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Prima’s Official Strategy Guide
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ISBN: 0-7615-3554-3
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D EDICATION
To Meghan, my inspiration .
A CKNOWLEDGMENTS
A lot of great people came together to make this guide happen. Thanks to copy editor Asha Johnson and
designer Susan Pinkerton and everyone at Prima who made this possible, especially Jill Hinckley, Teli
Hernandez, Carrie Ponseti, and Jennifer Crotteau. Last but certainly not least, thanks to Tom Marx and
Renee Pletka at Eidos and the folks at Pyro for getting me the builds and maps I needed and providing
quick answers to all of my questions.
And, as always, thanks to my wife Meghan for believing in me and encouraging me to live my dream.
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CONTENTS
C ONTENTS
C HAPTER 1: Welcome to Praetorians . . . . . . .5
How to Use this Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
C HAPTER 2: Basic Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Terrain Types and Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Mustering the Troops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Combat Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
C HAPTER 3: Troops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Roman Troops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Egyptian Troops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Barbarian Troops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Common Troops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
C HAPTER 4: South of the Alps (Tutorial Mission 1) 58
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Meeting Agrado and Bandits on the Bridge 60
North of the River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
C HAPTER 5: The Village in the Mountains
(Tutorial Mission 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
The Road to Talagatta . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Capturing the Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Defending Talagatta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Hunting Gauls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Mopping Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
C HAPTER 6: Tracking the Prey (Tutorial Mission 3) 71
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Taking Matisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Preparing for the Siege . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Attacking the Fortress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
C HAPTER 7: The Battlefield (Tutorial Mission 4) 78
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Marching North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Broken Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
The Sacking of Balia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
On to Lancre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
The Fall of Dubalix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
C HAPTER 8: Crossing the River Arar . . . . . .88
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Heading for Dubis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Rescuing Divitiacus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Crossing the River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
On to Pons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
C HAPTER 9: Escort to Bibracte . . . . . . . . . . .97
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Fighting Your Way to Boxum . . . . . . . . . .99
Preparing to March South . . . . . . . . . . .100
Sacking Sidolacum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
On to Bibracte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
C HAPTER 10: Of All the Gallic Tribes ... . . . .104
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Preparing Your Defenses . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Weathering the Siege: The First 15 Minutes 107
Weathering the Siege: The Last Five Minutes 110
C HAPTER 11: Divide and Conquer . . . . . . . .112
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Sacking Sublones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
The Low Road to Car Menapii . . . . . . . .115
Gelduba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Asciburgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
C HAPTER 12: The Everlasting Frontier . . . .119
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
The Initial Onslaught . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Attacking Mainz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
C HAPTER 13 : A Land Lost in the Mist . . . .126
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Securing the Beachhead . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Durolitum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
The Siege . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
To the Boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
C HAPTER 14: Greed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Flatten Tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Next Stop: Petra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Gerasa and Samaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
C HAPTER 15: Fear the Eagles . . . . . . . . . . .140
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
The Taming of the Tribes . . . . . . . . . . . .142
The Defeat of Cassivellaunus . . . . . . . . .145
C HAPTER 16: Cold Treason . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
The Trek to the Fortress . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Defending the Fortress . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Sacking Nastum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Sacking Basilia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
C HAPTER 17: When All Hell Breaks Loose .153
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Mad Rush to Edessa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Edessa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Making a Stand at Charax . . . . . . . . . .156
To the Boats! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Capturing the Southern Village . . . . . . .159
Destroying the Enemy Catapults . . . . . . .159
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C HAPTER 18: He Who Dares ... . . . . . . . . . .161
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Meeting Gobannitio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Reinforcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
On to Lucan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Destroying Ursoli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
On to Ilanna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
C HAPTER 19: Homecoming . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Run Away! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Getting Cassius to Antioch . . . . . . . . . . .171
Capturing Chalcis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Clearing the North Shore . . . . . . . . . . . .173
The Destruction of Batuae . . . . . . . . . . .173
Tidying Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
C HAPTER 20: War of Attrition . . . . . . . . . .176
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Northwest to Fortress 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
East to Fortress 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
North to Fortress 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
C HAPTER 21: Alea Iacta Est . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Marching to the First Bridge . . . . . . . . .184
Preemptive Strike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
“Capturing” Pisaurus . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Next Stop: Ancona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
Finally, Fanum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
C HAPTER 22: War Within the Mountains . .190
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Preparing Your Defenses and Repelling the
First Attack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
The Defense Continues . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Sextus Calpurnius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
The Defense Continues (Again) . . . . . . . .196
Titus Lucius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Wrapping Things Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
C HAPTER 23: Let the Hunt Begin . . . . . . . .198
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Preparing the Defenses . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
Wagons East! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
Meanwhile, Back at the Fortress... . . . . .202
Calling in the Reinforcements . . . . . . . . .204
The Fortress Defense Rages On . . . . . . .205
The Reinforcements Arrive! . . . . . . . . . .206
C HAPTER 24: The End of the Republic . . . . .207
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
Recruiting the Thracians . . . . . . . . . . . .209
Recruiting the Macedonians . . . . . . . . . .211
Storm the Syrians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Search and Destroy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216
Siege Time (Finally) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217
C HAPTER 25: The Battle for Alexandria . . .220
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
Defending Alexandria . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
Intermission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
The Siege Resumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
Two-Front Defense: Fortress and Boats . .225
On Second Thought, Let’s Destroy the Boats 227
C HAPTER 26: Friends and Allies . . . . . . . . .228
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
The Rules for a Swift Victory . . . . . . . . .231
Attacking Enemy Village 1 . . . . . . . . . .231
Next Stop: Enemy Village 2 . . . . . . . . . .232
Village 4 Bites the Dust . . . . . . . . . . . .234
C HAPTER 27: Just One ... More ... Fight . . .235
Mission Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
Recruiting the Mercenaries . . . . . . . . . .237
Preemptive Strike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
More Allies and a Huge Battle . . . . . . . .242
Licking Your Wounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Leveling the Playing Field . . . . . . . . . . .244
The Final Siege . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245
C HAPTER 28: Skirmish and Multiplayer
Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Starting Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249
Choosing a Tribe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251
General Skirmish/Multiplayer Strategies 251
As the Game Progresses . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
C HAPTER 29 : Skirmish and Multiplayer Map Tips 259
Face Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260
Dire Straits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
Fields of War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262
Snowy Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263
A Handful of Cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264
Crossroads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265
A Quiet Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267
Flower of Conflict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268
Hurricane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269
Desert Oasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270
King of the Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271
The Plain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273
Hill Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274
Where Two Rivers Cross . . . . . . . . . . . .276
Chaos Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278
Sacred Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279
A PPENDIX : Troop Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
CHAPTER 1: Welcome to Praetorians
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W ELCOME TO
PRAETORIANS
A ve , General, hail and well met!
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Welcome to Praetorians ! In this game, you join the ranks of the
Roman army and lead your troops to victory throughout one of the
most exciting historical periods—the turmoil that seized the Roman
Republic prior to the formation of the Roman Empire. In the single-
player campaign, you engage in a series of battles that span Julius
Caesar’s rise to power—from 59 B.C. to the civil war against the
Roman Senate in 48 B.C. In the skirmish and multiplayer missions,
you take on AI and human opponents in individual engagements
where only the strongest player will survive.
Together with Marcus Crassus and
Pompey the Great, you will bring our
enemies to their knees! In the name of the
Senate and our leader Julius Caesar, may you
fight to bring glory and honor to Rome!

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