Julii (RTW Faction)

House of Julii General's Bodyguard.

The House of Julii are one of the playable factions in Rome: Total War, that are available the first time you play the campaign. Named after the powerful Julii family, and most arguably the most famous Roman of all.

Game Play

The House of the Julii are one of three powerful Roman families. They must obey SPQR for some time before becoming powerful enough to challenge Rome herself.

Starting Position

Julii Starting Position (Click to enlarge)

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

• Aretium: Capital city located in the west part of Julii 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 Rome.
• Short Campaign: Hold 15 provinces and outlast or destroy Gauls.

Units

All Roman factions share the same units. However, at a certain point in the game, the unit roster changes radically with the Marian reforms, which occurs when you build an Imperial Palace in one of your settlements in Italy. The Marian Reforms introduce more powerful units such as the Legionary Cohort replacing the old-style legions.

• Pre-Marian Units
  • Infantry
    • Peasants
    • Town Watch
    • Hastati
    • Principes
    • Triarii
    • Samnite Gladiators
  • Missile
    • Velites
    • Roman Archers
    • Ballistas
    • Scorpions
    • Onagers
    • Heavy Onagers
    • Repeating Ballistas
  • Cavalry
    • Equites
    • Cavalry Auxilia
  • Special Units
    • Arcani
    • Wardogs
    • Incendiary Pigs

• Post-Marian Units
  • Infantry
    • Auxilia
    • Early Legionary Cohort
    • Legionary Cohort
    • Praetorian Guard
    • Urban Cohorts
    • Early Legionary First Cohort
    • Legionary First Cohort
    • Arcani
  • Missile
    • Light Auxilia
    • Archer Auxilia
  • Cavalry
    • Roman Cavalry
    • Legionary Cavalry
    • Praetorian Cavalry
    • Armoured General's Bodyguard

Unique Units

Samnite Gladiators: Every Roman faction has its own variant of gladiator. Samnites are recruitable with amphitheater and are perhaps the most powerful gladiators.

Arcani: Unique unit for the Julii faction, can be recruited from a certain pantheon. Arcani are mostly soldiers and spies, on the battlefield expert at ambushing because they can hide everywhere and they use terrifying masks that scare the enemy soldiers.

Strategy guides

One possible Julii strategy is to expand to the north and destroy Gaul while intercepting other Roman factions' moves and possibly conquering parts of Africa and Greece.

• See House of Julii - RTW guide for a comprehensive guide.

History

The Julii faction are based on the Julius one of the most powerful patrician families of ancient Rome.

Gaius Julius Caesar was the most famous member of the family and one of the most most influential men in world history. His military conquests expanded the Roman Empire as far as Britain, but conflicts with Pompey and the Roman Senate led to a civil war which began in 49 BC when Caesar led his legions across the Rubicon river. The Rubicon was the border line between Cisalpine Gaul and Italy which Roman generals where prohibited from crossing with their armies, Caesar's decision to cross constituted an act of war.

Many other famous Romans also bear the same family name.

See Also

• Factions in RTW

External Links

• House of Julii on Wikipedia
• Julius

RTW Factions
Armenia | Britannia | Carthage | Dacia | Egypt | Gaul | Germania | Greek Cities | The House of Brutii | The House of Julii | The House of Scipii | Macedon | Numidia | Parthia | Pontus | Scythia | Seleucid Empire | Senate | Spain | Thrace | Rebels