Unit Art from Caratacos

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I hope you don't mind, TA:

The Agema Orditon, or Agema of the Ordes, is an elite guard among the Getai. It traces its lineage back to the old capital at Helis, and is the pinnacle of the Getic professional infantry. Armed with a long thrusting spear and a sica made of high quality iron, they can be very effective in close combat with infantry and even cavalry. Protected by an iron Thraikian helm with a large iron crest, a large oval shield with a strong iron boss, a coat of mail, and greaves worn under their baggy trousers, they are one of the most heavily armored units in any Getic army. They are an expensive unit to train and maintain, but they are a valuable force on the battlefield, capitalizing on Getic fierceness and borrowed Hellenic and Keltic techniques to stand toe-to-toe with enemy heavy infantry. /n/Historically, after the Galatai destroyed Helis, the surviving population--identified, it seems, as the Ordes tribe, moved north of the Istros and rebuilt their capital at a site now known as Argedava. What had been a small, poor fishing and agricultural settlement quickly became one of the largest in all of the Getic lands. The population at Helis had already been well-acquainted with advanced metallurgy, and traded extensively with Skythians, Kelts, and especially Hellenes. This did not change at Argedava, which--judging from archaeological remains--was home to many of the best-equipped and most disciplined Getic soldiers.

EDIT: as per TA's post below