Stratioti!
Fire the "Stratioti!" event in Europa Universalis IV with the console command event flavor_ven.5.
Stratioti!
Country event
Fire this event with the event command and the event ID flavor_ven.5.
What happens
After the fall of Constantinople, large amount of Greek and Albanian soldiers joined the cause of the Venetian Republic to fight against the Ottoman. They were called Stratioti, coming from the Greek word for Soldier, and were feared light cavalry. One of their most notable leaders was Graitzas Palaiologos who had held out as a Byzantine commander until 1461.
Player choices
When this event fires, Stratioti! presents these options:
- They will be feared by our enemies!