The Romans conquered those regions a long time ago however, their power has declined and they are not as strong as they once were. To the west of our grand kingdom you can find the vast Western Roman Empire ( red), stretching alongside the great river Rhine. Now that you own a grand total of three regions, you should pause for a moment and look about! Whom could we possibly take on next? Who will be the next target, or shall I say victim? Before we can make decisions on this, we have to take a look at our new neighbors! Taking them will not result in any wars with major factions and it will greatly enhance your power and position. I personally would suggest targeting the two rebel towns to the south of your region first. After all preparations are done, you should get going. Mixing in a few units of archers cannot hurt either. Whilst, training your average spearmen is your best bet. I would build a stable in order to gain access to cavalry.
Thus, I highly advise you to build some units before risking anything. As described above, your early army is relatively small. I suggest to start with mere captains since most generals have rather high security ratings which makes them hard targets. Since you start the game with an assassin, you could as well sabotage buildings and kill some characters to improve his skills. Before you can launch any conquests, exploration of the surrounding areas is necessary. Furthermore, gaining trade rights of all factions you do not wish to attack in the very near future helps as well.
Still, you never have enough money, therefore I suggest moving your diplomat around the map and selling your map information for cash. You begin the game with 15,000 denarii already, thus building up an army should not be a problem. Now, what is necessary for a quick and successful expansion? First of all you obviously need troops. What you have to do is attack, attack and attack! Until you own a few provinces, you cannot sit back. Time to get started! With your single, not exactly rich settlement, there would be no point in playing defensively. Your closest neighbors are the Western Roman Empire ( red) in the south-west, the Burgundi ( purple) in the east and the Francs ( blue) in the south.On the British isles to the far west, there are two Western Roman towns and two settlements of the Celts ( green). You do not border any other regions, the rest of your territory is surrounded by water. South of your single province there are two rebel settlements. However, you start with a port and therefore sea trade is an option. Your region is not really fertile, nor does it have great land trading options. It is however very small, consisting of only three units. Aside from your faction leader, who governs your one and only city, you have a single field army, led by your faction heir. You have one diplomat, one spy and one assassin. At the beginning, you own only a single settlement called Vicus Saxones. It seems you have chosen to lead the glorious Saxons to new conquests and victories! First of all, we should have a look at our mighty kingdom. In Germany, there is a state called Saxony, still reflecting the glorious history of the Saxons. However, the Saxon influence lived on and the term „Saxon“ still exists in our modern language, for example as a part of the word „Anglo-Saxon“. Saxon kings would rule in England until William the Conqueror invaded the island in 1066 and became king there. Several kingdoms were founded on British soil by Saxon leaders and were eventually united to one. When the Roman Empire collapsed in the 5th century AD, the number of Saxon raids increased and eventually the whole former Roman province was conquered by them. Saxons and other related tribes from northern Germania raided and attacked the island by sea. The Celts who were located north of Hadrian's wall in modern day Scotland and who tried to break into the rich Roman province were not the only invaders. The island was under Roman rule for more than four centuries it was however the target of many attacks. In 43 AD, the mighty Roman Empire had conquered Britain.