Palestine

Difficulty: hard Winning chance: low

Faction: Roman
Land fields: 188
Starting population: 531,500
Provinces: 2
Cities: 6
Currency: Cedi
Growth material: Stone
Starting treasury: 2,000,000
Starting ships: 3
Starting trains: 3

Historical background

The land between the Mediterranean and the Jordan came under Roman control through Pompey in 63 BC; Herod the Great later ruled it as client king of Judaea. From AD 6 Judaea was administered as a Roman province. The Jewish War ended in AD 70 with the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, and after the Bar Kokhba revolt (132–135) Hadrian renamed the province Syria Palaestina, the origin of the name Palestine.

Strategic overview

Palestine is a narrow Roman coastal land with the most cities of any realm. It is wedged between Egypt, Persia and Parthia, three barbarian powers, and has only one Roman neighbour, Byzantium.

As a Roman realm you raise Legions, up to 3 a month, the last of them at a surcharge. Your troops cost more but are of higher quality. You can only form a friendship with other Roman realms.

What to watch

Persia is your longest neighbour and much larger than you. Keep the eastern border strong and seek friendship with Byzantium.
Your troops are the most expensive on the map on average. Use them deliberately and avoid needless losses.
Crimson is your luxury good, plus one salt and one oil deposit. You have to grow your own food in Latifundia on the plains.
Five coastal cities make you a trading hub of the east. Protect them with a fleet.

Provinces

Province	Land fields	Share of province	Starting population
Syria	95	100%	353,000
Judaea	93	100%	178,500

Terrain

Terrain	Land fields	Share
Plain	54	29%
Steppe	47	25%
Hill	40	21%
Mountain	30	16%
Desert	9	5%
Swamp	5	3%
Forest	3	2%

Resource deposits

Resource	Fields
Crimson	2
Salt	1
Oil	1

Cities

City	Starting building	Province	Position (x / y)
Antiochia	Trade centre	Syria	65 / 40
Byblos	Trade centre	Syria	65 / 43
Tyros	Trade centre	Syria	63 / 48
Jerusalem	—	Syria	65 / 50
Joppe	Trade centre	Judaea	62 / 51
Petra	Trade centre	Judaea	69 / 59

Army

This realm's legion types and unit types, with its own values. Compare all troops

Legion types

Legion type	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Infantrielegion	MSI	MSI	MSI	MSI	MSI	MSI	MSI	MSI	MII	LEI

Unit types

No.	Name	Class	MK	HG	Rüpu	EW	SW	Pla	Hil	Stp	Sav	For	Des	Swa	Mtn	FK	RW	Wt.	MP
5	Römische Infantrie	SWI	RB	170	6	6	110	7	6	6	7	3	4	2	4	—	—	280	36
15	Legionsinfantrie	MSI	RB	85	6	5	110	6	6	6	6	4	4	2	4	—	—	200	36
23	Auxiliarinfantrie	MSI	IA	70	4	4	80	4	4	4	4	5	3	2	3	3	9	200	32
41	Seleukidische Phalangiten	MII	IC	60	4	3	60	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	—	—	200	32
44	Speerwerfertruppen	MII	IB	30	2	3	40	4	3	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	9	200	32
45	Leichte Legionsinfantrie	MII	RB	100	6	5	110	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	4	4	9	200	36
50	Ägyptische Axtkrieger	MII	IB	60	2	3	40	4	4	4	4	2	5	2	3	—	—	200	32
68	Bogenschützen	LEI	IB	45	1	3	30	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	14	200	32
69	Schleuderer	LEI	IB	30	1	3	25	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	12	200	32
74	Röm. Pfeilgeschützkohorte	LEI	RB	350	30	5	115	6	5	5	6	4	4	2	4	5	26	200	36
75	Röm. Steinschleuderkohorte	LEI	RB	450	45	5	115	6	5	5	6	4	4	2	4	6	20	200	36
79	Jüdische Zeloten	LEI	IA	30	1	2	20	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	—	—	200	32
80	Palmyrische Bogenschützen	LEI	IA	53	2	4	40	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	5	14	200	32
82	Balearische Schleuderer	LEI	IA	83	1	3	30	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	5	12	200	32
84	Persische Aufgebotstruppen	LEI	IC	30	1	2	30	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	—	—	200	32
93	Römische Bogenschützen	LEI	RB	100	6	5	100	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	4	4	14	200	36
123	Persische Clibarnii mounted	SWK	RB	300	12	4	120	8	6	7	8	4	6	2	3	2	14	480	40
124	Byzantinische Kataphrakten mounted	SWK	RB	425	14	6	135	9	7	8	9	3	5	2	2	—	—	480	40
125	Palmyrische Clibarnii mounted	SWK	RB	225	8	4	105	8	6	7	8	3	5	2	2	2	14	480	40
134	Equites Singulares mounted	SWR	RB	140	7	5	110	8	6	6	8	3	3	2	3	—	—	450	40
145	Römische Legionskavallerie mounted	MIR	RB	115	7	5	110	7	5	5	7	3	3	2	3	3	9	420	40
148	Speerwerfer beritten mounted	MIR	IB	55	3	3	50	4	3	3	4	2	3	2	2	3	9	420	40
152	Persische berittene Speerwerfer mounted	MIR	IB	60	3	3	50	4	3	3	4	2	3	2	2	3	9	420	40
154	Römische ber. Bogenschützen mounted	MIR	RB	110	6	5	100	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	4	4	14	420	40
155	Auxiliarkavallerie mounted	MIR	IA	90	5	4	80	4	4	4	4	5	3	2	3	3	9	420	40
162	Berittene Bogenschützen mounted	LER	IB	50	2	3	35	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	14	400	40

MK Moral class · HG Bounty per man · Rüpu Armour points per 25 men · EW Highest experience through training · SW Protection value · FK Ranged combat points · RW Range of ranged combat · Wt. Transport weight per man · MP Movement points · The eight columns in between are the melee points per terrain.