Camel Rider (Age of Empires)

The Camel Rider is a desert anti-cavalry unit that is featured in Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome. There is a similar cavalry unit in Age of Empires II called the Camel.

Game Info
The Camel Riders are new to Age of Empires and are a fast counter cavalry units, but are sometimes useless because the Camel Riders are only effective at countering cavalry. Camel Riders do not receive a cavalry bonus against infantry. The Camel Riders are useful against Chariot Archers, but they are not good against some infantry companies. Also the Camel Riders costs gold so it is good to avoid these cavalry units sometimes. So sadly there are not much uses fo the Camel Riders.

Real Info
The camel was adopted for military use at a very early date, perhaps before the horse in the Middle East. Camels were particularly useful for moving quickly across the desert wastes and favored by small raiding parties. They were also used in battle by desert civilizations such as the Assyrians. The Camel Riders fought with spears and swords. Like light cavalry, they could take part in the pursuit of a beaten army. They were also useful against cavalry because horses were unaccustomed to the camel's odour and often refused to come near them.