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14 factions · 41 settlements at the start · 1 building of its own

14 factions are Roman, holding 41 settlements at the start of the campaign (3.1% of the map). 3 of them are not playable; see factions you cannot play.

The 14 factions

Faction	Provinces at the start	Default belief
Rome	26	Italic
Bruttians	2	Italic
Lucanians	2	Italic
Messapians	2	Italic
Samnites	2	Italic
Capua	1	Italic
Mamertines	1	Italic
Picentes	1	Italic
Roman Rebels (first civil war)	1	Italic
Roman Rebels (second civil war)	1	Italic
Sarsinates	1	Italic
Volsinii	1	Italic
Italics	—	Italic
The Roman Senate	—	Italic

All 14 of its factions follow the same belief.

Belief	Factions	Who
Italic	14	Rome, Bruttians, Lucanians, Messapians, Samnites, Capua, Mamertines, Picentes, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), Sarsinates, Volsinii, Italics, The Roman Senate

1 building level is open only to Roman factions.

	Building	Chain
	Great Bathhouse (Sanitation)	Sanitation

These bonuses apply in a settlement only when its owner is Roman.

Effect	Where
Italic belief +2	Aqueduct (Sanitation)
Italic belief +4	Great Bathhouse (Sanitation)
Italic belief +2	Public Baths (Sanitation)

And these apply only when the owner is not Roman:

The 13 effects it misses out on

Effect	Where
public order (happiness) +2	Baking Guild (Urban)
taxable income +10	Baking Guild (Urban)
trade income +1	Baking Guild (Urban)
public order (happiness) +2	Brewing Quarter (Urban)
population growth +1	Brewing Quarter (Urban)
taxable income +6	Brewing Quarter (Urban)
trade income +1	Brewing Quarter (Urban)
public order (happiness) +3	Capitoline Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
public order (law) +2 to +3	Court of Law (Civic)
public order (happiness) +6	Great Theatre (Leisure)
population growth +1	Hunting Grounds (Rural)
public order (law) +2 to +3	Magnificent Court of Law (Civic)
public order (happiness) +5	Theatre (Leisure)

What it costs a Roman faction to recruit an agent or put up a fort.

	Cost
Spy	800 dn
Assassin	1,000 dn
Diplomat	750 dn
Merchant	750 dn
Admiral	200 dn
Fort	3,000 dn
Watchtower	1,000 dn