A New Man: Gaius Marius

Main campaignFour Romans RIS Light RIS Classic

Who gets it: Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war) and The Roman Senate; once it fires it applies to all of them at once

In the long years of campaigning under him, the troops of Gaius Marius have become professional soldiers. This also means that all Roman foot soldiers have been armoured in a uniform way. Furthermore, they are now carrying their equipment themselves (hence the nickname muli mariani, Marius' mules), but fare more importantly, will serve for 16 years on average and receive a land allottment for their retirement afterwards. This will certainly bring about problems...

The troop types available for recruitment now reflect the structure of this new professional army. Check the recruitment scroll to view the details.

How to get it

Switched off in this version of the mod. Its trigger waits for turn 4,002, long after the campaign ends in AD 14, so it never fires.

What it unlocks

6 units can be recruited once it fires:

Unit	Who can raise it	Unit	Who can raise it	Unit	Who can raise it	Unit	Who can raise it
Cohors Thracum Sagittariorum	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate	First Cohort	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate	Late Praetorian Cohort	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate	Legatus Legionis	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate
Legionary Cohort	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate	Roman Praetorian Cavalry	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate

Units already in your armies are converted:

Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After
Velites	Cohors Thracum Sagittariorum	Hastati (Polybian)	Legionary Cohort	Principes (Polybian)	Legionary Cohort	Triarii (Polybian)	First Cohort
Italic Equites	Roman Praetorian Cavalry	Roman General's Bodyguard	Legatus Legionis

16 units can no longer be recruited:

Unit	Who can raise it	Unit	Who can raise it	Unit	Who can raise it	Unit	Who can raise it
Equites (Early)	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate	Hastati (Early)	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate	Latin Cohort	any faction in its recruitment area	Latin Equites	any faction in its recruitment area
Latin Hastati	any faction in its recruitment area	Latin Principes	any faction in its recruitment area	Latin Triarii	any faction in its recruitment area	Legionary Cohort	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate
Leves	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate	Leves Armaturae	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate	Principes (Early)	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate	Roman General's Bodyguard	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate
Rorarii	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate	Socii Cavalry Extraordinarii	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate	Socii Cohort	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate	Triarii (Early)	Rome, Roman Rebels (first civil war), Roman Rebels (second civil war), The Roman Senate