Scipii (RTW Faction)
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The House of Scipii are one of the playable factions in Rome: Total War, that are available the first time you play the campaign.
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[edit] Game Play
Game play with Romans is not hard. They have a most developed military and architecture. However they receive special missions from SPQR (Senate and People of Rome) for which they can be rewarded if successfully completed, or if missions are not completed they can become disliked.
[edit] Starting Position
Scipii start in the west part of Italy controlling two cities.
CAPUA- Capital city , well developed and safe inside Italy.
MESSANA- Located on Sicily , Messana is good starting base for capturing the island.
[edit] Win Conditions
LONG CAMPAIGN: Hold 50 provinces including Rome
SHORT CAMPAIGN: Hold 15 provinces and destroy or outlast Carthage and Numidia
[edit] Units
Units are highly disciplined and trained in the art of warfare and consist mostly of powerful legionaries who throw pila before charging. Romans also have good cavalry support but have weak archers, only two types.
[edit] Unique Units
MIRMILlO GLADIATORS- each Roman faction has it's own gladiator. Gladiators are fighters that fight for glory and honour never thinking of defeat. They are superb in comparison to other less trained soldiers.
CORVUS QUINQUIREME - quite a good battleship, a slight improvement over the regular Quinquireme. Can be recruited, if you have an Awesome Temple to Neptune in your capital.
DECERE - the best battleship available to any nations, Decere requires a Pantheon to Neptune. It is better than Corvus Quinquireme in all aspects, including crew (120 men per Decere).
[edit] Strategy guides
A possible strategy is for the Scipii to take the island of Sicily as quickly as possible, and possibly Corsica. After Carthage is eliminated, Egypt will be the biggest problem for the entire game, as they send a seemingly endless stream of armies across the desert.
- See House of Scipii - RTW guide for a comprehensive guide.
[edit] History
More about ancient Roman history can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome
