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The Aztecs control portions of Central America, only accessible through an event to all European factions.
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The Byzantine Empire controls land in eastern Greece and north-west Asia Minor.
  
 
Their cities are:
 
Their cities are:
  
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*Constantinople: Byzantine Capital; Region - Constantinople Province
  
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*Nicosia: Byzantine Town; Region - Isle of Cyprus
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*Nicaea: Byzantine Large Town; Region - Nicaea Province
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*Corinth: Byzantine Large Town; Region - Corinth Province
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*Thessalonica: Byzantine Large Town; Region - Thessalonica Province
  
 
===Victory Conditions===
 
===Victory Conditions===
*Long Campaign:
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*Long Campaign: Hold 45 provinces including Rome and Jerusalem.
*Short Campaign:  
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*Short Campaign: Hold 15 provinces and outlast or destroy [[Turks_(M2TW_Faction)|Turks]] and [[Republic_of_Venice_(M2TW_Faction)|Venice]]
  
 
===Units===
 
===Units===
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*Infantry
 
*Infantry
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**Peasants
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**Town Militia
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**Byzantine Spearmen
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**Spear Militia
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**Byzantine Infantry
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**Varangian Guard
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**Dismounted Byzantine Lancers
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**Dismounted Latinkon
 
*Cavalry
 
*Cavalry
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**Vardariotai
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**Skythikon
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**Byzantine Cavalry
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**Militia Cavalry
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**Latinkon
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**Byzantine Lancers
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**Kataphractoi
 
*Missile
 
*Missile
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**Peasant Archers
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**Archer Militia
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**Trebizond Archers
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**Byzantine Guard Archers
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**Ballista
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**Catapult
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**Trebuchet
 
*Gunpowder
 
*Gunpowder
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**Bombard
 
*Naval
 
*Naval
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**Dromon
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**Fire Ship
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**Lanternas
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**Carrack
 
*Bodyguard
 
*Bodyguard
*Mercenary
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**General's Bodyguard
 
*Local Mercenaries
 
*Local Mercenaries
 
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**Albanian Cavalry
====Unique Units====
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**Balkan Archers
 
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**Catalans
 
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**Mercenary Frankish Knights
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**Mercenary Monster Bombard
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**Slav Mercenaries
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**Turkomans
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**Armenian Archers
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**Armenian Cavalry
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**Turkopoles
  
 
===Strategy guides===
 
===Strategy guides===
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*[http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=72055 Byzantine Empire Strategies at The Org]
  
 
==Faction Details==
 
==Faction Details==
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If you have further detailed information on the faction, such as strategies, AARs, pictures, or history, please post it on the Faction Details page in a new sub-section so that this page can be kept clean of opinionated information.
 
If you have further detailed information on the faction, such as strategies, AARs, pictures, or history, please post it on the Faction Details page in a new sub-section so that this page can be kept clean of opinionated information.
  
[[ Details (M2TW Faction)]]
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[[Byzantine Empire Details (M2TW Faction)]]
  
 
{{M2 Factions}}
 
{{M2 Factions}}
 
[[Category: Medieval 2: Total War Factions]]
 

Revision as of 07:51, 14 October 2008

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Byzantine Empire (M2TW Faction)
Faction Symbol for Byzantium
Name: Byzantine Empire
From Game: Medieval II: Total War
Religion:Orthodox Christianity
Culture: Greek
Playable:


Game Play

Starting Position

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The Byzantine Empire controls land in eastern Greece and north-west Asia Minor.

Their cities are:

  • Constantinople: Byzantine Capital; Region - Constantinople Province
  • Nicosia: Byzantine Town; Region - Isle of Cyprus
  • Nicaea: Byzantine Large Town; Region - Nicaea Province
  • Corinth: Byzantine Large Town; Region - Corinth Province
  • Thessalonica: Byzantine Large Town; Region - Thessalonica Province

Victory Conditions

  • Long Campaign: Hold 45 provinces including Rome and Jerusalem.
  • Short Campaign: Hold 15 provinces and outlast or destroy Turks and Venice

Units

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  • Infantry
    • Peasants
    • Town Militia
    • Byzantine Spearmen
    • Spear Militia
    • Byzantine Infantry
    • Varangian Guard
    • Dismounted Byzantine Lancers
    • Dismounted Latinkon
  • Cavalry
    • Vardariotai
    • Skythikon
    • Byzantine Cavalry
    • Militia Cavalry
    • Latinkon
    • Byzantine Lancers
    • Kataphractoi
  • Missile
    • Peasant Archers
    • Archer Militia
    • Trebizond Archers
    • Byzantine Guard Archers
    • Ballista
    • Catapult
    • Trebuchet
  • Gunpowder
    • Bombard
  • Naval
    • Dromon
    • Fire Ship
    • Lanternas
    • Carrack
  • Bodyguard
    • General's Bodyguard
  • Local Mercenaries
    • Albanian Cavalry
    • Balkan Archers
    • Catalans
    • Mercenary Frankish Knights
    • Mercenary Monster Bombard
    • Slav Mercenaries
    • Turkomans
    • Armenian Archers
    • Armenian Cavalry
    • Turkopoles

Strategy guides

Faction Details

If you have further detailed information on the faction, such as strategies, AARs, pictures, or history, please post it on the Faction Details page in a new sub-section so that this page can be kept clean of opinionated information.

Byzantine Empire Details (M2TW Faction)

Medieval 2: Total War | Factions:
Aztecs | Byzantine Empire | Denmark | Egypt | England | France | Holy Roman Empire | Hungary | Milan | Mongols | Moors | Papal States | Poland | Portugal | Russia | Scotland | Sicily | Spain | Timurids | Turks | Venice | Rebels