Auxiliary Egyptian Infantry

Recruitment Cost 200
Upkeep Cost 60
Melee Attack 16
Weapon Damage 24
Bonus vs Infantry 2
Charge Bonus 8
Melee Defence 41
Armour 55
Health 45
Base Morale 30
Strengths & Weaknesses
  • Very good attack
  • Average defence
  • Average damage but low armour penetration
  • Good morale
Description

Native troops supported the Greek phalanxes of Ptolemaic Egypt. Brave and proud warriors, Egyptians fulfilled several roles, but were most commonly used as peltasts, skirmishers on the flanks of the phalanxes, or as non-phalanx infantry in difficult terrain. Although the Ptolemies adopted all the trappings of the Pharaohs and their religious infrastructure, there was still much unrest among the native population long after the succession. This was due mainly to the way the Greek overlords used the traditions of the Pharaohs to fill their coffers at the expensive of ordinary people. The core of Ptolemaic armies was always Greek until the Battle of Raphia in 217BC, when they faced such a large Seleucid force and Ptolemy IV was forced to muster some 30,000 native Egyptians for the first time. Need overcame the suspicion of the disenchanted natives; the performance of the Egyptians in battle eventually led to a greater proportion of native troops in the Egyptian army and, in time, more diverse roles for those men as they gained the trust of their Greek commanders.

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Buildings
Regions
Ammonium Memphis Alexandria Myos Hormos Cyrene Salamis Cyrene Memphis Myos Hormos Ammonium Salamis Paraitonion Augila Paraitonion Diospolis Alexandria Augila Diospolis
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