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We have an Elite Unit feature for you- it shall be the first of four! Read more below:





“What made war inevitable was the growth of the Athenian power and the fear which this caused in Sparta.” – Thucydides



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“A warrior carries his shield for the sake of the entire line.” - Plutarch





This is our last post about the elite units that would play a decisive role in your Wrath Of Sparta campaigns! This time, we're talking about the impressive Royal Spartans!



Use those elite units wisely during you Wrath Of Sparta Campaign to assure the survival and fate of your Spartan empire during the Peloponnesian Wars. Click on the link below for further details on our latest Campaign Pack for Total War: ROME II:

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Hi guys,This is our last post about the elite units that would play a decisive role in your Wrath Of Sparta campaigns! This time, we're talking about the impressive Royal Spartans!Use those elite units wisely during you Wrath Of Sparta Campaign to assure the survival and fate of your Spartan empire during the Peloponnesian Wars. Click on the link below for further details on our latest Campaign Pack for Total War: ROME II:



He said that the Spartans did not ask “how many are the enemy,” but “where are they?” - Agis Son of Archidamus

Our next Campaign Pack for ROME II - Wrath of Sparta will feature new unit rosters for its four playable factions to reflect the warfare of the Peloponnesian War. To mark the occasion we thought it would be nice to tell you a bit more of some of the elite units at your disposal. To kick things off we have the Theban Hippeus of the Boiotian League."If we are victorious, the Peloponnesians, without the support of the Boiotian cavalry, will never invade our lands again."These were the words of the Athenian general Hippocrates to his men before the Battle of Delium against the Boiotian League. Led by the Thebans, the league was a confederation of city states, on the Greek mainland north west of Attica.Ironically it was the very cavalry that Hippocrates wanted to crush which brought about his defeat, in what was to be his last battle. The Theban General Pagondas had deployed his troops in an asymmetric line with heavy emphasis on his right flank where the Thebans faced off the Athenian forces. Pagondas’ hoplites were formed 25 rows deep as opposed to the usual eight. However, despite the advantage in numbers, the disciplined Athenian front line was holding.Meanwhile on Pagondas’ weaker left flank, the rest of the Boiotian allies were outmatched. But as the battle teetered on a knife-edge, the Theban general played his ace. He sent part of his cavalry around the hill behind the Boiotian army to support his left flank. When they seemingly appeared from nowhere and charged downhill to strike the enemy, the Athenian right was shocked into disarray and swiftly routed.The Theban Hippeis had effectively won the battle. Unsurprisingly, it was Thebes which produced Pelopidas, one of the first great Greek cavalry commanders, a few decades later, whose expertise inspired Phillip II and Alexander the Great himself.In the aftermath of the Graeco-Persian War at the beginning of the 5th century BC, Athens managed to further consolidate its role as a regional power and usher in the era of the Athenian Empire. A main pillar of their power was their naval supremacy which had played such a vital role for the Greek efforts against the Persian forces in the epic Battle of Salamis.Visit our official Wiki page to learn more about the Athenian armoured marines, an elite unit that will be decisive in helping your Athenian Empire to dominate the sea and be victorious in most naval conflicts.Stay tuned and come back next week for more information on the elite units that are available in our latest Campaign Pack “Wrath Of Sparta” for Total War: ROME II!The Greek answer to the increasing scale and organisation of warfare throughout the 1st millenium BC was the Hoplite. Citizen warriors, they were trained at the expense of the state, though like the Republican Romans, hoplites provided and cared for their own weapons and armour. Good armour and weapons were expensive, so the majority of hoplites were drawn from the middle classes of Greek society.Available for Athenai, the Boiotian League and Korinthos, these elite units will play a major role in your defensive tactics and extended melee combats. Visit our official Wiki page to learn more about the Picked Hoplites and our latest Campaign Pack “Wrath Of Sparte” for Total War: ROME II:Also Total War: ROME II as well as previous Total War and most DLCs are 50% off during the Steam Winter Sales! Visit our Steam Store for more details:When the Persian King of Kings Xerxes I invaded Greece, it was the Spartan King Leonides and 300 of his royal guard who led the Greek defenders against an army that vastly outnumbered them. The Greeks held off the Persian advance for three days in the pass of Thermopylae in 480 BC. On the last day the Spartans remained alongside their Theban and Thespian brothers in arms while the rest of the Greek army retreated. They fought to the last man but were ultimately overwhelmed. Yet soon after, Xerxes lost a vast portion of his navy in the battle of Salamis, and was forced to return home. The military significance of Thermopylae is debateable, but the moral effect to the Greek effort cannot be underestimated.The Spartans weren’t famous for their sacrifice at Thermopylae alone. They were known as fierce warriors across and beyond Hellas, and the Spartan Army was arguably the toughest and most disciplined any Greek Polis could muster at the time. At age seven, a Spartan would enter the agōgē, a mandatory education and training regimen. A large part of his education was comprised of physical and military exercise and any male who wasn't able to successfully pass through the agōgē was denied citizenship.Thus the Spartans insured that their Hoplite Phalanx was comprised of exceptional warriors, the very best of which were the Royal Spartans.