| Indohellenikoi Eugeneis Hoplitai (Indo-Greek Retinue Spear Infantry) | |
|---|---|
| |
| Unit type | Elite spear infantry |
| Base cost | 120  Food, 80  Wealth, 60  Metal
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| Ramping cost | 40 
|
| Creation time | 6.1 seconds (100t) |
| Hit points | 330 |
| Line of sight | 4 |
| Movement speed | 22 |
| Attack strength | 38 |
| Attack range | Melee |
| Armour | 27 |
| Population cost | 
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| Created at |  l 
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| Prerequisites |  [2]
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| Upgrades from | Baktrion Agema |
| Upgrades to | n/a |
| Available to | Bactrians |
With the "upgrade" to Indohellenikoi Eugeneis Hoplitai come several new perks and caveats — Indian ironmongery can now fashion steelware capable of matching the best Greek bronze, reducing the cost as well as the time of training. Yet, with the loss of Greek ways come the loss of Greek strengths too — a unit that is clearly inferior to whatever the Hellenic factions can muster, but is nevertheless fast to train and clearly capable of being raised in large numbers whereso needed. Still, while they suffer from lower hitpoints, they can still make a good account of themselves in the field, so long as they are used in tandem with your cavalry. Use these soldiers as a reserve to defend against melee units, while you leave the offensive work to your cavalry. Just don't rely on these men to be able to spot the enemy in time for you.
See also[]
- Uiros Ueramos
- Rycalawre
- Natarin
- Nakhararakan Tiknapah
- Logades
- Ischyroi Orditon
- Hypaspistai
- Horass haTosita
- Herthaganautoz
- Dorkim B'hurim
- Basilikon Agema
- Baktrion Agema
History[]
With the expansion of the Parthian imperium and the recession of Seleucid power in Asia, the Graeco-Bactrian dynasts (and their subsequent Indo-Greek descendents) had to rely more heavily on their native subjects — Bactrians, Iranians and Indians. All evidence available to us suggest that by 100BCE, they were fully converted to Buddhism, but even so, it could not prevent the decline of Greek power. We do not know the exact details, but clearly the Indo-Greek kingdom splintered apart into several smaller kingdoms which were subsequently at the mercy of the Shungas, the Parthians and finally the all-conquering Saka from the north who were to found the Indo-Saka empire. By 10CE, the Indo-Greeks were a spent force, even as their cultural legacy would be continued by the peoples who had conquered them.
