Ostrogothic Kingdom

Difficulty: medium Winning chance: medium

Faction: Barbarian
Land fields: 236
Starting population: 607,500
Provinces: 2
Cities: 2
Currency: Schilling
Growth material: Wood
Starting treasury: 2,000,000
Starting ships: 4
Starting trains: 4

Historical background

The Ostrogoths had been under Hunnic rule since about 375 and, after the collapse of Attila's empire, became federates of the Eastern Empire in the Balkans. Emperor Zeno sent their king Theoderic to Italy against Odoacer in 488; in 493 Theoderic took Ravenna and killed Odoacer. From Ravenna he ruled Italy with a Roman administration and a Gothic army. After his death in 526 the Eastern Empire destroyed the kingdom in the Gothic War (535–554).

Strategic overview

The Ostrogothic Kingdom is one of the granaries of the map, with many food deposits. It borders the Huns, the Visigoths, the Jutes and Parthia, all four barbarian, and can raise all four kinds of tribe, mounted ones included.

As a barbarian realm you raise Tribes, up to 5 a month, the last two of them at a surcharge. Your troops are cheaper and more numerous but of lower quality. You can only form a friendship with other barbarian realms.

What to watch

Put Latifundia on the food deposits. Surplus food is a good trade good for neighbours without a granary.
Friendship is possible with every one of your neighbours. The Huns are the most dangerous: large, fast and with a long border to you.
No salt deposit: you have to buy salt, or your population grows only half as fast.
Mix riders and foot warriors to suit the ground. Plains and savanna suit your troops best.

Provinces

Province	Land fields	Share of province	Starting population
Alani	146	100%	373,000
Sarmartia	90	100%	234,500

Terrain

Terrain	Land fields	Share
Plain	75	32%
Forest	58	25%
Savanna	55	23%
Hill	24	10%
Swamp	14	6%
Desert	5	2%
Mountain	5	2%

Resource deposits

Resource	Fields
Food	18
Ore	2
Oil	1

Cities

City	Starting building	Province	Position (x / y)
Zeila	Trade centre	Alani	63 / 4
Istros	Trade centre	Sarmartia	62 / 21

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
Infantriestamm	MSI	MII	MII	MII	MII	LEI	LEI	LEI	LEI	LEI
Kriegerstamm	KRG	KRG	KRG	KRG	KRG	KRG	KRG	KRG	KRG	KRG
Kavalleriestamm	SWR	MIR	MIR	LER	LER	LER	LER	LER	KRB	KRB
Kriegerstamm beritten	KRB	KRB	KRB	KRB	KRB	KRB	KRB	KRB	KRB	KRB

Unit types

No.	Name	Class	MK	HG	Rüpu	EW	SW	Pla	Hil	Stp	Sav	For	Des	Swa	Mtn	FK	RW	Wt.	MP
19	Westgotische Adelskrieger	MSI	IA	90	3	3	60	5	5	4	5	5	2	2	3	—	—	200	32
34	Gotische Infantrie	MII	IB	25	2	3	40	4	4	3	5	3	2	3	2	—	—	200	32
35	Alanische Axtkämpfer	MII	IB	46	3	3	50	5	4	3	5	3	2	3	2	—	—	200	32
36	Rhoxolanische Speerträger	MII	IC	26	1	3	30	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	9	200	32
39	Armenische Speerwerfer	MII	IC	35	1	3	35	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	9	200	32
44	Speerwerfertruppen	MII	IB	30	2	3	40	4	3	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	9	200	32
51	Vandalische Krieger	MII	IC	40	1	3	35	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	—	—	200	32
54	Langobardische Soldaten	MII	IB	40	1	3	35	4	4	3	4	4	2	2	3	—	—	200	32
62	Gotische Plänkler	LEI	IB	20	1	3	35	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	9	200	32
63	Hunnische Infantrie	LEI	IC	20	1	3	30	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	—	—	200	32
67	Phartische Hügelkämpfer	LEI	IC	35	1	3	30	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	—	—	200	32
68	Bogenschützen	LEI	IB	35	1	3	30	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	14	200	32
69	Schleuderer	LEI	IB	43	1	3	25	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	12	200	32
76	Pfeilgeschützabteilung	LEI	IB	500	24	3	60	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	26	200	32
87	Burgundische Bogenschützen	LEI	IB	35	1	3	35	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	14	200	32
88	Finn-Ugrische Waldkämpfer	LEI	IC	20	1	3	25	3	3	2	3	4	2	3	2	2	9	200	32
90	Gepidische Krieger	LEI	IB	25	1	3	35	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	—	—	200	32
102	Transdanubische Stammeskrieger	KRG	IC	8	1	2	25	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	9	180	32
109	Stammeskrieger	KRG	IC	20	0	2	20	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	9	180	32
127	Armenische Kataphrakten mounted	SWK	RB	300	10	4	115	8	7	7	8	3	5	2	2	2	14	480	40
136	Gotische Adelsreiter mounted	SWR	IA	55	4	3	70	5	4	4	5	3	2	2	2	—	—	450	40
139	Sarmatische Clibarnii mounted	SWR	IB	65	4	3	70	5	5	5	5	3	2	2	2	—	—	450	40
147	Gotische Reiterei mounted	MIR	IB	35	4	3	50	5	3	3	5	3	2	2	2	—	—	420	40
148	Speerwerfer beritten mounted	MIR	IB	35	3	3	50	4	3	3	4	2	3	2	2	3	9	420	40
149	Hunnisches Fürstengefolge mounted	MIR	IA	40	3	3	50	5	5	4	5	3	3	2	2	—	—	420	40
160	Hunnische Reiterei mounted	LER	IB	25	2	3	30	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	—	—	400	40
162	Berittene Bogenschützen mounted	LER	IB	50	2	3	35	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	14	400	40
174	Sarmatische Reitertruppen mounted	LER	IC	25	2	3	40	4	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	—	—	400	40
177	Alanische leichte Reiterei mounted	LER	IB	30	2	3	40	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	9	400	40
186	Nomadenstammeskrieger mounted	KRB	IC	25	0	2	20	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	—	—	380	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.