Locris

Attributes: | +25% Population Growth, +25% Recruitment Rate

**Locris** is a small Greek faction located in southern Bruttium.

Its starting neighbours are Kroton and Rhegion.

### In-game Description

"Epizephyrian Locris, or "Locris on the west wind", is a city of Magna Graecia founded by Greek Locrians from one of several regions in Greece also called Locris. Called "the flower of Italy" by Plato, Epizephyrian Locris had two main sanctuaries, one to Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty, and one to Persephone in her role as the goddess of fertile marriage. The Locrian Code, the first written Greek law code, was devised here by Zaleucus, and states among other things that anyone proposing a law should bring with them a rope by which they will be strangled if the law is voted against. Zaleucus is said to have killed himself on his own sword in the Senate for violating his law banning anyone from bringing weapons into the Senate."

### Starting Cities

* **Locris**: Epizephyrian Locris, or "The Locrians upon the West Wind", was a major Greek settlement in Magna Graecia. An early ally of Syracuse and Sparta, Locris sided with Rome during the Pyrrhic Wars and subsequently had its famous sanctuaries to Persephone and Aphrodite looted by Pyrrhus on his journey home.
* **Medma**: While seldom mentioned by ancient historians, Medma seems to have survived longer than many of its more important neigbours in Magna Graecia.
* **Hipponion**: A colony of Epizephyrian Locris established near the modern city of Vibo Valentia, Hipponion is thought to have been founded around the same time as nearby city Medma. It would later make a move for independence, having grown rich from the protection of Syracuse, but independence would prove short-lived and it would side with Lokri in the battle of the Helleporus against Dionysus of Syracuse. Dionysus' victory in that battle would leave Hipponion destroyed for nearly a decade before Carthage would help in its reconstruction to check the power of Syracuse.

### Historic Starting General

When playing this faction in a sandbox setting, the player may choose to start with the following pre-defined historic general instead of a generic one. These characters usually have far better bonuses than can be obtained with the generic starting generals.

### Strategy

Rhegion is the weakest of your two neighbours, both in terms of starting size and faction bonuses, and a viable first target for early expansion. Annexing their territory also has the benefit of not opening up any new land neighbours, since Rhegion has an isolated position and doesn't border any other factions. If the Eagle King DLC is active, though, Rhegion's area might eventually still come under attack by naval incursions from Sicily.

Your bonuses to population growth and recruitment rate partially compensate for your low amount of starting cities, but it might still be a good idea to use the economic skill tree to unlock the Colonization skill as early possible.

### Trivia & History

* Locris was noted as being a rival of Kroton, and gained the upper hand in the conflict when allying Syrakousai in the early 4th Century BC, allowing it to capture several cities such as Kaulonia and Scylletium while Syrakousai occupied Kroton itself as well as the territory of Rhegion.
* Locrian fortunes would soon revert, however, as the Bruttii rapidly expanded southwards in the middle of the 4th Century BC and conquered several Greek cities formerly belonging to Locris.
* The city sided with Rome against Epirus during the Pyrrhic War, and was captured and sacked by Pyrrhus as a consequence. The city seems to have returned to the Roman fold after the end of the war.
* Locris' icon depicts an eagle grasping a caught rabbit in its talons and is, like most faction icons in game, taken from a design found prominently on ancient coinage in the faction's territory.