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Rome Total War Barbarian Invasion Units Guide

Rome Total War Units Guide

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  Slingers
  
  Auxiliary Briton Slingers [II]
  -Britannia
  -Caledonia et Hibernia
  
  Auxiliary Iberian Slingers [II]
  -Cartaginensis
  -Baetica
  -Lusitania
  -Tarraconensis
  Auxiliary Rhodian Slingers [III]
  -Asia
  Auxiliary Balearic Slingers [III]
  -Cartaginensis
  Archers
  Auxiliary Sabaean Archers [II]
  -Aethiopia
  Auxiliary Dacian Bowmen [II]
  -Dacia
  -Thracia
  Auxiliary Egyptian Archers [II]
  -Aegyptus
  -Libya
  -Salamis, region (Cilicia)
  
  Auxiliary Longbow Hunters [II]
  -Suebia
  -Silesia
  -Magna Germania
  -Germania Minor
  Auxiliary Persian Archers [III]
  -Persis
  -Mesopotamia
  -Media Magna
  -Carmania
  -Gedrosia
  -Aria
  -Arachosia
  -Side & Tarsus regions (Cilicia)
  
  Auxiliary Syrian Archers [III]
  -Syria
  Auxiliary Cretan Archers [IV]
  -Hellas
  
  Javelins
  
  Auxiliary Celtic Skirmishers [II]
  -Belgica
  -Cisalpina
  -Hercynia
  -Provincia
  -Pannonia
  -Raetia et Noricum
  
  Auxiliary Eastern Javelinmen [II]
  -Armenia
  -Bithynia et Pontus
  -Caucasia
  -Galatia et Cappadocia
  -Syria
  Auxiliary Peltasts [II]
  -Hellas
  -Macedonia
  -Asia
  -Syracusae, region (Magna Graecia)
  Auxiliary Numidian Javelinmen [III]
  -Africa
  -Mauretania
  -Phazania
  -Lilybaeum region (Magna Graecia)
  Auxiliary Thracian Peltasts [III]
  -Thracia
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  Melee Infantry
  
  Socii Hastati [II]
  -Italia
  -Corsica et Sardinia
  -Cosentia & Brundisium regions (Magna Graecia)
  Auxiliary Bactrian Hillmen [II]
  -Transoxania
  -Bactria
  Auxiliary Celtic Warriors [II]
  -Cisalpina
  -Provincia
  -Raetia et Noricum
  -Belgica
  -Hercynia
  -Pannonia
  Auxiliary Gallic Warriors [II]
  -Auitania
  -Celtica
  -Ancyra, region (Galatia et Cappadocia)
  Auxiliary Hillmen [II]
  -Armenia
  -Bithynia et Pontus
  -Caucasia
  -Galatia et Cappadocia
  -Syria
  
  Auxiliary Egyptian Infantry [II]
  -Aegyptus
  -Libya
  -Salamis, region (Cilicia)
  
  Auxiliary Iberian Swordsmen [II]
  -Cartaginensis
  -Baetica
  -Lusitania
  -Tarraconensis
  Socii Extraordinarii [III]
  -Italia
  -Corsica et Sardinia
  -Cosentia & Brundisium regions (Magna Graecia)
  
  Auxiliary Axe Warriors [III]
  -Raetia et Noricum
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  Spear Infantry
  
  Auxiliary Infantry [II]
  -All Regions
  Auxiliary Sabaean Spearmen [II]
  -Aethiopia
  Auxiliary Arabian Spearmen [II]
  -Arabia Felix
  -Arabia Magna
  -Nabataea
  Auxiliary Spear Band [II]
  -Britannia
  -Caledonia et Hibernia
  
  Auxiliary Dacian Spears [II]
  -Dacia
  -Thracia
  
  Auxiliary Spear Brothers [II]
  -Suebia
  -Silesia
  -Magna Germania
  -Germania Minor
  Auxiliary Hoplites [II]
  -Hellas
  -Macedonia
  -Asia
  -Syracusae, region (Magna Graecia)
  Auxiliary Coastal Levies [II]
  -Illyria
  
  Auxiliary Parthian Spearmen [II]
  -Parthia
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  Melee Cavalry
  
  Auxiliary Sabaean Cavalry [II]
  -Aethiopia
  
  Auxiliary Arabian Cavalry [II]
  -Arabia Felix
  -Arabia Magna
  -Nabataea
  Auxiliary Bactrian Light Horse [II]
  -Transoxania
  -Bactria
  Auxiliary Briton Scout Riders [II]
  -Britannia
  -Caledonia et Hibernia
  
