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Eqvites Consvlares (Republican Consular Guard Cavalry)
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Eqvites Consvlares (Republican Consular Guard Cavalry)

Primary Weapon

  • Type: spear
  • Attack: 4
  • Charge: 30
  • Lethality: 0.33
  • Attributes: Armour Piercing

Secondary Weapon

  • Type: sword
  • Attack: 10
  • Charge: 15
  • Lethality: 0.13

Defence

  • Armour: 12
  • Shield: 3
  • Skill: 9

Recruitment

  • Soldiers: 10
  • Cost: 1777
  • Upkeep: 0
  • Turns: 1

Mental

  • Morale: 15
  • Discipline: disciplined
  • Training: highly_trained

Other

  • Hit Points: 1
  • Mass: 1
  • Attributes: Can board ships, General bodyguards, Can hide in forest, Hardy,
  • Formation: square
  • Side/Back spacing: 1.5/4
  • Mount effects: elephant -1, chariot +2
  • Ownership: Senatvs Popvlvsqve Romanvs, Eleutheroi

Equites Consulares (Republican Consular Guard Cavalry)
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Equites Consulares (Republican Consular Guard Cavalry)

Primary Weapon

  • Type: spear
  • Attack: 8
  • Charge: 11
  • Lethality: 1

Defence

  • Armour: 6
  • Shield: 3
  • Skill: 9

Recruitment

  • Soldiers: 20
  • Cost: 1260
  • Upkeep: 31
  • Turns: 1

Mental

  • Morale: 7
  • Discipline: disciplined
  • Training: highly trained

Other

  • Hit Points: 1
  • Mass: 1
  • Attributes: Can board ships, Can hide in forests, General's unit, Inspires nearby units, Knight
  • Formation: square
  • Side/Back spacing: 3.7/3.7
  • Mount effects: elephant -3
  • Ownership: Romani

EB1:Consuls, and other high Roman officials, are escorted by small mounted bodyguards. Most of these horsemen share a similar background and strong social ties with their general, and loyally fight with him as heavy cavalry.

EB2:Consuls, praetors and promagistrates were generally escorted a small number of mounted bodyguards. Personal friends, veterans of former commands or clients would often be present, as well as those recommended by mutual friends (cf. Plin. Ep. 2.13.1-3).


Description[]

Consuls, and other high Roman officials, are escorted by small mounted bodyguards. Most of these horsemen share a similar background and strong social ties with their general, and loyally fight with him as heavy cavalry. Magnificent, prestigious Greek armour is predominantly used by the Equites Consulares. Most of them wear shining bronze muscle cuirasses, Etrusco-Corinthian helmets, and greaves on both legs. Besides the traditional Roman round parma equestris shield they carry a hasta lance and swords as weapons. Each eques has at least three horses and is accompanied by two grooms.

Historically, during campaigns, the consuls and other leading men of the Res Publica were accompanied by a group of voluntarii. Personal friends, veterans of former commands or clients, most of them also from the higher classes of Roman society, acting as a bodyguard in the field. The equites were the members of the ordo equester and the sons of the families of the ordo senatorius, the two classes of the Roman nobility, the wealthiest and most influential men. These proud horsemen were the future leading men of Roma.

Normally every Roman must have served at least ten years in the military before he was permitted to hold any political office. The eques had the duty to serve ten years, the infantryman 16 or 20 years in the case of national emergency, until he has completed his 46th year of life.

Usage[]

Bodyguard heavy cavalry for the Romani faction. The general should be behind the battlelines in order for the morale of the infantry defending the line to stay high and once the opportunity arises, initiate a devastating battle-changing charge.

They are also capable of fighting off cavalry with their swords although they their are at a disadvantage against other heavy cavalry and should not advised to engage them without cavalry support and most certainly do not engage any spearmen.

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