

The country’s greatest warrior also focuses on defeating other champions (much like Lu Bu). Achilles, meanwhile, alternates between his numerous mood swings (a great characterization, mind you) resulting in different effects throughout the campaign. In turn, this leads to additional income through the unique “lion’s share” mechanism. Your lords / legendary characters, known in Troy as “epic heroes”, have unique mechanics and game features to differentiate each leader from the rest.įor example, King Agamemnon of Mycenae and leader of the Greek army can quickly vassalize other factions as he is the Bronze Age version of Total War: Three Kingdoms‘Yuan Shao.

Be sure to keep a close eye on them as they may look to break away. They also posses the "Marching Orders" trait, providing them with a 15% movement range bonus for all armies.īoth Rome and Gallic Rome both have several client states the start of the campaign who will aid in wars. Gallic Rome will look to build a strong base at the start of the game, using public order buffs to keep cities happy whilst their armies are away fighting.Īurelian, the feared leader of Rome, benefit from the "Iron Fist" trait, giving his faction a -50% resistance to foreign occupation. Led by the fearsome Tetricus, Gallic Rome benefit the "Romanisation" and "Administrators" traits which grant a bonus to public order when Latin culture is present and -20% political action costs respectively. Zenobia begins as the smallest Roman faction and will need to rely on her superior technology to keep up with Rome and Gallic Rome. They also benefit from "Piety", which gives a -4 bonus to banditry for each cult building owned. Palymra, lead by the regent Queen Zenobia, receive the "Enlightenment Ruler" trait, granting them a 20% boost to the research rate. They also receive a major diplomatic penalty with other Roman factions as a result of the "True Roman" trait.

There are 3 major Roman factions available to play: Palmyra, Gallic Rome and Rome, who all receive the "Defenders of Civilisation" trait, giving them a 15% morale buff to all units when fighting in allied territory.

Learn how to play the Roman factions in the Empire Divided DLC for Total War: ROME II with this handy guide.
