Retinue: X

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Xanthippus of Carthage

unique (one in the world at a time) · never for 17 of the cultures.

Effects: +1 Command, +1 Troop Morale, +4 Training Units

Very inspiring greek mercenary general that trained Carthaginian troops in the First Punic War. He is credited with the Carthaginian formation which defeated the Romans formed in their normal formation. He also realised the mistakes the Carthaginians were making by avoiding open ground which restricted the Carthaginian cavalry and elephants.

Cultures that never receive it (17)

Greek · Western Hellenistic · Eastern Hellenistic · Caucasian · Anatolian · Iranian · Arab · Indian · Roman · Egyptian · Ethiopian · Gallic · Germanic · Dacian · Celtiberian · Brittonic · Thracian

How it is gained: on hiring mercenaries

When	Chance	Conditions
on hiring mercenaries	40%	not in barbarian lands · belongs to Carthage · is a general · from turn 4 on · before turn 164

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Xenophon - Anabasis

Effects: +1 Combat vs Caucasian, +2 Movement Points

Xenophon son of Gryllus, of the deme Erchia of Athens, also known as Xenophon of Athens, was a Greek historian, soldier, mercenary, philosopher and a contemporary and admirer of Socrates. Xenophon accompanied the Ten Thousand, a large army of Greek mercenaries hired by Cyrus the Younger, who intended to seize the throne of Persia from his brother, Artaxerxes II.

Acquisition is tied to traits: Interested in Military Arts, Cultured.

How it is gained: ending a turn in a settlement

When	Chance	Conditions	When	Chance	Conditions
ending a turn in a settlement	1%	has Interested in Military Arts · over 90% of his movement left · the settlement has Small School (Civic) or better · Command 2 or more · has Cultured at level 2 or higher · no one in his faction has Xenophon - Anabasis	ending a turn in a settlement	1%	has Cultured at level 2 or higher · over 90% of his movement left · the settlement has Small School (Civic) or better · Command 2 or more · no one in his faction has Xenophon - Anabasis

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Xenophon - Oikonomikos

Effects: +1 Management, +1 Farming

Xenophon son of Gryllus, of the deme Erchia of Athens, also known as Xenophon of Athens, was a Greek historian, soldier, mercenary, philosopher and a contemporary and admirer of Socrates. When Critoboulus asks about the practices involved in household management, Socrates pleads ignorance on the subject but relates what he heard of it from an Athenian gentleman-farmer (kaloskagathos) named Ischomachus. In the discussion related by Socrates, Ischomachus describes the methods he used to educate his wife in housekeeping, their practices in ruling and training slaves, and the technology involved in farming.

Acquisition is tied to the trait: Likes Sciences.

How it is gained: ending a turn in a settlement

When	Chance	Conditions
ending a turn in a settlement	1%	has Likes Sciences · over 90% of his movement left · the settlement has Small School (Civic) or better · no one in his faction has Xenophon - Oikonomikos

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Xenophon - Peri Hippikes

Effects: +1 Cavalry Command, +2 Movement Points

Xenophon son of Gryllus, of the deme Erchia of Athens, also known as Xenophon of Athens, was a Greek historian, soldier, mercenary, philosopher and a contemporary and admirer of Socrates. Written in about 350 BC, the treatises of Xenophon were considered the earliest extant works on horsemanship.

Acquisition is tied to the trait: Interested in Military Arts.

How it is gained: ending a turn in a settlement

When	Chance	Conditions
ending a turn in a settlement	1%	has Interested in Military Arts · over 90% of his movement left · the settlement has Academy (Civic) or better · no one in his faction has Xenophon - Peri Hippikes