Illyria

Difficulty: very hard Winning chance: low

Faction: Roman
Land fields: 101
Starting population: 476,000
Provinces: 2
Cities: 2
Growth material: Stone
Starting treasury: 2,000,000
Starting ships: 3
Starting trains: 3

Historical background

Greeks and Romans called the land on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Illyria, home to many tribes, the Illyrians. Because the kingdom of the Ardiaei under Queen Teuta disrupted sea trade with piracy, Rome fought the First Illyrian War in 229 BC. In 168 BC Rome defeated the last king, Gentius, and after the great Pannonian-Dalmatian revolt (AD 6–9) the province of Dalmatia was formed. In late antiquity Illyrian soldiers produced several emperors, among them Diocletian.

Strategic overview

Illyria is a small Roman realm on the Adriatic. Both of its provinces have the highest tax rate on the map but grow slowly. It shares its long northern border with barbarian Germania.

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

High taxes and slow growth: every inhabitant counts. With no food or salt deposits you have to secure both before hunger or a salt shortage holds you back.
In the mountains your troops fight better on average than those of any other realm. Hold the northern border in the highlands.
Germania can raise more troops per month than you. Friendship is possible with Byzantium, Belgica and Rome: together you form a Roman bloc.

Provinces

Province	Land fields	Share of province	Starting population
Moesia	53	100%	207,000
Pannonia	48	100%	269,000

Terrain

Terrain	Land fields	Share
Hill	35	35%
Plain	29	29%
Mountain	25	25%
Forest	12	12%

Resource deposits

Resource	Fields
Ore	2
Gold	1

Cities

City	Starting building	Province	Position (x / y)
Senia	Trade centre	Pannonia	35 / 26
Salonae	Trade centre	Moesia	40 / 31

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	180	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
22	Germanische Adelskrieger	MSI	IA	115	3	3	60	5	5	4	5	6	3	3	4	—	—	200	32
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
44	Speerwerfertruppen	MII	IB	45	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	40	1	3	35	3	4	2	3	4	2	3	3	3	9	200	32
68	Bogenschützen	LEI	IB	37	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	90	2	4	40	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	5	14	200	32
82	Balearische Schleuderer	LEI	IA	64	1	3	30	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	5	12	200	32
83	Thrakische Peltasten	LEI	IA	35	1	3	35	4	5	5	4	4	2	2	3	4	9	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	425	14	6	135	9	7	8	9	3	5	2	2	—	—	480	40
131	Germanische Adelsreiter mounted	SWR	IA	110	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	185	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
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	55	2	3	40	4	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	—	—	400	40
162	Berittene Bogenschützen mounted	LER	IB	55	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.