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Polybian Reform

Polybian Reform

Who gets it: Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war) and The Roman Senate; once it fires it applies to all of them at once

Hail, Consul! Decades of brutal warfare against Samnites, Gauls, and Carthaginians have shown the need for further military innovations. In response to these challenges, our armies are now being armed with the large oval scutum, the armor-piercing pilum, and the Iberian gladius. Our legions stand ready to defend the Republic and secure Roman hegemony across the Mediterranean.

How to get it

If you are playing Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war) or The Roman Senate: it fires when at least 71 settlements are held by Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war) and The Roman Senate between them.

The game checks this at the end of every round.

Opens the way to: The Gracchan Reforms.

What it unlocks

9 units can be recruited once it fires:

Unit Who can raise it
Equites (Polybian) Free Peoples
Hastati (Polybian) Free Peoples
Latin Cohort Free Peoples
Principes (Polybian) Free Peoples
Socii Cavalry Extraordinarii Free Peoples
Socii Cohort Free Peoples
Socii Extraordinarii Free Peoples
Triarii (Polybian) Free Peoples
Velites Free Peoples

Units already in your armies are converted:

Before After
Leves Velites
Rorarii Velites
Hastati (Early) Hastati (Polybian)
Principes (Early) Principes (Polybian)
Triarii (Early) Triarii (Polybian)
Equites (Early) Equites (Polybian)
Latin Hastati Latin Cohort
Latin Principes Socii Cohort
Latin Triarii Socii Extraordinarii
Latin Equites Socii Cavalry Extraordinarii

10 units can no longer be recruited:

Unit Who can raise it
Equites (Early) Free Peoples
Hastati (Early) Free Peoples
Latin Equites Free Peoples
Latin Hastati Free Peoples
Latin Principes Free Peoples
Latin Triarii Free Peoples
Leves Free Peoples
Principes (Early) Free Peoples
Rorarii Free Peoples
Triarii (Early) Free Peoples

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