AW: Romans in Gaul - How to call them?
The guys in Green are the Karthadastim, whom I recouloured and renamed Phoinikes. Phoinikes because their FMs have mostly the Qarthadastei trait and they still own Sardinia and Korsika.
My military is organized in 3 levels:
Level 1 are garrison troops. All cities are responsible for their garrison troops, meaning they must be levied there. Only exception is Bocchoris, where I can't recruit anything.
Level 2 are regional forces. My empire is divided in military districts with a district capital where the regional troops are levied. They consist normally of 4 units local levy infantry, 2 units local missile troops, and 1 unit of local horsemen. In case that there is an external threat and I need a more or less quick response, the amount is doubled, and this army gets a Misthophoros Strategos.
Level 3 are the Royal Armies. They consist of nearly two fullstacks, that means an army and a corps of reserve regiments, because they are of course Makedonian and often the way for reinforcements is long. There are four Royal Armies draining the Royal Coffers atm:
These armies consist besides the Somatophylakes of 1 unit Hetairoi (going to be exchanged with Kataphraktoi for the 3rd Army), 1 unit of Thessalikoi (west) or Lonchophoroi (east), 2 units Thraikioi Prodromoi (west) or Hellenikoi Prodromoi (east), 4 units of Hysteroi Pezhetairoi, 1 unit of Argyraspides, 2 units of Thorakitai, 1 unit of Peltastai Makedonikoi, 2 units of Agrianikoi Pelekuphoroi, 2 units of Thureophoroi, 1 unit of Thraikioi Peltastai, and 2 units of Toxotai Syriakoi (east) or Kretikoi (2nd Army) or Thureopherontes Toxotai (4th Army). Additionally, there are 2 units of Sphendonetai Rhodioi to replace the archers, and 2 units of Thraikioi Rhomphaiaphoroi (1st and 4th Army) or Cordinau Orca (2nd and 3rd Army) to replace the Agrianikoi. The reserve regiments are half in number, in case there is only one active regiment, they are equal in number.
- 1st Army of Aristoxenos Pellaios, operation area in southern Iran
- 2nd Army of King Antiochos, operation area in Numidia
- 3rd Army of Zaikedenthes Aphetaios, operation area in northern Iran
- 4th Army of Sosipatros Philippeus, operation area in Italia
Other than that I have a full stack mercenary army in the east. I consider it somewhat as a "private" army payed by royal coffers working for Makedonia. Blackwater Security if you want. Since my other military is very rigidly organized, I like to have room for experiments.
Regarding my pockets: As shallow as a puddle during dry season. During my initial imperial phase, I was rolling in cash. I had only two royal armies to support and had like 500,000 mnai. I afforded several factions to enter a war, e. g. the Armenioi against the Seleukides for some 150,000. This drained and drained when I was conquering Egypt. Normally I earn some 40,000 a turn now with all the four armies. I'm pretty much always on zero and have roleplayed taking out loans from the traders of my empire, paying them 10% interest in 4 rates even. But since two or three turns, my income has come down to only 18,000 or even 15,000 a turn. I think this is because the Armenioi betrayed me, and some of the trade routes in the Black Sea must have been really lucrative. Also, I held Carna for a while, which has rich mines, but gave it back to Saba due to roleplaying. I didn't want to take out the Phoinikes quickly, but I think maybe I should, given that they have very rich mines.
Military districts. Some may have no capital yet (white cities.) Clients are left out (white territories).
Political Situation 195BC. Shades of grey at my borders are clients (Skordiski, Augila, Palmyra, Nabatäa, Sinai, Kush, Gerrha and Maketa).
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Originally Posted by Ibrahim
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