Quote Originally Posted by VikingPower View Post
I have noticed that some units in EB are like the exact replica of pictures on the internet.
For an example then I can google up 'Celtic/Gallic warrior' and it does show pictures from French schoolbooks or something.
The similar thing applies about 'Iberian warriors', from Spanish history.

It does of course only reach toward the outward appearance, but not the stats.
When the EB team has created units then how much is accurate and how much is fiction?
Is it based upon whim or randomness whether one unit is made more powerful than another? with similar equipment...

There are of course examples of tough soldiers in historical sources.
Like when Scipio Africanus fought against Celtiberians, Caesar against the Helveti, and so forth.
Are there like about 4 'tough' units of each Barbaric factions, based upon historical sources, while all
the other units and their capability is mostly made up?
There are some inaccuracies in EB, but it's nowhere near as sloppy as you seem to suspect. Historical sources not only cover literature (like Polybios, the namesake of EB's "Polybian" Roman units), but also paintings, sculptures, frescoes etc. In short, artwork. Then there are actual finds of weapons and other equipment of course. The relative similarity of unit depictions across modern media is probably due to the fact that the better interpretations draw from the sources that are available. As to what goes into stats, I'm not involved in making EB (or IB) units, but basically, it's a combination of factors like weapon type, social class, degree of professionalisation, level of training etc. Also, EB stats are a lot less random than Vanilla RTW stats - they are very standardized.