Famous Generals.

[Martin N]

I liked how the first few generals you get had biographys, and i just been playing, And a general just been born by the name of Marcus Licinius Crassus, and im like What ? no biography, so was this just the luck of the random draw getting a famous general ? because hopefully along the line Julius Caesar might just popup Anyone else had any famous generals when there playing ?

Regards

[Lucuis Quinctius Cincinnatus]

In all honesty I don't pay too much attention to the names of my generals. Especially since I don't use too many FMs to lead my armies, I use them mainly as governors for my settlements.

I don't think I ever saw Julius Caesar come up.

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

There are no historical figures in game that didn't exist at the start time. There is a chance that the random naming system will give you a guy with the same name as a historical figure. He is not the historical figure, however, and is only what you make him.

[Antiochos VII Sidetes]

I got Scipio Africanus, once.

[pirates_say_arrgg]

So the FMs you get at the beginning is all the historical people you get or are those historical at all? (unless it's like Xanthippos)

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

All the starting families are based on the historically accurate families/people in those factions (where there is information on them). Xanthippos is included because he was born at the start date.

[pirates_say_arrgg]

Okay, one question though. With Qarthadistim, Hamalcar(commander at Lilibeo) is he supposed to be Hamilcar Barca?

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

Okay, one question though. With Qarthadistim, Hamalcar(commander at Lilibeo) is he supposed to be Hamilcar Barca?

Doesn't Hamalcar have a son named Hamilcar and that is the father of Hannibal, making Hamalcar the grand father of Hannibal? I'm not sure, I never play Kart-Hadast.

[pirates_say_arrgg]

Yeah that Hamilcar(father of Hannibal) is spelled Hamalcar. And he turns out to be a worthless officer. No complaints though.