As a serious military weapon, the sword had to wait for the development of ironworking and the first true swords date from around 1200 BC. Swords in antiquity and classical times tended to be relatively short since they were made of bronze and later because they were rarely called upon to penetrate armor.

The blade of classic Roman stabbing sword, the gladius, was only about 2 feet long, in the later years the gladius gave way to the spatha, which was a long slashing sword of the barbarians and the forerunner of the great broadswords of medieval Europe.

These are the strongest melee unit, they are effective against archers.

Prerequisite Required

Construction Lvl 3 Barracks
Technology Lvl 1 Iron Working
Food 200
Lumber 150
Iron 400
Costs Time: 3m 345s

Life: 350
Population: 1
Attack: 100
Defence: 250
Load: 30
Food: 7
Speed: 275
Range: 30