Marius the reformer

**gaiusjulii** · 08-08-2007, 16:10

OK I have modded my game so that when you play a campaign all of the romans start off allied but the senate are a fourth faction so in effect you can fight any roman faction you fancy from the very start, i fetl that this would make the romans harder as you cant rely on your alliance to keep you safe. However I have thought of something that hopefully someone will know. I am playing as Brutii and after some epic battles and hair raising moments i am now the ruler of italy, the senate julii are a distant memory and the scipii exiled to Sicily. My question is this, do you need the senate to have the marian reforms? and while i am here, do factions re-emerge?

**Sonicdahedgie** · 08-08-2007, 19:15

1) To my knowledge, no, the Senate are not needed for the Marius Reforms. What [i]is[\i] needed are three, I think, large cities, upgraded with their Imperial Palaces. That's what causes the Marius Reforms.

You MIGHT need only one Imperial Palace, I have heard both of these things.

2) I do not think that factions can re-emerge. The only way this could happen is if a city you just conquered from the rebels and becomes theirs. But if the faction is destroyed, I believe it would just be a rebel city.

**Omanes Alexandrapolites** · 08-08-2007, 19:33

Hi gaiusjulii,
For the Marius reforms to take place, you require one Imperial Palace constructed on the Italian peninsular or on Scilly. Sadly, the city in question cannot be Rome. Hope this helps you, good luck, cheers!

**gaiusjulii** · 08-08-2007, 19:52

Cheers guys ill let you know if it works when i get to the imperial level.

**gaiusjulii** · 08-09-2007, 12:09

Just a quick update finally rweached the imperial level last night, in capua. This did trigger the Marian Reforms so you do only need one city in italy with the imperial palace.