The Normans also welcomed men of learning such as al-Idrisi, who for 15 years labored to compile the Tabula Rogierana, a detailed atlas of every part of the known world, for King Roger II of Sicily.Įmblematic Unit: Chivalers: Unlocks with Chivalry in the Medieval Era +38 Combat Strength +4 Combat Strength against weaker units This flexibility and willingness to assimilate was the inspiration for the influence bonus, which would allow a Norman player to lag in influence production and benefit from osmotic civic events. This pragmatism also extended to administration and even to parts of the local language, as Greek and Arabic customs and laws were adopted to meet the needs of the state or otherwise largely left alone.
Though distinctly Romanesque in style, they adopted much of the aesthetic and innovations of their subjugated peoples. The relatively short-lived rule of the Normans in Southern Italy was preserved in the castles that they built, many of which survive into the modern day. Norman adventurers elsewhere like Roussel de Bailleul also met with success even against unlikely odds, and Norman mercenaries often commanded high prices for their prowess in the field.Įmblematic Quarter: Donjon: +1 Influence per Osmotic Civic Event, Land Spawn Point, +30 Fortification +5 Stability +4 Combat Strength inside and adjacent to the district Counts as Garrison Exploits surrounding Food and Science yields Can be freely placed His family, the Hautevilles, would defy Imperial, Byzantine, Lombard, and Muslim forces in defense of their lands, which would later become the de jure Kingdom of Sicily. Legacy Trait: Bras de Fer: +0.5 Combat Strength but +1 Unit Upkeep per enemy unit defeated on Cavalry unitsīras-de-fer was the nickname of William Ironarm, one of the first Norman conquerors to establish a state in Southern Italy. However short-lived they might have been, the impact they had on this history of the lands they trod cannot be understated. This was a little difficult to decide on with multiple militarist cultures already in this era and the Anglo-Normans being partially represented by the English, but the age was very much characterized by violence as a means to an end, and who better to capture that spirit than the Normans? These battle-hardened warriors were active everywhere from the British Isles to the Holy Land and even carved out states in Italy and Asia Minor. However, after the disintegration of the empire and the Three Kingdoms period, the crossbow fell into disuse during the medieval period as heavy cavalry came into vogue and thereafter, save for a mild resurgence during the Tang period, crossbows were mostly limited to private use. Inventory lists suggest that crossbows were produced and stockpiled in the hundreds of thousands, and they proved their effectiveness in the campaigns against the light cavalry of the Xiongnu and Qiang. While there is no formal unit attested as having this name, the aim was to represent the importance of crossbowmen in the Han military.
The empire experimented with both private and government-controlled mints to help standardize the means of exchange for efficient commercial transactions, and during the early years of the dynasty, it is estimated that 220 million coins were being produced annually.Įmblematic Unit: Běijūn Nǔshǒu: Unlocks with Standing Army in the Classical Era and replaces Crossbowmen in the Medieval Era 27 Combat Strength +8 Combat Strength against Cavalry and Nomad Units, cannot use Indirect Fire
The minting of coinage was an integral part of the Han government in facilitating trade as well as taxation. The influence gained from shrewd diplomatic maneuvering can help fuel territorial expansion and extend the Han's sphere of influence.Įmblematic Quarter: Imperial Mint: Requires access to 2 Copper, +1 Money per Copper +2 Influence and +1 Money per Luxury Resource on Territory Serves as a Money Quarter and a Makers Quarter In contrast to the militaristic vanilla "Asian" culture from this era, I chose to represent the Han's achievements through their establishment of the Silk Road, which extended Chinese influence and trade throughout Central Asia and the Middle East, reaching even as far as the Roman Empire. Legacy Trait: Splendor of the Silk Road: +2 Influence per Trade Route on Territory At the height of the empire, the Han controlled the Tarim Basin to the west, the Four Commanderies in the east, and Jiaozhi in the south. Compared to their Zhou predecessors from the Ancient Era, the Han were considerably more intentional about expanding their territorial control and securing new trading contacts and resources abroad.
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