Distinction

Distinctions are earned by legions over the course of their service as a reward or burden for notable battles, sieges, and other actions, serving as a marker of its past deeds, glories, and disgraces and permanently marking the legion with various bonuses or maluses going forward. Distinctions can either be honors, which are rewarded for actions such as battling in dangerous terrain and weather, defeating barbarians, or capturing important cities, or dishonors, which are given for more disgraceful actions such as sacking a holy site, rampant looting, or revolting during a civil war. There is no limit on the number of distinctions that a legion can get, and once a legions gets a distinction, it will carry that distinction for the rest of the game (except for the Pia and Impia distinction), unless the legion itself is completely destroyed (by losing all territories in the governorship) and then recreated.

All distinctions, except for the default Legion Dedication honour, require the Heirs of Alexander DLC.

List of Distinctions[edit | edit source]

Honors[edit | edit source]

Distinction	Requirements	Effects	Flavor Text
Legion Dedication	Given to all legions when created	Unit Modifier: +5% Morale of Armies +10% Army Movement Speed +5% Discipline	The founding of any standing legion is a monumental day in the history of our nation. With pride and honor, our loyal troops shall remember the oaths they swore whenever they do battle against our foes.
Insidiatrix	~9% chance after winning a battle involving at least 8000 men on marsh, jungle or, forest terrain	Unit Modifier: +5% Cohort Loyalty Gain Chance +15% Marsh Combat Bonus +15% Jungle Combat Bonus +15% Forest Combat Bonus	Having carefully outmaneuvered and ambushed an enemy to a masterful degree, this legion has earned a distinction for being particularly good at fighting in covered terrain.
Montigena	~9% chance after winning a battle involving at least 8000 men on mountains or hills terrain	Unit Modifier: +5% Cohort Loyalty Gain Chance +15% Mountain Combat Bonus +15% Hills Combat Bonus	This legion is well attested to fight well in hilly and mountainous terrain. Controlling such battlefields with great ease they have held much larger enemy forces at bay.
Campester	~9% chance after winning a battle involving at least 8000 men on plains or farmland terrain	Unit Modifier: +5% Cohort Loyalty Gain Chance +15% Plains Combat Bonus +15% Farmland Combat Bonus	Excelling at fighting in the open, this legion is renowned for its many successful battles in plains.
Harenaria	~9% chance after winning a battle involving at least 8000 men on desert terrain	Unit Modifier: +5% Cohort Loyalty Gain Chance +20% Desert Combat Bonus	This legion has gained a name for being greatly adept at maneuvering in deserts, fearing neither sun nor sand and being able to make use of sandstorms and the cold desert nights to its advantage.
Defenstrix	~9% chance after winning a battle involving at least 8000 men against Barbarians	Unit Modifier: +5% Cohort Loyalty Gain Chance +10% Archers Defense +10% Engineers Defense +10% Light Infantry Defense	Having fought off great hordes, this legion has become permanently associated with the protection of our homeland against barbarian forces. Few can match their ability to deter a greater force.
Primigenia	Given to a legion when created if no other legion in the country has the Primigenia distinction, almost always the first legion created	Unit Modifier: +10% Army Morale Recovery -10% Cohort Loyalty Gain Chance	The first born among the legions, this is the oldest and most venerable fighting unit that a soldier can be part of.
Adiutrix	Yearly chance for legions with an army that has more than 50% average cohort experience and at least 10 cohorts	Unit Modifier: -5% Legion Maintenance Cost -1% Experience Decay +5% Cohort Loyalty Gain Chance	This legion is known for its tradition of encouraging intiative and exceptional standards, successfully passing along hard-earned knowledge to new recruits and applying past learnings.
Hetairoi	~9% chance after winning a battle involving at least 8000 men with a legion that has at least 16 cavalry cohorts ( light cavalry, heavy cavalry, camel cavalry, or horse archers)	Unit Modifier: +5% Cohort Loyalty Gain Chance +10% Heavy Cavalry Morale +10% Horse Archers Morale +10% Light Cavalry Morale	This legion has earned the honor of being named after the Hetairoi, the companion cavalry assigned to Alexander the Great himself.
Regnatrix	~9% chance after winning a battle involving at least 8000 men with a legion that is being led by the primary heir	Unit Modifier: +10% Army Morale Recovery -10% Cohort Loyalty Gain Chance Commander Modifier: +15 Succession Value	This legion has won great victories while under the command of a royal heir, something that they still cherish, holding themselves to a higher standard than other legions.
Poliorcetes	2.4% chance after successfully winning a siege with a legion unit that has at least 1 engineer cohort	Unit Modifier: +10% Siege Ability +1 Siege Engineers	This Legion was awarded the nickname Poliorcetes after having laid long and decisive sieges to great fortifications. This legacy is still strong in the whole unit, which remains a highly adept besieging force.
Pia	Given after desecrating a holy site dedicated to a god which does not belong to the state religion, which will also remove the Impia distinction if the legion currently has it	Unit Modifier: +10% Morale of Armies -5% Cohort Loyalty Gain Chance Commander Modifier: +0.01 Monthly Popularity +1 Zeal	Zealousness is strong in this legion, which has brought down the edifices of foreign gods in enemy lands.
Barca	10% chance when entering a mountains, hills, desert, marsh, or jungle territory with force march enabled	Unit Modifier: -10% Army Weight Modifier +5% Cohort Loyalty Gain Chance +10% Light Cavalry Offense +10% Light Infantry Offense Commander Modifier: +1 Martial	This legion has followed its commander on campaigns far beyond our homeland, acquiring an instinctive knowledge of the leadership style and goals in that campaign. To this day it is known as Barca, or thunderbolt, for its brave offensives.
Constans	~5% chance after winning a battle involving at least 8000 men against another legion	Unit Modifier: +15% Assault Ability +5% Cohort Loyalty Gain Chance +10% Heavy Cavalry Offense +10% Light Infantry Offense Commander Modifier: +2 Martial	This army was once commanded by one of the most famous generals of the ancient world, acquiring a reputation for not only greatness but also for being uniquely skilled at causing cities to fall.
Elephantina	~9% chance after winning a battle involving at least 8000 men with a legion that has at least 10 war elephant cohorts	Unit Modifier: +5% Cohort Loyalty Gain Chance +10% War Elephant Offense -15% War Elephant Maintenance Cost +20% War Elephant Movement Speed Commander Modifier: +1 Martial	The elephant corps of this legion has been described as a wall of thunder crushing everything before it. Over time it has acquired experience and know-how both in how to make these animals perform to their fullest in battle and how to feed and transport them with a minimum of hurdles.
Argyraspides	~9% chance after winning a battle involving at least 8000 men against an army belonging to a Hellenistic culture group country	Unit Modifier: +5% Cohort Loyalty Gain Chance +10% Heavy Infantry Offense +10% Heavy Infantry Defense -10% Heavy Infantry Maintenance Cost	Likened to the silver shields of old, an elite fighting unit in the armies of Alexander the Great, this unit has earned a reputation as an unbreakable phalanx.
Corona Obsidionalis	~13% chance after winning a battle involving at least 8000 men on a territory with an owned fort	Unit Modifier: +10% Army Morale Recovery +5% Cohort Loyalty Gain Chance Commander Modifier: +0.01 Monthly Popularity +0.05 Monthly Family Prestige	The highest military decoration in the Roman Army was the Corona Obsidionalis, or Blockade Crown. This was earned by the commander of this legion after a great military victory.
Triumphalis	Given after holding a triumph for the legion's commander	Unit Modifier: +10% Morale of Armies +10% Cohort Loyalty Gain Chance Commander Modifier: +0.01 Monthly Popularity +0.05 Monthly Family Prestige	This legion was awarded the honor of entering the capital as part of the triumph of its commander, an honor it still cherishes to this day.
Ferrata	~9% chance after winning a battle involving at least 8000 men with a legion that has at least 16 heavy infantry cohorts	Unit Modifier: +15% Heavy Infantry Discipline +10% Heavy Infantry Morale +15% Light Infantry Discipline	Having acquired a reputation for its great loyalty and steadfastness, this legion has earned the name 'Ferrata' or Ironclad.
Fulminata	Given after winning a battle involving at least 8000 men in a territory with the Winter Storm, Desert Storm, or Catastrophic Storm Damage modifiers	Unit Modifier: +10% Archers Defense +10% Heavy Infantry Defense +10% Light Infantry Defense	This legion was blessed by the divine when it was saved by a thunderstorm from certain defeat.
Frumentaria	~5% chance after winning a battle involving at least 8000 men against another legion while the army has at least 90% of its maximum food storage	Unit Modifier: -20% Army Weight Modifier +15% Reinforcement Speed +10% Army Morale Recovery	This legion has been honored and been greatly acclaimed for its ability to live off the land and make the most of any situation.

