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[[Image:Carthage Generals Bodyguard.jpg|right|thumb|Carthage General's Bodyguard.]]
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[[Image:Carthage_Faction_Symbol-Vanilla.jpg|thumb|right|Carthage Faction Symbol.]]
  
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Carthage are one of the playable factions in [[Rome: Total War]].  They can be played after successfully completing a campaign as a Roman faction or if unlocked by modding / cheats.
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Carthage are one of the playable factions in [[Rome: Total War]].  They can be played after successfully completing a campaign as a Roman faction or by simple modifications to the game files (more information on which can be found [[HowTo:Unlock_All_Factions|here]]).
  
 
==Game Play==
 
==Game Play==
 
===Starting Position===
 
===Starting Position===
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At the start of the Imperial Campaign Carthage own the following settlements:
 
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*Carthage
 
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*Lilybaeum
 
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*Thapsus
 
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*Caralis
 
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*Palma
 
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*Corduba
 
  
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Corduba in Spain is normally soon under threat from the [[Spain (RTW Faction)|Spanish faction]], Caralis tends to receive the attentions of the [[Julii (RTW Faction)|Julii]], Lilybaeum is on Sicily which also has a [[Scipii (RTW Faction)|Scipii]] outpost.  Palma is a useful little island to own as mercenary Balearic Slingers can be recruited there, luckily it is seldom threatened by the AI controlled factions.
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[[Image:Carthage_Starting_Position-Vanilla.jpg|thumb|Carthage Starting Position (Click to enlarge)]]
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Carthage owns an area in Northwest Africa around the area of Tunisia, portions of southern Iberia, and some of Sicily.
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Their cities are:
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*Carthage: Carthaginian Capital; Region - Africa
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*Lilybaeum: Carthaginian Large Town; Region - Sicilia Poeni
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*Thapsus: Carthaginian Large Town; Region - Byzancium
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*Caralis: Carthaginian Town; Region - Sardinia
  
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===Win Conditions===
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*Palma: Carthaginian Town; Region - Baliares
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For the long campaign victory conditions are ''"become the supreme ruler of Rome and control at least 50 provinces".''
 
  
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For the short campaign victory conditions are ''"hold 15 provinces and destroy or outlast [[Scipii (RTW Faction)|The House of Scipii]] and [[Spain (RTW Faction)|Spain]]."''
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*Corduba: Carthaginian Town; Region - Baetica
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===Victory Conditions===
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*Long Campaign: Hold 50 provinces including Rome.
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*Short Campaign: Hold 15 provinces and outlast or destroy [[Scipii (RTW Faction)|House of Scipii]] and [[Spain (RTW Faction)|Spain]].
  
 
===Units===
 
===Units===
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Carthage are described as having "a flexible selection of troop types plus powerful elephants."
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They are able to recruit some of the same types of units as [[Spain (RTW Faction)|Spain]] and [[Numidia (RTW Faction)|Numidia]], meaning they have some of the best cavalry in the game. However, they suffer from very poor early game infantry, meaning they must rely on cavalry to win early battles.
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[[Image:Carthage Generals Bodyguard.jpg|right|thumb|Carthage General's Bodyguard.]]
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*Infantry
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**Peasants
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**Town Militia
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**Iberian Infantry
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**Libyan Spearmen
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**Poeni Infantry
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**Sacred Band Infantry
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*Cavalry
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**Round Shield Cavalry
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**Long Shield Cavalry
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**Sacred Band Cavalry
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**Elephants
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**War Elephants
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**Armoured Elephants
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*Missile
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**Skirmishers
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**Slingers
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**Onagers
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**Heavy Onagers
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*Naval
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**Bireme
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**Trireme
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**Quinquireme
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*Bodyguard
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**General's Bodyguard
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**General's Armoured Bodyguard
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*Mercenary
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**Spanish Mercenaries
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**Numidian Mercenaries
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**Balearic Slingers
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*Local Mercenaries
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**Mercenary Hoplites
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**Mercenary Peltasts
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**Barbarian Mercenaries
  
 
====Unique Units====
 
====Unique Units====
  
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'''Poeni Infantry''': a phalanx, although not quite as good as its Greek equivalents, it can best anything in Carthage's region.
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'''Poeni Infantry:''' Can be recruited from Army Barracks.
  
