Heraclea Pontica
- difficulty Very Difficult
- Greek culture
- believes
Dorian - 3 settlements
- capital Herakleia-Pontos
- 10,700 manpower
- 4 characters
- 16 faction units
- 431 regional units
Starting settlements
Heraclea Pontica begins with 3 settlements and 10,700 manpower.
| Settlement | Region | Size | Manpower | Already built | Settlement | Region | Size | Manpower | Already built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herakleia-Pontos (capital) | Hellenike Mariandynia | city | 6,200 | 12 buildings | Kieros | Hypios | town | 2,000 | 3 buildings |
| Tieion | Kaukonia | large town | 2,500 | 10 buildings |
What is already built in each settlement
Herakleia-Pontos, in Hellenike Mariandynia: Governor's Palace, Small Stone Wall, Homeland, Region Information Scroll, Roads, Local Market, Basic Armoury, Shipwright, Contour Furrows (Crops), Temple, Salted Fish Market (Urban), Vineyard (Rural)
Kieros, in Hypios: Governor's House, Indirect Rule, Region Information Scroll
Tieion, in Kaukonia: Governor's Villa, Wooden Palisade, Local Garrisons, Indirect Rule, Region Information Scroll, Roads, Local Barter, Trade Port, Shrine, Contour Furrows (Crops)
Homeland
Heraclea Pontica's homeland is 1 region. Only there can it install the Homeland government (more on homelands).
Starting diplomacy
Allied with (6): 
Bithynia · 
Byzantium · 
Chersonesus · 
Cius · 
Pontus · 
Sinope
Trade agreements with (6): Bithynia · Byzantium · Chersonesus · Cius · Pontus · Sinope
At peace with every other faction.
Like every faction, it is also at war with the 
Free Peoples, who hold every settlement no faction does.
Starting characters
| Name | Role | Age | Name | Role | Age | Name | Role | Age | Name | Role | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nymphis | General | 40 | Dionysios | General | 21 | Poseidaos | General | 51 | Charidemos | Admiral | 33 |
Reforms
- Pan-Hellenic Military Innovations
- Greek Reforms: Aspidophoroi
- Greek Reforms: Thureophoroi Cavalry
- Greek Reforms: Thorakitai
For every faction: Military innovations have arrived!, Second wave of military innovations have arrived!.
Faction mechanics
From the game's own guide. See also the other game guides.
Special Mechanics
Heraclea Pontica has a mercenary centre in the capital, check its Region Information Building for more details.
Units you can recruit
The same as in the main campaign.