  Auxiliary Celtic Light Horse [II]
  -Cisalpina
  -Provincia
  -Raetia et Noricum
  -Belgica
  -Hercynia
  -Pannonia
  Auxiliary Spear Horsemen [II]
  -Dacia
  -Thracia
  Auxiliary Gallic Light Horse [II]
  -Auitania
  -Celtica
  -Ancyra (Galatia et Cappadocia)
  Auxiliary Germanic Scout Riders [II]
  -Suebia
  -Silesia
  -Magna Germania
  -Germania Minor
  Auxiliary Citizen Cavalry [II]
  -Hellas
  -Macedonia
  -Asia
  -Syracusae, region only (Magna Graecia)
  Auxiliary Camel Spearmen [II]
  -Arabia Felix
  -Arabia Magna
  -Nabataea
  Auxiliary Illyrian Cavalry [II]
  -Illyria
  
  Auxiliary Cavalry [III]
  -All regions
  Socii Equites [III]
  -Italia
  -Corsica et Sardinia
  -Cosentia & Brundisium regions (Magna Graecia)
  Auxiliary Iberian Cavalry [III]
  -Cartaginensis
  -Baetica
  -Lusitania
  -Tarraconensis
  Auxiliary Cappadocian Cavalry [IV]
  -Galatia et Cappadocia
  
  
  Shock Cavalry
  Auxiliary Sarmatian Lancers [II]
  Sarmatia
  Socii Equites Extraordinarii [III]
  -Italia
  -Corsica et Sardinia
  -Cosentia & Brundisium regions (Magna Graecia)
  Auxiliary Persian Cavalry [IV]
  -Persis
  -Mesopotamia
  -Media Magna
  -Carmania
  -Gedrosia
  -Aria
  -Arachosia
  -Side & Tarsus regions (Cilicia)
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  Archer Cavalry
  Auxiliary Camel Archers [II]
  -Arabia Felix
  -Arabia Magna
  -Nabataea
  Auxiliary Parthian Horse Archers [II]
  -Parthia
  Auxiliary Sarmatian Horse Archers [II]
  -Sarmatia
  
  Auxiliary Scythian Horse Archers [II]
  -Scythia
  -Bosporus
  -Ponto-Caspia
  Javelin Cavalry
  Auxiliary Horse Skirmishers [II]
  -Armenia
  -Bithynia et Pontus
  -Caucasia
  -Galatia et Cappadocia
  -Syria
  Auxiliary Thracian Cavalry [II]
  -Thracia
  -Dacia
  Auxiliary Tarantine Cavalry [III]
  -Hellas
  -Macedonia
  -Asia
  -Syracusae, region (Magna Graecia)
  Auxiliary Cantabrian Cavalry [III]
  -Tarraconensis
  Auxiliary Numidian Cavalry [III]
  -Africa
  -Mauretania
  -Phazania
  -Lilybaeum (Magna Graecia)
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  Elephants
  Auxiliary African Elephants [III]
  -Aethiopia
  -Libya
  -Phazania
  
  Auxiliary Indian War Elephants [IV]
  -Bactria
  -Arachosia
  -Aria
  -Gedrosia
  
  Dogs
  
  War Dogs [II]
  -All regions
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  I love the Roman Auxiliary system.
  Separate barracks chain for auxiliaries is a great idea and a staggeringly huge variety of units available. I can build a semi-historical alea legions with Socii troops alongside my Manipular legions then use realistic foreign auxiliaries to fight alongside my Roman heavy infantry post Marian reforms.
  If you want the best auxiliaries you need to plan ahead to conquer regions with the most valuable auxiliaries available. This adds a lot of depth to the campaign. It could have been even better with some kind of manpower system limiting Roman troops and forcing the use of auxiliaries but overall the auxiliary system is bloody brilliant.
  Working out which region the different auxiliaries are available is however a huge pain.
  So I made this guide.
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  'My GRANDMOTHER could take on this lot, so we should be fine!'
  -Pre-battle phrase from Rome: Total War
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  Very nice.
  Was planning on starting a Rome campaign soon, will definitely help me a lot with that.
  Thank you.
• Senior MemberSwedenPosts: 18,267Registered Users

  Wow, the roman roster is huge! :eek:
  ..I'm going to take my Oathsworn and go cry in a corner now..*sniffs*

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  I noticed some interesting stuff whist compiling the list.
  Building auxiliary barracks in Sicily is very beneficial as it will give you can gain Greek troops from Syracusae and Numidian units from Lilybaeum. Hoplites and Numidian Cav for Rome? Yes please.
• Senior MemberPosts: 215Registered Users

