[Thureophoroi] How would you use them?

[Frtigern]

Uh, as I said, this isn't EB and they're not an all-thureophoroi army. It's about whether a thureophoroi-style force will work as the main line. They'll have supporting elements of archers, probably various Celtic levy skirmishers, a small hoplite phalanx and a fair bit of medium (Celtic) cavalry.

The Illergetai are close enough that someone might be able to hire a band of them, but most of the others are too far to the north (how are those Remi getting through the various confederations in between them and us?) or off deep into Spain. This game is in and around Massalia, in the far south of Gallia.

Oops, I'm sorry. I was just going off of building an Aedui force from a united Gaul to Iberia. Well, the Thureophoroi are not best line troops there. Keltohellenikoi Hoplitai are the Celtic equivalents and I feel they are better. Better javelin range but with one less javelin. Better spear attack, same defense, are highly trained, a bit cheaper and have a denser formation. It also reflects Massalia as a ethnic melting pot of Hellenic and Celtic culture and arms. Just as your Massaliotai Hoplitai are a hoplite unit with a longsword and a hoplon, a most unique combination exclusive to that unit. It makes you think twice when charging them with short swordsmen, if they don't carry a falcata or kopis. Your better line units would be Hoplitai, Thorakitai, Thorakitai Hoplitai, Syrakosioi Hoplitai and Epilektoi Hoplitai. The Thorakitai Hoplitai, Syrakosioi Hoplitai and Epilektoi Hoplitai come from Sicily and Southern Italy but it's not unreasonable to see them in Massalia.