| By its name, you would think that playing as the | | | | before the ever so powerful Brutii faction of the |
| Romans is the only thing you can do in this one of a | | | | Romans come and try to take over your cities. By this |
| kind PC game, Rome: Total War. | | | | time you should have a good finance base and be |
| However, there are many other factions you can play | | | | able to create many units of Spartans, Greek soldiers, |
| as too. This includes the Germans, Gauls, Britons, | | | | and specialized cavalry. When the Romans come |
| Macedonians, and the Greeks. This article will discuss | | | | focus on repelling instead of righting back and gaining |
| how the Greek faction plays out and what's the best | | | | ground. You can do that on the eastern front. |
| strategy to win.You start out with maybe three or four | | | | Playing as the Greeks is also fun because of the troop |
| cities to play with, which includes the famous Sparta. | | | | types you get to control. They have a whole bunch of |
| Starting out will be a little bit faster than other factions, | | | | spear foot soldiers that are very effective against |
| because you will on control a very lucrative trade | | | | cavalry and foot soldiers alike. Their armor and breast |
| route around the Mediterranean making you leaps and | | | | plates is minimal. Their have greaves, a nice round |
| bounds of dinarii. Your first objective should be to take | | | | white or gold shield, a long spear, and quality Greek |
| over at least two to three close by cities, preferably | | | | helmets. You can zoom down right on the battle field |
| on the ocean as these will be more lucrative. | | | | to see in detail the various parts of their armor and |
| Once you do that, fortify your cities with the proper | | | | battle attire. It's very fun to see them mow down |
| Greek soldiers and armies and focus on getting trade | | | | enemy soldiers with their impenetrable wall of spears. |
| agreements with other cultures. This won't last long | | | | |