Who gets it: Sparta

After the success of Alexander and his successors, to which the Greek city states found no answer, the latter began to consider to retrain their Hoplites to fight as Macedonian style pikemen. The number of Homoioi had fallen to a mere 700 by the middle of the 3rd century BC, a number so small that it made an effective Macedonian phalanx with its depth of 12 or 16 ranks almost impossible. To solve the lack of manpower, Kleomenes had 2000 members of the lower strata of Spartan society, some of them former citizens (Hypomeiones), enfranchised, along with 2000 or 2500 Peroikoi and mercenaries. They received the social status of Neodamodeis, new citizens (Plutarch, Life of Kleomenes 11, 3). Most of them were equipped as Macedonian phalangites, though Ray (Hellenistic Land Battles 2020, p. 76-78) speculates that some of the Spartiates and other Hoplites retained their traditional equipment.

The troop types available for recruitment now reflect the structure of this new Macedonian-inspired army. Check the recruitment scroll to view the details.

It fires when it is turn 48 (259 BC) or later and at least 1 battle has been fought by Sparta, against Antigonid Kingdom.

The game checks this at the end of every round.

4 units can be recruited once it fires:

Unit	Who can raise it
Neodamodeis Phalangites	Free Peoples
Perioikoi Phalangites	Free Peoples
Spartan Cavalry Bodyguard	Free Peoples
Spartan Euzonoi	Free Peoples

Units already in your armies are converted:

Before	After
Spartan General's Bodyguard	Spartan Cavalry Bodyguard
Perioikoi Hoplites	Perioikoi Phalangites

3 units can no longer be recruited:

Unit	Who can raise it
Perioikoi Hoplites	Free Peoples
Spartan General's Bodyguard	Free Peoples
Spartan Homoioi	Free Peoples