only way I know off to adopt anyone is when a captain wins and becomes Man of the Hour. If there is a way to actually just adopt me Gens, I would drink a celebratory ale.

[Celtic_Punk]

"Xanthippos' personal guards do respawn, but his companions aren't"
huh?