Diffrences in Roman Factions?

**Steppe Merc** · 09-12-2004, 18:27

I was wondering if there had been any say if each Roman faction would be diffrent besides graphical location. I've been planning on playing the Scipii because their blue and their banner is cool. However, this is an idoitic reason. Is there going to be a faction that has better say cavalry, or excels at using auxaliries? Or is it just geographical diffrences?

**jimmyM** · 09-12-2004, 18:35

apart from the slight graphical differences, and the location on the map, possibly influencing the objectives of the senate mission you will get historical generals for the faction - julius caesar for julii, brutus (i came to bury caesar, not to praise him!)something-or-other for the brutii and scipio africanus for scipii

**biguth dickuth** · 09-12-2004, 18:51

I remember reading in the building layout some months ago, in the preentation of a certain temple dedicated to some roman god that some of the worship temples will be faction specific (for roman factions). For example only the Scipii will be building temples to Jupiter (i got this one out of my mind as an example; it's probably not exactly so). So, due to different religious choices the faction may receive some different (religious) bonuses. Sounds like age of mythology, doesn't it....?

EDIT: I just checked it out and it is the "Shrine of Saturn" which is only for the Scipii. Strange...it doesn't mention anything about faction-specific bonuses by faction-specific temples but i think i remeber reading that someplace....anyway, i could be wrong.

**Steppe Merc** · 09-12-2004, 19:34

Religion?

I was hoping for something a bit more tangible...

**Spartiate** · 09-12-2004, 19:47

The Julii will be worshiping Venus and in fact claimed to be directly descended from the Goddess.They were one of the oldest Roman factions and they could trace their ancestry back to Troy.

**JeromeGrasdyke** · 09-12-2004, 19:55

There are differences in the Temples, which give various Priests and bonusses, and they also get different Gladiator units. There are also specialised VnV's and ancillaries, and the way the map is organised means they expand in different directions and encounter quite different enemies as well.

**Daevyll** · 09-12-2004, 21:03

Originally Posted by Spartiate

The Julii will be worshiping Venus and in fact claimed to be directly descended from the Goddess.They were one of the oldest Roman factions and they could trace their ancestry back to Troy.

Claiming ancestry going back to Troy was quite common throughout western history, up until the late middle ages at least.
The fact that some members of the Julii family claimed this does not make it so, it merely indicates that it was apparently considered as prestigious.

**MiniKiller** · 09-12-2004, 20:38

Originally Posted by Steppe Merc

I was wondering if there had been any say if each Roman faction would be diffrent besides graphical location. I've been planning on playing the Scipii because their blue and their banner is cool. However, this is an idoitic reason. Is there going to be a faction that has better say cavalry, or excels at using auxaliries? Or is it just geographical diffrences?

Then tally me up as the second idiot among us