Greek Phalangitai?

[Ludens]

The nees megistai yes, they are quite intimidating swarming around Rhodos and every other turn they dump a couple of stacks of freed slaves.

I'm just wondering why the KH shouldn't be able to build these, could I possibly pick up the skill if an FM captures say Alexandria and they are able to build it there?

No, they are not subject to a reform. I guess the huge poliremes were not included for the KH because they are an expression of Imperial hubris as well as weapon. Not to mention that they are frightfully difficult to maintain, so you really need to have the resources of an empire to be able to afford them. The KH is not a empire, but a confederation of city states.

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Edit: ownership romans_brutii, numidia, macedon, romans_julii, thrace, greek_cities

You should be able to get them. Probably need to capture a successor capital. Did you try Pella or Ambrakia?

Oh, they do have access to them? I guess he doesn't have a military port of sufficient high level. You can't build those in many provinces, even if they do have capability for a military port.