![]() Spain has Bull warriors and if they didn't they'd be worse than Numidia. Tier 5: Numidia: Not a single elite unit that can go toe to toe with other factions (high level cohort or phalanx, heavy cav, shock troops like elephants or chariots, even chosen swords), this can be extremely frustrating and makes sieges/offensives vs elite troops difficult. This is the falxmen tier though and they're fun. Tier 4: Dacia is a slightly worse Gaul and Thrace is just not elite at anything. All have elite choices but lack flexibility for different types of battles (for example sieging with parthia or scythia can be very annoying) Tier 3 is super diverse and depending on play style one could make tier 2 or even fall to tier 4 for personal choice. I Made a total war Rome 2 Faction Tier List and Ranked all the factions in there I will be explaining the strengths and the weakness of every faction. Brittania could come close, love a good chariot, but not enough flexibility for me. Armenia isn't the strongest here but cataphract archers and the surprisingly good stats of heavy spearmen are big. Some people might say Germania is too high but Gothic cav, chosen archers, only barbarian phalanx in the game and tons of elite axemen say different imo. Tier 2 is tough, Carthage or Pontus could be argued Tier 1 because of how flexible they are (also did you know pontic phalanx pikemen have better defense than those of other factions?). Tier 1 I don't think anyone will argue with. Tier 3 (Decent): Parthia, Scythia, Greek Cities, Gaul, Brittania Tier 2 (Elite): Carthage, Pontus, Armenia, Germania, Macedon Tier 1 (Best): All Roman factions, Egypt, Seleucid Empire However, the edge of the Great Steppe is a troublesome place for a Hellenic culture to settle Baktria finds it difficult to curry favour with the aggressive nomad tribes.Starting position, wealth, etc. Well-situated for trade, they enjoy enhanced commercial and industrial income, and with their popular Hellenic outlook, they find it easier to spread cultural influence with others. As a result, the Baktrian soldiery faces Hellenic armies with great confidence and courage. Immense wealth, and tough warriors, could take their armies all the way to the shores of the Mediterranean…Īs veterans of the Successor Wars, Hellenic states hold few surprises in battle for the warriors of Baktria. Under their new kings, the Baktrians could be a vigorous military power, benefiting hugely from any breakdown in Seleucid authority and inattention from Parthia. During the rule of Diodotus, and sometime between the Second and Third Syrian Wars of the 3rd century BCE, it became an entirely independent Hellenistic kingdom. With the Seleucid Empire locked in a series of wars against the other Successor states, Baktria was a satrapy with a degree of independence. As such, Baktria’s armed forces brought a rich and varied blend of warriors to the field, with hoplites, peltasts, fierce swordsmen and – unusually for a Hellenic nation – horse archers ![]() The region was heavily colonised by Greek settlers, more so than any other part of the east, and was largely Hellenised as a result, with Greek culture and influence paramount in all things. In the confusion of wars that followed Alexander’s death, Seleucus I Nicator established his control over the eastern parts of Alexander’s empire, including Baktria. Roxana, Alexander’s wife and the mother of his nominal heir who was born after his death, was a Baktrian princess. The land was a home to Greek colonists, Persians and many more peoples, and was a part of Alexander’s vast empire. It was wealthy thanks to those trade routes and the rich agricultural lands of its fertile valleys and plains. For its infantry it relies on ethnic Persian/Iranian hillmen, spear and skirmisher units and sometimes mercenaries, armed and drilled in the. It lay in what is modern-day Afghanistan, and Kandahar itself was founded by Alexander the Great.Īs a protectorate of the Seleucid Empire, Baktria was famed as a province of a thousand cities. A confederation of tribes, Parthia is famed for its horses, nomadic horse-archers and heavy cavalry, the latter developing distinctive bronze or iron scaled armour which covers both horse and rider. ![]() ![]() Baktria was a gateway to trade between east and west, to India, and to the far-off lands of China. ![]()
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