Imperator: Rome – Persian Military Traditions​

The Persian Military Traditions will be used by any country in the Persian, Bactrian, Scythian and Aramaic culture groups, but is not used by any of the major empires at start. It focuses on utilizing Horse Archers as well as Heavy Cavalry, and Infantry. It also allows the use of the Levy unit ability, to portray the efficiency with which Parthians and later Sassanian could mobilize large forces.

The Levy unit ability costs 50 Military Power and raises 1 cohort of Light Infantry or Light Cavalry per owned and controlled city in the Province your army is currently stationed in. Each levied city will also get a 5 year unrest modifier, and will not be able to create a levied unit again until that goes away.

Starting Tradition – Scythian Horse Archers: Horse Archer Cost -15%

“Parthian Path”

• The Parthian Shot: Horse Archer Offensive +15%

• Nomadic Lifestyle: Cohort Recruit Speed +25%

• Hit and Run: Horse Archer Morale +10%

• Cavalry Skirmish: Allows Cavalry Skirmish

• Cataphracts: Heavy Cavalry Cost -25%

• Steppe Mastery: Land Attrition -15%

• Footsloggers: Light Infantry Defense +15%

• Finisher Bonus – Born to Ride: All Cavalry Discipline +10%

*Resurgent Achaemenid Path*

• Legacy of Cyrus: National Manpower +15%

• The Immortals: Heavy Infantry Defensive +15%

• Reform the Navy: Ship Morale +10%

• Reactive Recruitment: Allows Raising Levies

• Royal Line: Land Morale Recover +3%

• To Blot Out The Sun: Archer Offensive +15%

• Kardakes: Heavy Infantry Cost -15%

• Finisher Bonus – Massed Assault: Siege Ability +10%

*Bactrian Path*

• Bactrian Horsemen: Light Cavalry Discipline +10%

• Graeco Bactrian Architecture: Fort Defense +15%

• Perfect Storm: Heavy Infantry Offense +15%

• Kleruchoi: Allows Military Colonies

• Titans of Battle: War Elephant Discipline +10%

• Hippotoxotoi: Horse Archer Discipline +15%

• Heartland: Land Unit Attrition -15%

• Finisher Bonus – Disillusioned Masses: Mercenary Maintenance Cost -15%

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