They posses the 'Nomadic Archers' trait which grants them 25% more ammunition for all units and the 'Warlike People' trait, giving them +3 army recruitment slots in their home province. Only containing one faction, the Alani, are the Nomadic Tribes. The Eastern Empires are comprised of the Sassanids and Armenia, who both benefit from the 'Centralised Authority' trait which provides a -5 to banditry in all provinces and the 'Silk Road' trait which gives a 20% buff to all commerce buildings in all regions. The Germanic Kingdoms, consisting of the Saxoni, the Gothi and the Marcomanni, all receive the 'Terrors of the Night' trait, allowing them to initiate battles at night along with the 'Looters and Raiders' trait, giving them an additional 150% income from raiding and sacking. Learn how to play the non-Roman factions in the Empire Divided DLC for Total War: ROME II with this handy guide. Be sure to keep a close eye on them as they may look to break away. They also posses the 'Marching Orders' trait, providing them with a 15% movement range bonus for all armies.īoth Rome and Gallic Rome both have several client states the start of the campaign who will aid in wars. Gallic Rome will look to build a strong base at the start of the game, using public order buffs to keep cities happy whilst their armies are away fighting.Īurelian, the feared leader of Rome, benefit from the 'Iron Fist' trait, giving his faction a -50% resistance to foreign occupation. Led by the fearsome Tetricus, Gallic Rome benefit the 'Romanisation' and 'Administrators' traits which grant a bonus to public order when Latin culture is present and -20% political action costs respectively. Zenobia begins as the smallest Roman faction and will need to rely on her superior technology to keep up with Rome and Gallic Rome. They also benefit from 'Piety', which gives a -4 bonus to banditry for each cult building owned. Palymra, lead by the regent Queen Zenobia, receive the 'Enlightenment Ruler' trait, granting them a 20% boost to the research rate. They also receive a major diplomatic penalty with other Roman factions as a result of the 'True Roman' trait. There are 3 major Roman factions available to play: Palmyra, Gallic Rome and Rome, who all receive the 'Defenders of Civilisation' trait, giving them a 15% morale buff to all units when fighting in allied territory.

Learn how to play the Roman factions in the Empire Divided DLC for Total War: ROME II with this handy guide.

Total war rome 2 demo