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Class: heavy · Category: cavalry · Men per unit: 30

Reforms: Unlocked by Polybian Reform · Older units become this one with Polybian Reform, The Late Republican Reforms · No longer recruitable after The Late Republican Reforms

The Equites were a caste of the Roman elite, who served as cavalry in a Roman legion of this time, and were formed from the 18 centuries of Equites, which were created by the Roman King, Servius Tullius. Those serving were provided with a Public Horse (equus publicus) by the state, and the money for its upkeep.

	Primary	Secondary
Attack	11	11
Charge bonus	29	25
Type	melee · blade	melee · blade
Damage	piercing	piercing

	Primary	Secondary
Total	37	—
Armour	15	—
Defence skill	18	—
Shield	4	—

Hit points	1
Mount	heavy horse
Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow	-3 / -1 / -8 / -1
Charge distance	40
Formations	Square · Wedge

Technical stats

Time between blows (primary / secondary)	2.5 s / 2.5 s
Extra fatigue in hot climates	4
Spacing between men: close / loose	2 × 4.8 m / 3 × 7.2 m
Default ranks	5

In battle: Good stamina

A core roster unit for 4 factions, each able to raise it anywhere they hold the right building:

Roman Rebels (first civil war) · Roman Rebels (second civil war) · Rome · The Roman Senate

Exactly what a settlement must have, route by route (2)

Building	Also requires
Direct Rule	Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 2 Colony · Polybian Reform · not The Late Republican Reforms
Homeland	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Polybian Reform · not The Late Republican Reforms