Eastern Roman Empire Faction

The division of the Roman Empire has unshackled the East, allowing it to take control of the Roman world.

The setting-up of a new administrative centre at Constantinople has allowed the Eastern Romans to replace the antiquated systems throttling the economy and enfeebling their Emperors. As a result, new trade networks and fiscal reforms fill its coffers, while the Senate is powerless, replaced by a centralised bureaucracy and a powerful state church. The East is now Rome’s true seat of power.

Despite the killing of the Emperor Valens in battle against the Visigoths, the East has safely weathered the storm of barbarian migration, often by diverting them into the West. However, with Theodosius dead the new, young Emperor Arcadius will have to negotiate barbarian threats, court intrigues, and the ever-present Sassanid menace to ensure that the last light of the Roman Empire continues to burn.

Faction Name Eastern Roman Empire

Campaign main_attila

Culture att_cult_roman

Subculture att_sub_cult_roman_east

Military Group att_rom_east

Faction Group att_fact_group_roman

Faction Group

Imperial Allegiance
The benefits of Empire hold a certain appeal, especially to the outside observer.

Can levy units from friendly hordes passing through Roman territory
[NOT DISPLAYED] Provincial security: +2 against priest-type agents
[NOT DISPLAYED] Provincial security: +2 against spy-type agents
[NOT DISPLAYED] Provincial security: +2 against champion-type agents

Political Parties

Other Patricians
A privileged class of noble families claiming descent from Rome's first Senators. Kept on as a formality in the age of Emperors, they once held considerable political, religious and military power.

Eastern Roman Empire
The sprawling Roman Empire is divided, ruled by two sons of the late Emperor Theodosius. However, the real power lies with the dignitaries who control every aspect of its increasingly labyrinthine administration.

Playable: True
Initial Power: 70
Income: +5% interest on treasury at end of turn
Trade tariffs: +50%
[NOT DISPLAYED] Provincial security: +3 against priest-type agents
[NOT DISPLAYED] Provincial security: +2 against spy-type agents
[NOT DISPLAYED] Provincial security: +1 against champion-type agents