  Basic question - how do auxiliary troops work? I mean they just don't seem as good as regular roman troops but can you recruit them in more places?
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  Another cool one is Gallic units from Ancyra (Galatia) in Asia Minor.
  A lot of thought and effort has gone into the Auxiliary units.
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  Would be an incredible (as well as historically accurate) feature if they put a maximum on each type of unit from the Manipular Barracks chain. Either that or only allow Manipular units to be recruited in the Roman 'heartland'. This would force the use of auxiliary units, which is exactly what the Romans were forced to do in order to maintain security in their empire.
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  Basic question - how do auxiliary troops work? I mean they just don't seem as good as regular roman troops but can you recruit them in more places?

  
  Auxiliaries are your soldiers who are not entitled Roman to citizenship.
  You build the auxiliary barracks in the region to be able to recruit the units.
  They are not necessarily inferior, its a common misconception.
  They made up at least half of the Roman army historically.
  In very basic terms Rome had limited manpower of actual Roman citizens so specialised in what they were good at, heavy infantry.
  Auxiliary troops and mercenaries provided the vast majority of specialists such as archers, slinger and cavalry to compliment the Roman legions.
  For example, the Balearic islands auxiliaries provided all of Rome's singers and
  Rome abandoned its Equates Cavalry post Marian reforms because the auxilaries were far superior.
  Numidian Cavalry is famed saved the day for Rome at the battle of Zuma.
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  Would be an incredible (as well as historically accurate) feature if they put a maximum on each type of unit from the Manipular Barracks chain. Either that or only allow Manipular units to be recruited in the Roman 'heartland'. This would force the use of auxiliary units, which is exactly what the Romans were forced to do in order to maintain security in their empire.

  
  I agree totally. I play this way with my own “house rules”.
  I would like to see Roman troops capped at 50% of the army limit.
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  Si vis pacem, para bellum
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  Great guide, thx for this!
  Just started playing Rome.. So how do auxiliary barracks exactly work?
  I want to recruit Tarantine Cavalry as early as possible. According to your guide the unit is only available within a single region of Magna Graecia (Syracuse). Does my aux. barracks have to be in Syracuse, or would it be enough if I have one somewhere else as long as I own the region of Syracuse? Would an aux-camp in Brundisium suffice? Or would it even be enough if I have one in Rome?
  Likewise, If I fulfill the requirements to recruit Cretan Archers in their home province (Hellas), could I build them in an aux-camp or aux-garrison somewhere else?
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  As long as you build the required level of auxiliary barracks in the specific region, you will be able to recruit with any army stationed within that province.
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  Thx for the reply, but it only partially answered my question.
  For Tarantine Cav, the aux barracks would have to be exactly in Siracuse, Brundisium would not suffice?
  And I if I had an aux garrison in Creta unlocking their archers, I still couldn't build those archers in Italy, even if I have a second aux garrison there?
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  Unlocked auxiliary units are not available factionwide, unless specified otherwise. Its only available in the province that has an auxiliary barracks. So Cretan archers are only available in the province of Hellas where you have at least one auxiliary barracks. As for Tarantine Cav, yes you need to have a barracks in Syracuse but once you have it you can recruit it anywhere in Magna Gracia.
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  Thx a lot!
  This info will be a priceless help when building up my empire.. I just hate to find out things by trial/error/load/replay 20 turns - at least things that would belong into the game manual!
  @djv: Maybe you want to add such info to the initial posts? It would make your guide even more useful IMHO.
  Also, what are your recommendations for especially useful locations for hiring auxiliaries?
  AFAIK Balearic slingers and Cretan archers are the best of their kind, and they can both be recruited from islands that don't belong to any major faction, so they seem rather easy to get. Also Sicily has very unique auxiliaries on your doorstep. Greek-style in Syracuse and Numidian-style in Lilybaeum (although this would trigger war with Carthage).
  Someone recommended Lybia west of Egypt for Archers and Elephants since the natives there have no powerful allies, but Egyptian Archers are among the weakest..
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  Very useful, bookmarked. Would also be nice to get screenshots along with the name.
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  Great job making this tutorial!
  The only negative point would be that auxiliaries fought far away from his homeland and not in the same region, but it would be a madness too to try recruit auxiliaries and choose from each possibility so it has sense in someway!! xD
• Senior MemberSwedenPosts: 5,692Registered Users

  Wow, honestly that is so much more than I could even imagine. Thanks for the guide. (bookmark time)

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