These factors and the advantages of having wealthy trade routes by sea means that once they have forced the Greek Cities faction out of the peninsula, they can focus on the building of economic, trade and military buildings making them one of the most powerful faction so early in the game with an excellent staging ground for conquests. They also possess the Statue of Zeus wonder which gives a bonus 4+ population loyalty. The Macedonian roster is composed of excellent pike infantry and cavalry alongside having good siege weapons but lacking in melee infantry. The Macedonians are a non-playable faction in Rome Total War and can only be played in multiplayer unless one edits the descr_strat.txt file. A new Greek empire could arise and equal the achievements of Alexander. This military might could equally be turned against other powers for domination of the eastern Mediterranean, Asia Minor and then, perhaps, the whole of the known world.

Macedonia has spent many long years struggling against the other Diadochi or вЂSuccessorвЂ™ states. The Antigonid dynasty commands the respect of their people and has a strong military tradition. Macedonia itself, with parts of Greece as dependencies, has the potential to be a strong power once more.ДЄlthough the empire may have slipped away from the Macedonians, they are still deadly warriors and fierce opponents. The Macedonians are the proud inheritors of AlexanderвЂ™s original kingdom. Macedonia was the original home of Alexander, now ruled by the descendants of general Antigonus Cyclops or Antigonus the One-Eyed. The Diadochi, or Successors, were only strong enough to hold together fragments of AlexanderвЂ™s empire. Something that none of them was quite strong enough to attain. His empire was the largest ever seen, and the generals struggled against each other for the ultimate prize of being the new Alexander. After the death of Alexander the Great the empire he had created tottered and fell into disarray with remarkable speed.

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