Imperator?

I 've just started a Roman campaign in EB. I decided to go for Lilybeo first and throw the Karthadastim in the sea before dealing with Messene and Syrakousai. I won a heroic victory against the Karth forces. My general got a trait saying something about although he won a great victrory he will need many more victories against Karths plus getting his troop to name him imperator to finally get a triumph in Rome. What's this all about?

Well first off "Imperator" is an acolade which means "Victorius General", second You need to have that accolade and win lots of battles and then you can get a "Triumph", a public parade, in Rome.

Historically Triumphs were awarded to generals after a successful campaign against an important enemy. Caesar got one after Gaul, or he would have if he hadn't started a war.

There are precise conditions for achieving one though, they're on the forum somehwere. Try a search.

Romans are so annoying to play atm, specially when they say stuff like:

"For Greece!"
so I just refuse to play them till they speak roman lol

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Originally Posted by Rilder

Romans are so annoying to play atm, specially when they say stuff like:

"For Greece!"
so I just refuse to play them till they speak roman lol

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That might be a long wait, I'm pretty sure they spoke latin.

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Originally Posted by Malrubius

Q. What are the steps for my Roman general obtain a triumph?

A. The first step on the road back to Rome in triumph is the "Vanquisher of Carthaginians" trait, obtained by winning a battle or two. Next, after more conquest, you'll get "Conqueror of Carthago" (It wouldn't be much of a spoiler to tell you that conquering Kart-hadast itself will get you closer to a triumph than conquering Lilibeo). (similar traits and criteria exist for most of Rome's immediate neighbors).

That settles those requirements that can be easily obtained by your general. Next his men must name him "Imperator" (commander). Preferably, after a numerically important and difficult battle, won decisively. In history, there were instances of a general paying his men to get the title, but we're not going to let you off that easy. ~;)

Exact criteria for Imperator trait:

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Number of enemies on the battlefield:
Small unit size: more than 250
Normal size: more than 500
Large size: more than 1000
Huge size: more than 1500

More than 30% of the enemy killed (you want a clear or heroic victory)
Even odds or worse
Attacker or defender, doesn't matter

Finally, after being named "Imperator" by his men, the general must be awarded a triumph by the Senate. In history, they sometimes made men wait or refused to award it, so having some pull (i.e., Influence) helps here

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(more than 4 is preferable, and 8+ is great!)

Good luck!

Fighting rebels won't get you a triumph, but a Corono Ovalis is possible there, by winning a difficult battle decisively.

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Originally Posted by orwell

That might be a long wait, I'm pretty sure they spoke latin.

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Yea I knew it but at the moment I couldnt think of it :sweatdrop:

This reward is something that has evaded me till this day. One of the more difficult tasks in EB is buffing your campaigning Generals with command stars.

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Originally Posted by Chester

This reward is something that has evaded me till this day. One of the more difficult tasks in EB is buffing your campaigning Generals with command stars.

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Command stars are crappy compared to morale boosts from traits. Command stars only effect the morale around the general in a small radius. Morale bonuses affect every soldier on the battlefield - much better.

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Originally Posted by Chester

One of the more difficult tasks in EB is buffing your campaigning Generals with command stars.

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Not if your one of the celtic factions. They get gather command stars like they are going out of fashion.

yea thats true
same with the rebels, command star fetish

AI Generals get command star boosts that have nothing to with traits gained or battles won. They get the boosts intentionally to make up for the fact that the AI is rather bad and our recommended setting is Medium for battles.

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Celtic general gain stars fast if commanded by a human too.