| Eques | |||||||||
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| Roman Cavalry Unit | |||||||||
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| Age Available |  Silver Age | ||||||||
| Damage | 19 | ||||||||
| Damage Type | Melee-Cavalry | ||||||||
| Hit Points | 450 (440) | ||||||||
| Speed | 10 (9.5) | ||||||||
| Sight Range | 20 | ||||||||
| Train Time | 19s (23) | ||||||||
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| Armor vs. ranged | 0.3 (0.4) | ||||||||
| Armor vs. cavalry | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Armor vs. siege | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Bonus vs. ranged | 2 | ||||||||
| Bonus vs. cavalry | 1.5 | ||||||||
The Eques is a Roman Cavalry Cavalry Unit in Age of Empires Online. The word 'eques' is Latin for 'Horse'.
PvP Values which are different are put in brackets ().
Overview[]
- Trained in the Silver Age from the
Castellum - Early in the Roman Republic, Rome's wealthy soldiers comprised the Cavalry.
Equipment Slots[]
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| Light Spear | Shield | Light Armor | Soldiers' Gear |
Upgrades[]
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| Conditioning | Temper | Scale | Shield Rim |
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| Combined Arms | Iron Smelting | Chain | Shield Truss |
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| Close-Combat Expertise | Damascus Steel | Laminar Armor | Shield Boss | Eques Champion |
Development[]
The Eques were the third cavalry and final Castellum unit revealed in the Weekly Blog #21: Eques, Age IV Town Center, Age III Walls on November 16th, 2019.
Eques Closeup
- Early in the Roman Republic, Rome's wealthy soldiers comprised the Cavalry. But as the Romans began to expand, they found their horses to be outmatched. So they emphasized their elite Legionaries and while they never totally abandoned their own cavalry, their strongest units were outside cavalry hired from neighboring provinces, most notably Gallic Horsemen (from the Celtic parts of Europe) and Numidian Horsemen (from Northern Africa in modern day Algeria and Tunisia -- neighbors to Carthage). Since historic Roman cavalry is a complicated subject, it was fitting that it was particularly difficult for us to navigate these design decisions. And the road for the Eques (plural: Equites) to make our roster was fraught with peril.
Eques Spotlight and Gear