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'''Sacred Band Infantry''': another phalanx, recruited from awesome temples of Baal, they are truly elite troops that can stand and win against many other elites. They are named the sacred band due to Greek writers seeing them fight during a war between Carthage and Syracuse and the units that became the sacred band reminding the writers of the sacred band of Thebes.
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'''Sacred Band:''' Can be recruited from Awesome Temple of Baal.
  
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'''Sacred Band Cavalry''': elite heavy cavalrymen, pre-marian reforms, they are the best cavalry available to any faction on the western part of the map. They do not have as great a charge as some calvary, but their armor and attack make up for it in close combat.
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'''Sacred Band Cavalry:''' Can be recruited from Royal Cavalry Stables.
  
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'''Libyan spearmen''': a non-phalanx unit of spearmen that is useful for guarding the flanks of a phalanx or as a flanker itself, as they have the same status of triarii.
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'''Libyan Spearmen:''' Can be recruited from City Barracks.
  
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===Strategy guides===
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'''Elephants:''' Can be recruited from Cavalry Stables.
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*[http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=36866 Carthage] RTW guide on the Guild
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'''War Elephants:''' Can be recruited from Elite Cavalry Stables.
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'''Armoured Elephants:''' Can be recruited from Royal Cavalry Stables.
  
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===AAR's===
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'''Heavy Onagers:''' Can be recruited from Siege Engineer.
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====AAR's for Original Game====
 
  
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====AAR's for Carthage in Mods====
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===Strategy guides===
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*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=100452 Carthage: City of Dreams] by Andronicus - Mod: [[RTRPE]]''
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*[http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=36866 Carthage Strategies at The Org]
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*[[Battle Walkthrough - Rome vs Carthage]] - battle report for [[SPQR Total War]]
 
  
 
{{RTW Factions}}
 
{{RTW Factions}}

Revision as of 06:55, 11 October 2008

Carthage Faction Symbol.

Carthage are one of the playable factions in Rome: Total War. They can be played after successfully completing a campaign as a Roman faction or by simple modifications to the game files (more information on which can be found here).

Game Play

Starting Position

Carthage Starting Position (Click to enlarge)

Carthage owns an area in Northwest Africa around the area of Tunisia, portions of southern Iberia, and some of Sicily.

Their cities are:

  • Carthage: Carthaginian Capital; Region - Africa
  • Lilybaeum: Carthaginian Large Town; Region - Sicilia Poeni
  • Thapsus: Carthaginian Large Town; Region - Byzancium
  • Caralis: Carthaginian Town; Region - Sardinia
  • Palma: Carthaginian Town; Region - Baliares
  • Corduba: Carthaginian Town; Region - Baetica

Victory Conditions

  • Long Campaign: Hold 50 provinces including Rome.
  • Short Campaign: Hold 15 provinces and outlast or destroy House of Scipii and Spain.

Units

Carthage General's Bodyguard.
  • Infantry
    • Peasants
    • Town Militia
    • Iberian Infantry
    • Libyan Spearmen
    • Poeni Infantry
    • Sacred Band Infantry
  • Cavalry
    • Round Shield Cavalry
    • Long Shield Cavalry
    • Sacred Band Cavalry
    • Elephants
    • War Elephants
    • Armoured Elephants
  • Missile
    • Skirmishers
    • Slingers
    • Onagers
    • Heavy Onagers
  • Naval
    • Bireme
    • Trireme
    • Quinquireme
  • Bodyguard
    • General's Bodyguard
    • General's Armoured Bodyguard
  • Mercenary
    • Spanish Mercenaries
    • Numidian Mercenaries
    • Balearic Slingers
  • Local Mercenaries
    • Mercenary Hoplites
    • Mercenary Peltasts
    • Barbarian Mercenaries

Unique Units

Poeni Infantry: Can be recruited from Army Barracks.

Sacred Band: Can be recruited from Awesome Temple of Baal.

Sacred Band Cavalry: Can be recruited from Royal Cavalry Stables.

Libyan Spearmen: Can be recruited from City Barracks.

Elephants: Can be recruited from Cavalry Stables.

War Elephants: Can be recruited from Elite Cavalry Stables.

Armoured Elephants: Can be recruited from Royal Cavalry Stables.

Heavy Onagers: Can be recruited from Siege Engineer.

Strategy guides

RTW Factions
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