Hippikon

The Hippikon is a Greek cavalry unit in Age of Empires Online.
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== Overview ==
* Cavalry unit. A powerful, mounted armored warrior. It is trained at the Stables and becomes available in the Golden Age. It is similar to the Golden Hippikon, however the Golden Hippikon can only be produced at the fortress by a special advisor, available to all civilisations but can't be upgraded with gear.
*Its one of only a few units without any bonus damage effects, making it equally as effective against any target except for enemies with melee-cavalry armor.
== Equipment Slots ==
== Upgrades ==
The following technologies can be used improved the abilities of the Hippikon during a mission. 
* Bronze Age
* Silver Age
* Golden Age
== History ==
The hippikon (hip-pee-kon, Ancient Greek: ἱππεῖς, Greek: ιππικό) was not a unit, but in fact, a Greek term for cavalry in general. A regiment (thousand) of cavalry was commanded by an Epihipparch. This regiment would then be split into two units, led by two hipparchi or by hipparmostes (Spartans). Greek cavalry companies were led by tetrarchs. Mounted archer regiments called hippotoxotes also existed, but were rarely seen in combat due to an absence of efficent saddles to level the rider enough for accurate shots.
== Gallery ==
Hippikon.jpg|Unequipped Hippikon
Chimera's_Leather_Hide.png|Hippikon in Epic gear
GreekCav Concept.jpg|Concept art for a Greek cavalry unit
Category:Greek Units
Category:Cavalry Units
Category:Units
Category:Golden Age Units