Interesting new discovery...

[Spartan198]

I suspected that was what they were for... You can add them to your family members ancillaries when you start a game, but I didn't know if they appeared during a campaign!

They don't appear in person during a campaign. They're ancillaries that your family members and generals can aquire to boost command,influence,etc..

[Quirinus]

But since these historical characters appear only within their historical lifetimes, getting ancillaries like Cicero are pretty rare. I only ever got Archimedes once, for example, but I get Callimachus of Cyrene in almost every game I play with a faction that builds academies.

[TruePraetorian]

The really odd thing is even though you only gain them in the ancillaries life time, after getting the ancillary it will last until the rest of the game (if you keep giving it to other people of course)

[Motep]

The really odd thing is even though you only gain them in the ancillaries life time, after getting the ancillary it will last until the rest of the game (if you keep giving it to other people of course)

Hes right there. I have passed Archimedes on untill 14 AD a couple of times.

Also, I have never gotten Callimachus, but I have never not gotten archimedes.

[shlin28]

Hes right there. I have passed Archimedes on untill 14 AD a couple of times.

Also, I have never gotten Callimachus, but I have never not gotten archimedes.

You just contradicted yourself in two sentences...

[Motep]

You just contradicted yourself in two sentences...

expain yourself. I thought I made it clear...ish.

[shlin28]

expain yourself. I thought I made it clear...ish.

"I have passed Archimedes on untill 14 AD a couple of times"

"but I have never not gotten archimedes."