A New Man: Gaius Marius
Who gets it: Rome, Roman Rebels, Roman Rebels and 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, Roman Senate | First Cohort | Rome, Roman Rebels, Roman Senate | Late Praetorian Cohort | Rome, Roman Rebels, Roman Senate | Legatus Legionis | Rome, Roman Rebels, Roman Senate |
| Legionary Cohort | Rome, Roman Rebels, Roman Senate | Roman Praetorian Cavalry | Rome, Roman Rebels, Roman Senate |
Units already in your armies are converted:
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, Roman Senate | Hastati (Early) | Rome, Roman Rebels, 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, Roman Senate |
| Leves | Rome, Roman Rebels, Roman Senate | Leves Armaturae | Rome, Roman Rebels, Roman Senate | Principes (Early) | Rome, Roman Rebels, Roman Senate | Roman General's Bodyguard | Rome, Roman Rebels, Roman Senate |
| Rorarii | Rome, Roman Rebels, Roman Senate | Socii Cavalry Extraordinarii | Rome, Roman Rebels, Roman Senate | Socii Cohort | Rome, Roman Rebels, Roman Senate | Triarii (Early) | Rome, Roman Rebels, Roman Senate |