But I also played and enjoyed a whole lot Macedonia, Parthia and Media. But then again, I am also subjective because I like that period of time in the Roman Republic a whole lot. Control of the sea is claimed by both the Greeks and Carthaginians. For me, the most interesting faction is Rome because of the way they did the auxiliary units and the way to recruit them after the Marian reforms. Rome is growing powerful and menacing to the south the insurgent Gauls are becoming more numerous by the day, occupying lands to the north and east. There are, however, powers with opposing interests and desires of their own. Her ambitions are to maintain the favourable status quo in the region - one which predominantly benefits her own people. A mostly medium and heavy spear based faction, with some melee units, one of the best skirmisher pool of any barbarian nation, and a limited.
Located comfortably at the centre of Etruscan territory, Tarchuna benefits from good trade relations with her neighbours and, traditionally, relies on her own military strength for safety. Plus the Arvernis 20 bonus to income from industry is a pretty great faction trait. So Rome is the 'best' faction if by best you mean strongest. The cavalry chain has a fifth level which provide +20 cavalry melee attack, melee defence, charge and morale. Cavalry at this level is best in class with elite melee and javelin cavalry units. The fourth level brings elite swords and multi-role javelin infantry. Discussions, strategies, stories, crude cave-drawings, and more for Medieval 2, Empire, Shogun 2, Rome 2, Attila, Thrones of Britannia, Warhammer, Three Kingdoms, Troy, Pharaoh and others. Pastures unlock powerful axe and spear melee cavalry. also as anny roman faction,even as jullii i always conquer greece first 'the region,not faction' its the bank of the old. A subreddit for the Total War strategy game series, made by Creative Assembly. All intros for all factions in the 'Imperator Augustus' campaign. best faction is according to temples PERIOD in this case its the brutii,and jes in the beginning they face stronger armies but you should face them in the open and crush them there not in the cities full of falanx. The one exception is the Noble spears unit which is the toughest Celtic spear unit. Total War Rome II - All Imperator Augustus Faction Intros. The they have pretty much everything every other Celtic faction has. Being in a league of their own, the Etruscan cities are rival peers first and loving siblings second. Originally posted by playdead222 : Arverni. In the intellectual darkness of the times, the Etruscans shine with cultural, religious and industrious prominence which can only be matched by the old and highly-respected Greek city states. Tarchuna is one of the twelve cities of the elegant and sophisticated Etruscan civilisation.