Factions in Total War: Rome II

Ranging from the Spanish coast to the far-flung, exotic kingdoms of the east, the campaign map for Total War: Rome II is breathtaking in scope, and a study in detail and variety. This page is your source for background information about each of the playable factions: their starting position on the campaign map, their civic and military focus, and some of their key battlefield units.

ROME II is the best-selling title in Total War’s long history. Set against a classical backdrop charting the rise of Rome as the world’s first superpower, ROME II allows you to play as many different factions of the time, across a vast theatre stretching from the western tip of.

• 2.) They hold back provinces by limiting what you can build. You can't control what your client state builds, and even if you could, their building do not contribute to your province. 3.) I don't think the income from the client state tribute is significantly higher than what you would earn from directly controlling their settlement.
• Ranging from the Spanish coast to the far-flung, exotic kingdoms of the east, the campaign map for Total War: Rome II is breathtaking in scope, and a study in detail and variety. This page is your source for background information about each of the playable factions: their starting position on the campaign map, their civic and military focus.
• Ah well, I'll get to 140 without client states. (Playing as Rome) Total War: Rome 2 Heaven » Forums » Campaign & General Discussion » To have a client, or to not: Top: You must be logged in to post messages. Please login or register.

The playable factions represent key powers within the Greco-Roman, Barbarian, and Eastern cultures, and each offers a notably different and deeper form of gameplay experience from those in previous Total War games. Each brings unique commercial, military and political strengths, its own agents and political system, and three tech trees representing civic, military and engineering disciplines. Each will have its own dilemmas to face and different styles of army to manage. Some factions are split into a number of playable families, which bring further unique benefits to their base faction traits.

Players will need to work with – and in certain circumstances against – their faction’s internal political system. You’ll direct the actions of famous characters from history, and if they’re not out in the field commanding your armies, they’ll be politicking in the senate house, or its cultural equivalent. Players would be wise to keep an eye on such individuals…

Some factions rely more on mercenaries for their military might; some prefer to train their own. Some rely on client-nations or vassals to boost their economic growth, while others are more trade-focussed. Whichever you choose, each faction brings a completely different gameplay experience to Total War: Rome II.

Grand Campaign

- Rome

- Arverni

- Carthage

- Egypt

- Iceni

- Macedon

- Parthia

- Suebi

Free Factions

- Pontus

Available for free in content update from release day.

- Seleucid

Second Free-LC Faction.

- Baktria

Third Free-LC Faction.

- Getae

Fourth Free-LC Faction - released alongside the Battle of Pydna.

- Armenia

Fifth Free-LC faction - released as part of the Total War: Rome II - Emperor Edition.

- Massilia

Sixth Free-LC Faction - released alongside the Black Sea Colonies Culture Pack.

Campaign Packs

Caesar in Gaul

- Boii

- Galatia

- Nervii

These factions are included in the Caesar in Gaul Campaign Pack, but are playable in the Grand Campaign Game.

Hannibal at the Gates

- Arevaci

- Lusitani

- Syracuse

These factions are included in the Hannibal at the Gates Campaign Pack, but are playable in the Grand Campaign Game.

Wrath of Sparta

- Sparta

- Athenai

- Boiotian League

- Korinthos

These factions are available only in the Wrath Of Sparta Campaign Pack. The Factions Sparta and Athens in the Grand Campaign (part of the Greek States Culture Pack) remain the same.

Imperator Augustus

Free Campaign Pack

- Octavian's Rome

- Lepidus' Rome

- Antony's Rome

List of playable factions in the Imperator Augustus Campaign Pack: Marc Antony, Lepidus, Octavian, Pompey, Iceni, Marcomanni, Dacia, Egypt, Parthia and Armenia (also playable in the TWR2 Grand Campaign).

Culture Packs

The Greek States

- Athens

- Epirus

- Sparta

Total War Rome 2 Client States

The Nomadic Tribes

- Massagetae

- Roxolani

- Royal Scythia

Pirates and Raiders

- Ardiaei

- Odrysian Kingdom

- Tylis

Black Sea Colonies

- Cimmeria

- Colchis

- Pergamon

Rome 2 Client State Levy

Featured Tutorial:

Roman Client State

Introduction

Rome 2 Total War Walkthrough

The Second Punic War is, arguably, the most sweeping, destructive war of ancient times. It marked the end of a contest for power in the Mediterranean - the establishment of Roman hegemony over the entire Italian peninsula and deep into Iberia.
It was a hard fought victory for Rome, however; Hannibal Barca’s campaign in Italy, following his daring crossing of the Alps, nearly brought Rome to ruin. Catastrophic defeats at Trebia, Lake Trasimene and Cannae shattered any faith Rome’s allies had in them, and almost imploded the Republic.
The brilliance of Hannibal as a strategist and tactician cannot be denied; he came closer than anyone else ever had or would to toppling Roman power, but his failure was underestimating Rome’s ability to endure. After weathering the worst of Hannibal’s assault, Rome struck back under the brilliance of Scipio and finally, on the field at Zama, Carthage’s dream came crashing to an end.
Many accounts of the Second Punic War come from Polybius and Livy, neither of whom were alive when the events they describe took place and wrote only from Rome’s perspective. Polybius in particular, is famed for being openly critical of Carthage (he was allegedly present for the final destruction of the ancient capital), and in particular the Barcids, so his accounts are heavily biased towards Rome and can almost be considered propaganda.
Although the power plays of Julius Caesar, and the formation of the Roman Empire under Octavian, were still many years away, Rome’s victory over Carthage and its confederates laid the foundations for Rome the superpower.