Quote Originally Posted by Al Khalifah
Just a quick question (may even have been asked before), but one that I would like to know the answer to all the same. Why is the name of the red Roman faction in Rome: Total War called the Julii? Why is this faction not called the Caesares?

My reasoning behind this question is that the Brutii and Scipii factions are both known by their cognomia i.e Marcus Junius Brutus or Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus. Yet the Julii faction seem to be named after the nomen gentile of their most famous member Gaius Julius Caesar.

Any thoughts?
Simple, marketing. The names, while not historically correct, are used to drum up an image of Romans that the mob may be familiar with to generate interest. "The name House of Julii", congers up and image of Caesar, even it's laurel leaf banner is mean't to congure Caesar. House of Scipii, if you have a turse knowledge of Roman history congures up Scipio Africanus. Brutii congures up Brutus from the play Julius Caesar.