Pedites Extraordinarii more expensive than Samnite Infantry, but weaker?

[Dyabedes of Aphrodisias]

Those two units look exactly the same except for uniform colors and shield emblems. Samnite has a tri-wing design while Pedite has an eagle.


I actually think the Samnite Millites/Infantry is stronger than Pedites...but I get both cuz Samnite is more readily avaliable (plentiful merc unit in Italy) while Pedites are retrainable.

The Samnitici Milites are retrainable as well, so there's no need to use the Pedites Extraordinarii at all, especially because of their expense. The Pedites do look a little sexier, though.