Factions you cannot play
None of these can be picked when you start a campaign. The computer runs them; where a revolt lets you take over its rebels, the revolt's page says so.
| Faction | What it is | Faction | What it is | Faction | What it is | Faction | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Free Peoples | Settlements that belong to no faction. They hold 501 regions at the start of the campaign. |  Hellenistic Rebels | Holds no land at the start of the campaign, and no revolt creates it. |  Ptolemaic Rebels | Appears in The Ptolemaic Revolt. |  Seleucid Rebels (Asia Minor) | Holds 4 regions at the start of the campaign and gains more in The Seleucid Revolts. |
 Seleucid Rebels (Upper Satrapies) | Appears in The Seleucid Revolts. |  The House of Aemilii | Holds 10 regions at the start of the campaign. |  The House of Cornelii | Holds 11 regions at the start of the campaign. |  The Roman Senate | Holds 1 region at the start of the campaign. |