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230 playable factions in 22 cultures. 81 of them have been remastered by the mod team and carry a red (R) after their name.

No faction page lists victory conditions: RIS sets them only to steer the computer-run factions, so they are not goals for the player.

Eight more factions appear in a campaign but are not playable. They are listed on factions you cannot play.

Culture is the game's own grouping, and it is not cosmetic: it settles which architecture a settlement is drawn with, which government levels the faction can install, and much of what the roster looks like. Factions in the same culture play more like each other than two neighbours in different ones do. Largest first within each.

Units is the faction's own roster: what it can raise from its own buildings anywhere it holds a settlement. It does not count regional units, which are gated on holding the right province rather than on being anyone in particular: every faction has between 424 and 443 of those, so the number tells you nothing about the faction. Each faction's page lists its own.

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Gallic · 43 factions · 42 hold territory at the start

What being Gallic decides

Faction	Provinces	Characters	Units
Galatians	6	6	21
Belgae	5	4	19
Taurisci	5	2	19
Boii	4	2	20
Eravisci	4	2	19
Scordisci	4	2	21
Vindelici	4	2	19
Volcae	4	4	19
Aedui	3	4	19
Allobroges	3	5	19
Anartes	3	2	19
Arverni	3	4	20
Aulerci	3	2	19
Bituriges	3	2	19
Cenomani	3	2	19
Helvetii	3	2	19
Norici	3	2	19
Senones	3	2	19
Sequani	3	2	19
Veneti	3	2	19
Cisalpine Boii	2	2	20
Eburones	2	2	20
Insubres	2	3	19
Salassi	2	2	19
Salluvii	2	2	20
Teurisci	2	2	18
Treveri	2	2	20
Tylis	2	5	20
Volcae (Gaul)	2	2	19
Ambrones	1	2	18
Apuani	1	2	19
Breuni	1	2	18
Cadurci	1	2	18
Corsi	1	2	18
Ingauni	1	2	19
Nervii	1	2	20
Osismii	1	2	19
Sotiates	1	2	19
Tencteri	1	2	19
Ubii	1	2	19
Usipetes	1	2	19
Veneti (Gauls)	1	2	19
Gauls	0	0	3

Greek · 37 factions · 34 hold territory at the start

What being Greek decides

Faction	Provinces	Characters	Units
Syracuse	6	7	17
Pontic Pentapolis	5	8	16
Aetolian League	4	6	15
Issa	4	6	17
Acarnanian League	3	5	14
Achaean League	3	4	21
Athens	3	5	20
Boeotians	3	4	17
Byzantium	3	4	15
Emporion	3	4	12
Heraclea Pontica	3	4	16
Massalia	3	5	16
Sparta	3	5	16
Argos	2	3	15
Chersonesus	2	4	13
Elis	2	3	15
Gortyn	2	2	17
Knossos	2	4	17
Kydonia	2	4	14
Lyttos	2	4	15
Rhodes	2	4	17
Acragas	1	3	13
Chios	1	3	16
Cius	1	3	14
Cyzicus	1	3	15
Histria	1	4	14
Lysiad Kingdom	1	5	21
Megalopolis	1	1	15
Messene	1	3	15
Olbia	1	3	15
Priene	1	4	16
Sinope	1	4	15
Taras	1	2	17
Trapezus	1	3	12
Greek City States	0	0	3
Miletus	0	0	16
Thessalian League	0	0	16

Germanic · 16 factions · 15 hold territory at the start

What being Germanic decides

Faction	Provinces	Characters	Units
Lugii	5	3	18
Chatti	3	3	17
Gauts	3	2	17
Chauci	2	2	17
Bastarnae	1	2	18
Cherusci	1	2	17
Cimbri	1	3	16
Frisii	1	2	17
Hermunduri	1	2	17
Langobardi	1	2	17
Marcomanni	1	2	17
Quadi	1	2	17
Semnones	1	3	17
Sugambri	1	2	18
Venedae	1	2	4
Germanics	0	0	3

Celtiberian · 11 factions · 11 hold territory at the start

What being Celtiberian decides

Faction	Provinces	Characters	Units
Arevaci	3	3	15
Astures	2	2	15
Belli	2	2	15
Cantabri	2	2	16
Carpetani	2	2	15
Celtici	2	2	15
Gallaeci	2	2	15
Lusitanians	2	3	15
Vaccaei	2	2	15
Vascones	2	2	15
Vettones	2	2	15

Roman · 11 factions · 10 hold territory at the start

What being Roman decides

Faction	Provinces	Characters	Units
Rome	26	34	21
Bruttians	2	2	12
Lucanians	2	2	13
Messapians	2	2	12
Samnites	2	2	11
Capua	1	2	11
Mamertines	1	2	11
Picentes	1	2	10
Sarsinates	1	2	11
Volsinii	1	2	13
Italics	0	0	4

Scythian · 11 factions · 10 hold territory at the start

What being Scythian decides

Faction	Provinces	Characters	Units
Chorasmia	4	2	10
Royal Scythians	4	2	11
Aorsi	2	2	12
Royal Sarmatians	2	2	12
Saka	2	4	10
Siraces	2	3	12
Arshi	1	2	10
Iazyges	1	2	12
Kucha	1	2	10
Rhoxolani	1	2	12
Scythians	0	0	3

