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[athanaric]

The Traikioi Doryphoroi are essentially levies, and this is supposed to be an elite unit.

Provided it actually is the elite unit. Because that's not entirely clear from Tux's post (IMO), plus the unit's attire is a bit simple for an elite unit, as Phalanx already seems to have implied.
That said, I know very little about Dacians and their customs, so perhaps I misjudged the unit based on its looks.