Rome

Difficulty: medium Winning chance: low

Faction: Roman
Land fields: 131
Starting population: 656,500
Provinces: 4
Cities: 5
Growth material: Stone
Starting treasury: 2,000,000
Starting ships: 5
Starting trains: 2

Historical background

Founded according to legend in 753 BC, Rome was first a kingdom and from about 509 BC a republic. By 272 BC it controlled the Italian peninsula, after the Punic Wars the western Mediterranean, and soon the whole Mediterranean world. After the civil wars Augustus founded the imperial monarchy in 27 BC; under Trajan the empire reached its greatest extent in AD 117. In 476 Odoacer deposed the last Western Roman emperor.

Strategic overview

Rome is a coastal realm with high taxes and, on average, the strongest troops on the map. Its land is scattered: Italy and southern Gaul, the islands of Sicily and the distant exclave of Herulia. Almost three quarters of its fields lie by the sea.

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

Without a fleet Rome falls apart. The sea lanes connect the parts of your land, so protect them.
The exclave of Herulia is hard to defend. Decide early whether to hold it or use it as a bargaining chip.
Your provinces yield high taxes but grow slowly. Raise density deliberately on the plains.
No salt deposit: salt comes by sea. Friendship is possible with Belgica, Gaul and Illyria, but not with the Visigoths.

Provinces

Province	Land fields	Share of province	Starting population
Liturien	47	100%	271,500
Gallia Narbonensis	46	100%	191,500
Sicilia	23	100%	106,000
Herulia	15	13%	87,500

Terrain

Terrain	Land fields	Share
Plain	62	47%
Hill	34	26%
Mountain	26	20%
Forest	9	7%

Resource deposits

Resource	Fields
Food	14
Ore	2
Horses	1
Gold	1

Cities

City	Starting building	Province	Position (x / y)
Herakleia-Chersonnes	Trade centre	Herulia	57 / 26
Massilia	Trade centre	Gallia Narbonensis	23 / 30
Rom	—	Liturien	31 / 34
Ostia	Trade centre	Liturien	32 / 35
Herakleia-Minoa	Trade centre	Sicilia	32 / 43

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	SWI	SWI	SWI	SWI	SWI	SWI	SWI	SWI	SWI	MII
Auxiliarlegion	MSI	MSI	MSI	MSI	MSI	MSI	MSI	MSI	MSI	MSI

Unit types

No.	Name	Class	MK	HG	Rüpu	EW	SW	Pla	Hil	Stp	Sav	For	Des	Swa	Mtn	FK	RW	Wt.	MP
1	Römische Prätorianer	SSI	RA	160	6	7	110	8	7	7	8	4	5	3	5	—	—	300	36
5	Römische Infantrie	SWI	RB	100	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	75	4	4	80	4	4	4	4	5	3	2	3	3	9	200	32
32	Germanische Infantrie	MII	IB	50	1	3	35	4	4	3	4	5	2	3	3	—	—	200	32
33	Gallische Infantrie	MII	RB	45	2	3	40	4	4	3	4	5	2	3	3	—	—	200	36
44	Speerwerfertruppen	MII	IB	50	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
61	Germanische Plänkler	LEI	IB	45	1	3	35	3	4	2	3	4	2	3	3	3	9	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	35	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
80	Palmyrische Bogenschützen	LEI	IA	85	2	4	40	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	5	14	200	32
82	Balearische Schleuderer	LEI	IA	65	1	3	30	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	5	12	200	32
93	Römische Bogenschützen	LEI	RB	100	6	5	100	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	4	4	14	200	36
124	Byzantinische Kataphrakten mounted	SWK	RB	400	14	6	135	9	7	8	9	3	5	2	2	—	—	480	40
131	Germanische Adelsreiter mounted	SWR	IA	125	4	3	70	6	5	5	6	3	2	2	2	—	—	450	40
132	Gallische Fürstenkrieger mounted	SWR	IA	88	4	3	70	6	5	5	6	3	2	2	2	—	—	450	40
134	Equites Singulares mounted	SWR	RB	115	7	5	110	8	6	6	8	3	3	2	3	—	—	450	40
135	Equites Prätoriani mounted	SWR	RA	170	6	7	110	8	7	7	8	4	6	3	5	—	—	450	40
145	Römische Legionskavallerie mounted	MIR	RB	115	7	5	110	7	5	5	7	3	3	2	3	3	9	420	40
146	Gallische Reiterei mounted	MIR	IB	75	3	3	50	5	4	4	5	4	2	2	2	—	—	420	40
154	Römische ber. Bogenschützen mounted	MIR	RB	120	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
161	Germanische leichte Reiterei mounted	LER	IB	60	2	3	40	4	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	—	—	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.