Raider Hoplites

Summary
Raider Hoplites are a brigade that were used by the Raider faction in-game as a weaker version of regular hoplites. While Raider Hoplites still exist in the game files, they don't currently appear in-game under normal circumstances, since the Raider faction was changed in an update to instead draw its brigades from those of the regular factions from which they rebel locally but with penalties to combat performance, rather than having dedicated Raider brigade types.

"An undisciplined and ill-equipped band of hoplites. They are little threat to an organized army but can inflict a lot of damage on unprotected farms and resources."

- In-game Description

History
Raider Hoplites represent raiders that managed to get their hands on expensive armour and try to make use of a basic formation in battle, though they lack the cohesion of properly trained hoplites.

Tactics
Raider Hoplites, like other hoplites, benefit from a great defensive boost as long as their formation holds. However, their damage and defenses are weaker than even Latin Hoplites or Sabellic Hoplites, and they also have a reduced brigade size.