Seleucid Empire (RTW Faction)
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The Seleucid Empire 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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Game Play
The Seleucid Empire is a fun and challenging faction, recommended for players who want a wide variety of troops and like different types of warfare.
Starting Position
The Seleucid Empire begin in a very vulnerable position, just south of Pontus, in what is modern day South Turkey. They are bordering and surrounded by Pontus, Egypt, the Greeks and the Parthians (Persians), and are usually defeated early on because of this.
Win Conditions
The Seleucids win the game by holding Rome and 49 other provinces.
Units
The Seleucids are lucky and have a very wide range of troops, ranging from phalanxes and imitated legions, to cataphracts, chariots and even elephants!
Unique Units
The Seleucid Empire have many great troop types, but unique to them is the Silver Shield Warriors, which come as pikemen or imitation legions. These men are the best legions available (apart from Rome's, of course!) and have the best true pikemen available (Macedon have Royal Pikemen, but these aren't true pikemen but hoplites).
Strategy guides
A good strategy as the Seleucids would be to attack Egypt as soon as possible,and try to keep the other factions off your back.Pontus will probably leave you alone,but Armenia has the habit of attacking Hatra,and Parthia might attack Seleucia.Once you get rid of the powerful Egyptians,Parthia,Armenia,and Pontus should be eliminated in that approximate order.Then you should attack Thrace,before taking on whoever rules Greece.
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History
The Seleucid Empire was originally formed by Seleucus, after Alexander the Great's death. He held the babylonian states of the empire, with the capital being Seleucia.
See Also
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| 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 |
