Polybian Reform

Main campaignFour Romans RIS Light RIS Classic

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	Unit	Who can raise it	Unit	Who can raise it	Unit	Who can raise it
Equites (Polybian)	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate	Hastati (Polybian)	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate	Latin Cohort	any faction in its recruitment area	Principes (Polybian)	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate
Socii Cavalry Extraordinarii	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate	Socii Cohort	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate	Socii Extraordinarii	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate	Triarii (Polybian)	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate
Velites	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate

Units already in your armies are converted:

Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	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	Unit	Who can raise it	Unit	Who can raise it	Unit	Who can raise it
Equites (Early)	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate	Hastati (Early)	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate	Latin Equites	any faction in its recruitment area	Latin Hastati	any faction in its recruitment area
Latin Principes	any faction in its recruitment area	Latin Triarii	any faction in its recruitment area	Leves	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate	Principes (Early)	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate
Rorarii	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate	Triarii (Early)	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate