Romans

The Romans are the most balanced tribe: strong in attack and in defence, with the strongest wall in the game. Their big advantage – they build two things at once.

Strengths

• Double building: two construction jobs at the same time – two buildings, two fields, or a field and a building. Their villages grow faster than any other tribe's.
• City Wall: +3% defence per level – the most in the game (together with the Egyptians).
• Horse Drinking Trough (Romans only): cavalry trains 1% faster per level, and from levels 10, 15 and 20 the cavalry eats one crop less (Equites Legati, Equites Imperatoris and Equites Caesaris).

Special units

• Praetorian – excellent infantry defence against infantry (65).
• Imperian – strong attacking infantry (70), the best value for attack.
• Equites Imperatoris – fast cavalry (14) that carries 100: great for raiding.
• Equites Caesaris – Rome's heavy cavalry: 180 attack, and good defence too.

Weaknesses

• Expensive units that take long to train.
• Merchants carry little (500).

Who it suits

Players who want to grow fast, build strong villages and play both attack and defence. A good choice for beginners too.