EB July New Units Preview

[Tanit]

In response to the earlier question the Garamantines are a regional and thus available to anyone who conquers Garama. Also look out because more African locals are coming to an EB near you.

[geala]

In response to the earlier question the Garamantines are a regional and thus available to anyone who conquers Garama. Also look out because more African locals are coming to an EB near you.

Thank you, that is very good news. Could you already say something about the locals: from the Sahara or black Africa? Nubian archers or javelinmen for instance would be great, such light troops are of good use even in the late game.

[Anastasios Helios]

Yeah...I was estatic when I began playing EB, my first campaign was Sabean. I was little disappointed when I saw the lack of "Black African" troops. The Nubian and Ethiopian spearmen look exactly alike except for their names. In fact, the look almost like the Nubian spearmen from RTW except for the lack of a phalanx. The Aethiopikon Agema is amazing, but the region needs something along the lines of Nubian archers/skirmishers.

Also...I am lost to why you can recruit the "Galatikoi" soldiers in Aegyptos...did they really settle so far south?

[abou]

Yes, and in relatively large quantities.

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

I thought they only settled the Delta.

[abou]

I thought they only settled the Delta.

Oh, well I wasn't sure if he meant south as in Egypt or south as in southern/upper Egypt.

[paullus]

no, there were galatians up and down the nile, though primarily at/near alexandreia, memphis, and in the fayum in the latter 3rd c, and then later in the thebaid as well. they were also present on kypros, and some were settled in "syria," which could refer either to galatians formerly in seleukid service at antioch, or galatians in settlements in phoinikia and iudaia. however, we will be looking for ways to limit their numbers in eb2