Favorite infantry unit!

**Centurio Nixalsverdrus** · 05-22-2007, 22:35

- Agrianikoi Pelekephoroi. Their only disadvantage is their low armour, but with their axes they just rip everybody.

- Thraikioi Peltastai. Best skirmishers ever and also good all-around infantry.

- Hysteroi Pezhetairoi. Stand against all other Phalangites without problems.

**Philippus Flavius Homovallumus** · 05-22-2007, 22:46

Thrakian peltasts hands down.

Although I must admit I'm also a fan of our Camillian Triarii.

**Dyabedes of Aphrodisias** · 05-22-2007, 23:04

Peltastai Thraikioi.

Most useful unit I've ever wielded. Deadly javelineers combined with fairly tough medium infantry. They can hold a line against most regular units when they have to and decimate it from a distance when they don't.

I also have a fondness for the Dorkim Aloopim and one of the Liby-Phoenecians (the better one), for both appearance and effectiveness.

**sgsandor** · 05-23-2007, 00:09

Wow what a great question! I like all the polybian for romans and evocata

**Miles Sueborum** · 05-23-2007, 01:19

The best looking Unit to me are the Sweboz Sahsnotoz - if they only were as useful ^^

However - my favourite Unit are Samnite heavy Infantry mercenaries. During my italian campeign I hired large ammounts of those and they cut thouse Romans into pieces ^^

**artavazd** · 05-23-2007, 07:12

got a question about the naked warriors of gaul. I know they were very tough and crazy, but being naked with no protection wont they have fallen pretty easily ??

**Caratacos** · 05-23-2007, 07:36

Originally Posted by artavazd

got a question about the naked warriors of gaul. I know they were very tough and crazy, but being naked with no protection wont they have fallen pretty easily ??

Not all were naked in real life, i believe. Though the naked ones are more notable and thus are the ones depicted in the game. Perhaps there will be the odd armoured/clothed one in EB2?

Also they were a psychologially devastating unit. By the time they reached their enemy they'd already be crapping themselves and if not running wouldn't be in the best fighting form. Though this shouldn't be exaggerated-- they weren't boogie men or anything.

At the battle of Telamon they were rather velnerable to the Roman javelins (and suffered heavy losses). Though the battle was by no means a clear victory for the Romans. It was the veteran Gaesatae that were looked to to put up the fight.