it seems i will be keeping making errors.
Could you suggest a troop tree for the romans?
You seem to be a fan of Sparta, what do you think of:
Perioikoi Tarentines ---- Hippeis----- Hippeis Xenophontos
/ Perioikoi Phalangites --------- Spartan Phalangites
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Ekdromoi Hoplites ---- Perioikoi Skiritai--------- Metoikoi Hoplites ----- Spartan Hoplites ----- Promachoi Elite Hoplites
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Helot Akontistai--- Hypomeiones Peltasts ----- Perioikoi Thorakitai -------- Perioikoi Thureophoroi
\
Spartan Archer
Helot Akontistai:
Meant to skirmish with the enemy shoot of their akontia javelins and get the hell out before the enemy arrives. Cavalry fodder, they shouldn't be in its way.
Hypomeiones Peltasts:
The Peltasts of Sparta, which are also good in close combat.
Ekdromoi Hoplites:
In Sparta or over it, in the North of Peloponnesos, a new lighter hoplite emerged. Faster and lighter he could chase down the peltasts who were becoming very dangerous
Perioikoi Thureophoroi:
Peltasts they were as well, but with a vengeance. Linothorax clad, and with bronze greaves, they were peltasts in name only. They couldn't go up against all the heavier opponents, but against peltasts, unarmored hoplites, archers and slingers, they are at their best.
Perioikoi Thorakitai:
The final evolution of the peltast, which was a unit among skirmishers and heavy infantry. Thorakitai wear mail armor, and can also fight as well as throw javelins
Perioikoi Skiritai:
Destined to exploit every opening in the enemy battle line, or create one if need be.
Perioikoi Archer:
Perioikoi archers (Toxotai) are elite archers trained by Cretans and as good as them, both in shooting their composite arrows and in melee fighting.
Perioikoi Phalangites:
The other phalanx of Sparta. Not as good as the Spartan heavy phalanx but only a fool would underestimate their pikes.
Periokoi Tarentines:
Perioikoi trained to fight by Tarentines in their fashion. Taras mercs have been a Spartan mainstay for a while, even rising up as guardians to the Spartan King
Metoikoi Hoplites
Non Spartan hoplites who after fighting for Sparta as Mercs decided to call it home. As such Metoikoi hoplites are Mercs gone native. Sparta relies heavily on them.
Spartan Hoplites
Spartan hoplites were the absolute, level best fighting machine the world had known, 200 years before 216 BCE. At that time, however, Spartan hoplites are but a memory, existing only in honour guards. The Spartan "homoioi" who would man them, are all in the Pike phallanx after the reforms of Kleomenes III at 226-224 BCE.
Spartan phallangites
Spartan hoplites, hypomeiones and even freed Helots were trained in the pike forming a Spartan phalanx. They fought valiantly against the Makedones and Romaioi.
Promachoi Elite Hoplites
Of all the Spartans who fight in the first two lines of the phallanx, the promachoi, only the best will be sent in Sparta to form a full Promachoi unit.
Hippeis
Hippeis of Sparta were indeed lighter horsemen than others bearing the same name. That made them more agile, however and more adept at skirmisher hunting, with a shield that could protect them from enemy missiles.
Hippeis Xenophontos
Hippeis Xenophontos would be the most armored horseman Sparta of 216 BCE had the "know how" to produce. It is very probable that an emerging Sparta, if it would create a heavy horseman it would follow the directions Xenophon had laid out in "Hippika" therefore coming up with a design that would look like those horsemen who are named after him.
#SOURCE: Roma surrectum 2#
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