Latifundia and the Marian reform

[vladiator]

Hi

The year is 182BC and I am getting ready for a Marian reform. I read that one of the conditions for the reform is to build 6 latifundias. I am not however sure what are those called in the game? Are they those 'grants of land' that you can construct (I think they are shown as a piece of paper on the contruction screen)?

Also, do you normally disbant your pre-reform units? I have been fighting wars during and after the Polybian reform, so I could not afford disbanding so many units and/or building new MICs in all my cities. Hence, I continue using both Camilian and Polybian units similtaneously...

[Daiyoukai Ramza]

Hi

The year is 182BC and I am getting ready for a Marian reform. I read that one of the conditions for the reform is to build 6 latifundias. I am not however sure what are those called in the game? Are they those 'grants of land' that you can construct (I think they are shown as a piece of paper on the contruction screen)?

Also, do you normally disbant your pre-reform units? I have been fighting wars during and after the Polybian reform, so I could not afford disbanding so many units and/or building new MICs in all my cities. Hence, I continue using both Camilian and Polybian units similtaneously...

Latifundas are the final building in the Land Grant - Agricultural Estates - Latifunda building chain, although you'll need lvl 2 farms to build the Agicultural estates.

In regards to units already in service and the MICs, I'd personally stagger the phase-out, working outwards From rome to the edges of your empire. Although, I think the campaign script automatically creates the MICs in all of your cities, so you may not have to do that. Of course, I may be thinking of the Augustun reforms; not entirely sure, as I've not played the Romani to that point.

[Captain Jazzy]

When i get the reforms i stop creating the old ones andI tend to combine my veteran units together and leave them to guard a remote part of my empire because I dont like disbanding them.

[Taedius]

I tend to keep older units as garrisons and border guards. I rarely use them offensively, but rather phase them out of the system, as Daiyoukai Ramza says.

And yes, the Marian reform places a level 1 factional MIC in all cities, replacing the allready existing MICs in Italia according to its level.

[vladiator]

Thank you for all the replies.

I would like to clarify the steps I need to take to be able to build latifundias. I checked at the browser and to build one I am required to have: 1. Agricultural colony; 2. small market and 3. Romanised province.

Some of my cities already have agricultural colonies and small markets. However, the only new construction option they give me is some type of "agricultural estate" (called "Villa something" in Latin). I can't find this object in the construction browser -- do I need to build it?

I would be grateful if someone could explain the steps I need to get to the latifundia.

Also, I can only build latifundia in 'romanised provinces', not in 'home provinces'?

[bobbin]

Latifundas are the final building in the Land Grant - Agricultural Estates - Latifunda building chain

He already gave you the steps to build them. Build the Land Grant building, then the Villa building, then the Latifundia.

Latifunda require level 2 farms, level 2 market and at least level 2 government (Romanised Province).

Also ignore the building browser it doesn't work properly with EB's building system.