The Decree of Aratos
Who gets it: Achaean League
"In the early summer of the year in which Agetas was strategos of the Aitolians (217 BC) [...] Aratos (of Sikyon) had found the mercenary forces of the Achaians disaffected and the cities not at all disposed to tax themselves for the purpose of maintaining them [...] (5) However, he made an appeal to the Achaians, and obtaining a decree on the subject, occupied himself actively with preparations for war. (6) The substance of the decree was as follows. They were to keep up a mercenary force of eight thousand foot and five hundred horse and a picked (epilektoi) Achaian force of three thousand foot and three hundred horse, (7) including five hundred foot and fifty horse from Megalopolis, all brazen-shielded, and an equal number of Argives." (Polybios of Megalopolis, Histories 5.91.1-8)
How to get it
It fires when at least 25 battles have been fought by Achaean League.
The game checks this at the end of every round.
What it unlocks
4 units can be recruited once it fires:
| Unit | Who can raise it | Unit | Who can raise it | Unit | Who can raise it | Unit | Who can raise it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achaian General's Bodyguard (Reformed) | Achaean League | Achaian Thorakitai | Achaean League | Argive Epilektoi | Achaean League | Megalopolitan Chalkaspides | Achaean League |
Units already in your armies are converted:
1 unit can no longer be recruited:
| Unit | Who can raise it | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achaian General's Bodyguard | Achaean League |

