Italiots

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The Italiots have the power of Assimilation .
A miniature of Hellas far away from Hellas, the Italiots have had a long association with Italy since the days of the great Heroic Age, but it is only in recent years that they have actually begun to prosper. Such are the riches of Italy, that the new Greek colonies of the Italiots have begun to outshine those of their ancestral homelands in size and splendour. Yet, for all their attempts to avoid deprivation and starvation in Hellas, the Italiots have never been able to avoid one issue that has always plagued Hellas, and that is themselves: Italiot cities are exact replicas of Greek cities in Hellas, along with their greed, intrigue and overweening independence -- which should not be surprising since not every Greek city in Italy was founded by the same people.But unity there must be amongst the Italiots, for rumours of war have arising far in the east. The great Persian Empire,already lord of Assyria and Babylonia, looks west for more lands, while the Italian neighbours of the Italiots grow restles, even as the old stew of jealousies and fratricidal conflict plague the Greeks. Ultimately, the next few centuries may be the ultimate test of the resolve and resources of the Italiots.	A miniature of Hellas far away from Hellas, the Italiots have had a long association with Italy since the days of the great Heroic Age, but it is only in recent years that they have actually begun to prosper. Such are the riches of Italy, that the new Greek colonies of the Italiots have begun to outshine those of their ancestral homelands in size and splendour. Yet, for all their attempts to avoid deprivation and starvation in Hellas, the Italiots have never been able to avoid one issue that has always plagued Hellas, and that is themselves: Italiot cities are exact replicas of Greek cities in Hellas, along with their greed, intrigue and overweening independence -- which should not be surprising since not every Greek city in Italy was founded by the same people.But unity there must be amongst the Italiots, for rumours of war have arising far in the east. The great Persian Empire,already lord of Assyria and Babylonia, looks west for more lands, while the Italian neighbours of the Italiots grow restles, even as the old stew of jealousies and fratricidal conflict plague the Greeks. Ultimately, the next few centuries may be the ultimate test of the resolve and resources of the Italiots.	A miniature of Hellas far away from Hellas, the Italiots have had a long association with Italy since the days of the great Heroic Age, but it is only in recent years that they have actually begun to prosper. Such are the riches of Italy, that the new Greek colonies of the Italiots have begun to outshine those of their ancestral homelands in size and splendour. Yet, for all their attempts to avoid deprivation and starvation in Hellas, the Italiots have never been able to avoid one issue that has always plagued Hellas, and that is themselves: Italiot cities are exact replicas of Greek cities in Hellas, along with their greed, intrigue and overweening independence -- which should not be surprising since not every Greek city in Italy was founded by the same people.But unity there must be amongst the Italiots, for rumours of war have arising far in the east. The great Persian Empire,already lord of Assyria and Babylonia, looks west for more lands, while the Italian neighbours of the Italiots grow restles, even as the old stew of jealousies and fratricidal conflict plague the Greeks. Ultimately, the next few centuries may be the ultimate test of the resolve and resources of the Italiots.	A miniature of Hellas far away from Hellas, the Italiots have had a long association with Italy since the days of the great Heroic Age, but it is only in recent years that they have actually begun to prosper. Such are the riches of Italy, that the new Greek colonies of the Italiots have begun to outshine those of their ancestral homelands in size and splendour. Yet, for all their attempts to avoid deprivation and starvation in Hellas, the Italiots have never been able to avoid one issue that has always plagued Hellas, and that is themselves: Italiot cities are exact replicas of Greek cities in Hellas, along with their greed, intrigue and overweening independence -- which should not be surprising since not every Greek city in Italy was founded by the same people.But unity there must be amongst the Italiots, for rumours of war have arising far in the east. The great Persian Empire,already lord of Assyria and Babylonia, looks west for more lands, while the Italian neighbours of the Italiots grow restles, even as the old stew of jealousies and fratricidal conflict plague the Greeks. Ultimately, the next few centuries may be the ultimate test of the resolve and resources of the Italiots.
Faction Type: Greek, BarbarianNational Bonuses:
* Assimilate cities 4 times faster
*Citizens ceated 33% cheaper
*Military research is 33% cheaper, siege units upgrade for free
Unique Units:
*Siege: Gastraphetes - preceds the Scorpio and the Ballista.
Mercenaries:
Outpost:
*Illyrians: ?
*Sabelli: 
*Equites Sabelli
*Hoplites Sabelli
*Hastati Sabelli
*Greek: Tarentinoi (in addition to others) 	
Faction Type: Greek, BarbarianNational Bonuses:
* Assimilate cities 4 times faster
*Citizens ceated 33% cheaper
*Military research is 33% cheaper, siege units upgrade for free
Unique Units:
*Siege: Gastraphetes - preceds the Scorpio and the Ballista.
Mercenaries:
Outpost:
*Illyrians: ?
*Sabelli: 
*Equites Sabelli
*Hoplites Sabelli
*Hastati Sabelli
*Greek: Tarentinoi (in addition to others) 	
Faction Type: Greek, BarbarianNational Bonuses:
* Assimilate cities 4 times faster
*Citizens ceated 33% cheaper
*Military research is 33% cheaper, siege units upgrade for free
Unique Units:
*Siege: Gastraphetes - preceds the Scorpio and the Ballista.
Mercenaries:
Outpost:
*Illyrians: ?
*Sabelli: 
*Equites Sabelli
*Hoplites Sabelli
*Hastati Sabelli
*Greek: Tarentinoi (in addition to others) 	Unique buildings:
*Noble Residence
*Mercenary Camp?
Wonders:
*Delphnion
*Acropolis
*Souinion Temple
*Mausoleum Complex
*Selinus Temple
*Great Citadel
Upgrades:
Imperial Mandate
Settlements: 	Settlements: 	Settlements: 	Leaders:
*Heraklion
*Messina
*Melfi
*Erix
*Kephalodion 	
*Tauromenion
*Apollonia
*Drepana
*Enna
*Metapontion
*Kroton 	
*Adrano
*
*Rhegion
*
* 	
*Dionysus
*Hiketas
*Dioklis
*Nysaios
*Hipparinos
*Kalippos
*Dion
*Thrasybulos
*Hiero
*Gelon