Arab · 10 factions · 10 hold territory at the start

What being Arab decides

Faction	Provinces	Characters	Units
Saba	6	3	20
Minaeans	5	2	20
Hadhramaut	4	2	20
Gerrha	3	2	20
Himyar	3	2	20
Nabataea	3	4	21
Qataban	3	2	20
Lihyan	2	2	21
Palmyra	1	2	20
Thamud	1	2	21

Brittonic · 10 factions · 10 hold territory at the start

What being Brittonic decides

Faction	Provinces	Characters	Units
Brigantes	4	2	13
Durotriges	4	2	13
Catuvellauni	3	2	13
Dumnonii	3	2	13
Cantiaci	2	2	13
Ordovices	2	2	13
Silures	2	2	13
Trinovantes	2	3	13
Caledonii	1	2	13
Iverni	1	2	13

Iberian · 10 factions · 10 hold territory at the start

What being Iberian decides

Faction	Provinces	Characters	Units
Ilergetes	2	2	15
Oretani	2	2	15
Sardinians	2	2	16
Arse	1	2	15
Asta	1	2	15
Basti	1	2	15
Carmo	1	2	15
Edeta	1	3	15
Ilici	1	2	15
Lacetani	1	2	15

Caucasian · 9 factions · 8 hold territory at the start

What being Caucasian decides

Faction	Provinces	Characters	Units
Armenia	5	3	17
Sophene	4	2	17
Armenia Minor	3	2	17
Albanians	2	2	17
Colchians	2	2	17
Iberians	2	2	17
Heniochi	1	2	17
Mossynoeci	1	2	17
Commagene	0	0	17

Illyrian · 9 factions · 9 hold territory at the start

What being Illyrian decides

Faction	Provinces	Characters	Units
Illyrian Kingdom	5	6	15
Liburni	4	5	16
Dardania	3	5	13
Ardiaei	2	5	15
Delmatae	2	3	15
Histri	2	3	14
Iapodes	2	3	15
Labeatae	2	3	17
Daesitiates	1	4	14

Thracian · 9 factions · 9 hold territory at the start

What being Thracian decides

Faction	Provinces	Characters	Units
Bithynia	2	2	18
Odrysian Kingdom	2	6	15
Paeonia	2	2	16
Triballi	2	4	15
Asti	1	1	15
Bessi	1	3	14
Cabyle	1	2	17
Dentheletae	1	2	14
Maedi	1	2	14

Iranian · 7 factions · 6 hold territory at the start

What being Iranian decides

Faction	Provinces	Characters	Units
Pontus	6	6	14
Cappadocia	5	6	20
Characene	4	3	15
Atropatene	3	3	15
Persis	2	2	15
Parni	1	3	16
Osrhoene	0	0	15

Libyan · 7 factions · 6 hold territory at the start

What being Libyan decides

Faction	Provinces	Characters	Units
Garamantes	3	2	12
Masaesyli	2	3	12
Massylii	2	3	12
Musulamii	2	2	12
Nasamones	2	2	12
Mauri	1	2	12
Libyans	0	0	12

Anatolian · 5 factions · 2 hold territory at the start

What being Anatolian decides

Faction	Provinces	Characters	Units
Paphlagonia	1	2	11
Selge	1	2	14
Chrysaorian League	0	0	17
Cilician Pirates	0	0	12
Lycian League	0	0	16

Dacian · 5 factions · 5 hold territory at the start

What being Dacian decides

Faction	Provinces	Characters	Units
Costoboci	3	2	14
Buri	2	2	14
Getae	2	3	14
Crobyzi	1	2	14
Tyragetae	1	2	14

Eastern Hellenistic · 5 factions · 4 hold territory at the start

What being Eastern Hellenistic decides

Faction	Provinces	Characters	Units
Seleucid Empire	115	120	27
Ptolemaic Empire	84	90	28
Bactria	12	12	20
Cyrene	7	8	19
Hasmonean Kingdom	0	0	15

Phoenician · 5 factions · 5 hold territory at the start

What being Phoenician decides

Faction	Provinces	Characters	Units
Carthage	41	44	20
Arados	1	2	15
Gades	1	2	20
Sidon	1	2	15
Tyre	1	2	15

Western Hellenistic · 4 factions · 4 hold territory at the start

What being Western Hellenistic decides

Faction	Provinces	Characters	Units
Antigonid Kingdom	34	35	24
Epirus	9	10	21
Bosporans	8	9	24
Pergamon	2	4	21

Ethiopian · 3 factions · 3 hold territory at the start

What being Ethiopian decides

Faction	Provinces	Characters	Units
Kush	8	4	11
Axum	1	2	11
Timbuktu	1	2	11

Indian · 2 factions · 2 hold territory at the start

What being Indian decides

Faction	Provinces	Characters	Units
Indians	15	1	17
Maurya Empire	6	1	17

Egyptian · 1 faction · 0 hold territory at the start

What being Egyptian decides

Faction	Provinces	Characters	Units
Egyptians	0	0	16