Julii (RTW Faction)

Game Play

Julli family are one of three Roman most powerfull families.They must obey SPQR for some tme before getting powerfull enough to challenge Roma itself.

Starting Position

They start at north of Italian peninsula and their prime objective is to expand towards Gauls and other barbarians.

ARRETIUM: Capital city located in the west part of Julli regions.

ARMINIUM: City located to the east isn't so developed as Capital but it is good too.

Win Conditions

LONG CAMPAIGN: Hold 50 provinces including Roma

SHORT CAMPAIGN: Hold 15 provinces and outlast or destroy Gauls

Units

Units are highly disciplined and trained in art of warfare and consist mostly of powerfull legionares who throw pilla before charging.

Unique Units

SAMNITE GLADIATORS: Every Roman faction has it's own gladiator. Samnites are recruitable with amphitheatre and are perhaps the most powerfull gladiatores.

Strategy guides

Possible Julli strategy is to expand to the north and destroy Gaul while intercepting other Roman factions moves and possibly conquer parts of Africa and Greece.

History

Rome is a place where tradition and history count for much. The legends of the city’s founding are important, and the powerful patrician families are directly descended from the first followers of Romulus. These heroic times demanded harsh, decisive action, and this is a tradition that the often-conservative Romans have maintained to this day. The Romans, including the Julii family, are people for whom politics and war are all or nothing affairs. The Fates have not always been kind to the Julii. They are a patrician family but one whose star has not always been in the ascendant. The family’s fortunes have declined and then risen over the centuries, so much so that they may almost be considered vaguely parvenu: upstarts newly arrived to wealth, power and authority. With the loss of position and status in the past, the other powerful factions of Rome look down (if only ever so slightly) on these ‘new men’ of Rome. The Julii have had to adjust to the realities of politics and power, and have cultivated their popularity with the common people. The rule of Rome may lie with the Senate for now, but the Julii know that the people also have a say in government. The Senate and the patrician classes need the plebeians to at least go along with their actions. This populist attitude to the common people puts the Julii at odds with the other great families. Which approach will lead to great power within Rome has still to be decided. The Julii have a commanding position in northern Italy that means they will be in vanguard of any struggle against barbarians. Success there can be translated into political power in Rome itself, as the mob always loves winners...

See Also

• Factions in RTW