Agustus reform

[Lordberk]

Hello everyone. I am a fellow Romani player. Its been a time i compeleted polybian reforms. Now its time for Marian then Agustus but, as you know, despite the difficulty of getting a sharp/vigorous/charismatic family member, getting it with arrogant, skilled bureaucrat and expert recruiter is very difficulty. And Marian is even harder. So do you guys have any tips to get those two reforms.

[bojieh]

You need to put your FM into a town with a temple of Ceres. It's even better, if you build it while governing with him. This is to get "popularis" trait. You can build your management stats, while doing so. If you have a city with a temple of Minerva, you can get +1 command, since she is a war goddess. Give your guy an army and start winning. Win a few good battles, pillage a couple of cities, keep him alive, and when he is around 50, he can become consul. He needs praetor first, thou.
For the next one, start building barracks and recruiting troops. It would be wise to start 30-40 years before the earliest date for a reform to be sure you get one.