Ancient Kings is a mod to famed Crusader Kings II, providing players the opportunity to go back to the violent times of Antiquity. The mod takes place between Battle of Ipsus (301 BC), which saw the final dissolution of Alexander the Great's empire, as far as to 610 AD, when Emperor Heraclius got rid of the last remnant of old Roman Empire - official Latin. The mod will offer varied gameplay, allowing players to take role of Roman consuls during Third Roman-Samnite war or one of the diadochi on their quest to resurrect Alexander's empire, to pick sides in Carthage's and Rome's conflict during Second Punic War, to fight as one of the tribes during Ceasar's subjugation of Gaul or to choose to support either Mark Antony or Octavian Augustus during the Final War of the Roman Republic. The mod is currently WIP, but I try to improve its state regularly, while also providing that it's as realistic and historically accurate as it can be.

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List of already playable factions, updated regularly as new factions will be available.

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As of 300 BC (first bookmark):

  • Kingdom of Macedon - Basileus Kassandros of House Antipatrid
  • Kingdom of Egypt - Basileus Ptolemaios I 'Soter' of House Ptolemaic
  • Kingdom of Syria - Basileus Seleukos I 'Nikator' of House Seleucid
  • Kingdom of Thrace and Asia - Basileus Lysimachos of House Lysimachid
  • Kingdom of Epirus - Basileus Neoptolemos II of House Aeacid
  • Kingdom of Armenia and Sophene - Arqa Eruand III of House Orontid
  • Kingdom of Media Atropatene - Shah Aturpat of House Atropatid
  • Republic of Rome - Consul Marcus of House Valerius Calenus
  • Merides Ionia - Meridarches Demetrios 'Poliorketes' of House Antigonid
  • Polis Syracuse - Tyrannos Agathokles of House Agathoclid
  • Strategia Cappadocia (vassal of Kingdom of Syria) - Strategos Ariarathes II 'Philopator' of House Ariarathid
  • Strategia Paphlagonia - Strategos Mithridates I of House Mithridatid
  • Tribe of Odryssians (vassal of Kingdom of Thrace) - Basileus Kotys II of House Odryssian
  • Tribe of Getae - Basileus Dromichaites of House of Helis
  • Tribe of Triballi - Basileus Syrmos of House Triballian

As of 395 AD:

  • Western Roman Empire - Augustus Honorius of House Theodosian
  • Eastern Roman Empire - Augustus Arcadius of House Theodosian

As of 527 AD:

  • Eastern Roman Empire - Augustus Iustinianus of House Justinian
  • Kingdom of Ostrogoths - Kindins AĆ¾alareiks of House Amaling
  • Kingdom of Visigoths - Kindins Amalareiks of House Balthing
  • Kingdom of Neustria - King Childebert I of House Meroving
  • Kingdom of Austrasia - King Theuderic I of House Meroving
  • Kingdom of Aquitaine - King Chlothar I of House Meroving
  • Kingdom of Burgundians - King Godomar of House Niblung
  • Kingdom of Suebians - King Theodemund of House Massiling
  • Kingdom of Vandals and Alans - King Hilderic of House Godigiseling
  • Petty Kingdom of Kent - Cyning Octha of House Wihtgilsing
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Arma_dei_Carabinieri
Arma_dei_Carabinieri - - 252 comments

How many are you planning to do in total?

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Arivius Author
Arivius - - 86 comments

Just how many there are :P. I can't honestly tell, the number may vary greatly according to the time. There will be however a large number of tribes. I'd say that it can be around 50 or even more for each region (Iberia, Britannia, Gaul and Germania). As time passes this number will lower, due to the conquests of Rome, but it will still be huge. As in vanilla game, you will be able to play as every single count/whatever.

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Guest
Guest - - 695,450 comments

Try to make the Sassanid and Parthians playable. Also try Carthage. They are all my favorite factions. Also another suggestion is to make more bookmarks like the Roman Civil War, Attila the Hun, etc.

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Arivius Author
Arivius - - 86 comments

Sassanids, Parthians and Carthage will be playable of course in their specific periods. Roman Civil War (as far as I remember), and Huns are already implemented as bookmarks. I will soon create a list of those bookmarks. Possibly you'll give me some suggestions as to what other bookmarks could be included.

Thanks for feedback. :)

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jwvd
jwvd - - 6 comments

what about religion/cultural bonusses?
(for features submenu)

suggestion for hellenic/roman religion

offering to (god of choice)

0.5 scaled wealth
+5 stats of (god of choice's niche) for a peroid of 5? years
100 piety

maybe give the germanic culture a +0.30 morale damage bonus
(they were scary/aggresive)

(if you want me to create said events/bonusses for you, pm me)

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