Dishonors[edit | edit source]

Distinction	Requirements	Effects	Flavor Text
Trepida	~9.5% chance after losing a battle involving at least 8000 men	Unit Modifier: -15% Morale of Armies Commander Modifier: -0.05 Monthly Family Prestige	This legion has a reputation stained by its infamous show of cowardice in the past.
Rapax	25% chance if the harshest looting (4th) option is selected after capturing a city Note: The harshest option will only appear when capturing large or important cities	Unit Modifier: -10% Army Morale Recovery -5% Cohort Loyalty Gain Chance Commander Modifier: -0.05 Monthly Family Prestige	Having behaved in an indefensible way against those too weak to defend themselves, this legion carries a permanent stain on its honor from its past actions.
Desertrix	Given to all legions that defect to the rebel side in a civil war	Unit Modifier: +15% Cohort Loyalty Gain Chance Commander Modifier: -0.05 Monthly Family Prestige +1 Charisma	This legion is forever known for the infidelity of a past civil war, when it joined with the traitors and betrayers on the losing side.
Impia	Given after desecrating a holy site dedicated to a god which belongs to the state religion, which will also remove the Pia distinction if the legion currently has it	Unit Modifier: -10% Morale of Armies Commander Modifier: -0.05 Monthly Family Prestige -1 Zeal	The honor of this legion is stained after it sacked the temple of one of the gods it was supposed to honor and worship.
Improba	25% chance if the legion's commander is killed in battle	Unit Modifier: -5% Cohort Loyalty Gain Chance Commander Modifier: -0.05 Monthly Family Prestige -1 Martial	Having been unable to protect its commander, this legion has an everlasting stain on its honor.