Saxons (RTW:BI Faction)
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The Saxons are one of the playable factions in the Barbarian Invasion for Rome: Total War.
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Game Play
Starting Position
The Saxons start in the Jutland peninsula. They start with a number of rebel provinces nearby and no major power close to them allowing the creation of a strong homeland in Northern Germany.
Win Conditions
The Saxons must have 18 provinces including Tribus Saxones (Vicus Saxones), Britannia Superior (Londinium) and Belgica (Samarobriva)
Units
Infantry:
- Peasants (Light)
- Levy Spearmen (Spearman)
- Saxon Keel (Spearman)
- Chosen Axemen (Heavy)
- Saxon Hearth Troops (Heavy)
Missile:
- Hunters
Cavalry:
- Saxon Sea Raiders (Light)
- Mounted Nobles (Heavy)
- Warlord (Heavy)
Unique Units
Strategy guides
The Saxon player can then choose between expanding Eastwards onto the steppes, attacking South-West along the Atlantic coast, or developing a navy and attacking Britain. Following the Eastern route is easier overall as there is more space to expand into and fewer powerful enemy factions. The Atlantic or British route mean fighting against the Western Roman Empire and is significantly more dangerous. The Saxons are unlikely to have the financial muscle to attempt more than one.
AAR's
History
The Saxons were a Germanic tribe invited to work as mercenaries by the Romano-British after the Roman withdrawl in 410AD. Led by the brothers Hengst and Horsa the Saxons overthrew the Romano-British taking their lands for themselves. Those lands are now called England after the Angles, another tribe who came with the Saxons. The result is that the English are a Germanic people and speak a German dialect to this day. Many towns and cities in England were founded by the Saxons, the largest of which is Birmingham
