Etruria

Etruria

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Primary culture

Etruscan (Italic)

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Capital territory

Vatluna (114)

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Government

Oligarchic Republic

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State religion

Hellenic

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Military traditions

Italic tradition group

Etruscan heritage

+0.02% Monthly Civilization Change
−25% Found city cost modifier
+5% Military Provincial Investment Cost

Etruria, or the Etruscan League, is a regional power in northern Italia, a confederation of the 12 main Etruscan cities. The oldest of the Italic civilizations that had a profound influence on the Romans that succeeded them, the Etruscans are well past their prime in 450 AUC, with Etruria the last of the three Etruscan leagues after the Roman conquest of Campania and the fall of the Padanian cities to the Gauls and itself severely weakened after its defeat in the Second Samnite War. Historically Etruria would make one last attempt to destroy the emerging Roman hegemony in alliance with Samnium, Umbria, and the Senones in the Third Samnite War. This attempt was ultimately unsuccessful, with the Etruscan cities subjugated one by one after the collapse of the league in 283 BC. Ingame, while still one of the stronger powers in the region, Etruria must move quickly to secure allies against the might of Rome who will likely soon go to war, but if it can emerge successful and crush the rise of Rome in its infancy, Etruria will be in a strong position to restore its traditional hegemony over Italy and beyond.

Decisions

Etruria has a decision to form its unique formable of Tuscia if it manages to defeat the Romans and conquer the city of Rome. If Rome still exists, taking the decision will also give Etruria the option of offering to return Rome and the rest of Latium to Rome in exchange for the Romans becoming a feudatory and accepting the humiliation of dismantling their republic for an Etruscan king by the name of Tarquinius.

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Confirm Italic Superiority

For centuries, the growing rivalry with our Roman neighbors has dominated our politics. Once and for all, it is time to reclaim our birthright, and restore the wrongs visited upon our ancestor's great ally, Tarquinius.

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Potential requirements Owns at least 1 territory Is Etruria Is not a Tier 2 or Tier 3 formable Has not previously formed Tuscia	Allow Is not at war Owns Roma (1) If the current country owns Roma (1) and Rome exists: Rome is not at war or in a civil war
Effects Country becomes Tuscia Tooltip: If they still exist, we will be able to send an offer to the Romans, potentially leading to them becoming our subject. If the current country is a republic, and Rome exists and is not currently a subject: Get the event The Kingdom of Rome Get 2 free province investments

Diplomacy

Etruria begins in an alliance with its neighbour of Friniatia to the north.

Population

Etruria starts with a population of 377 across 28 territories. Most of the population in the core Etrurian areas is Etruscan Hellenic, with small populations of other Italic Hellenic pops along the border. Etruria's Corsican colonies are instead mostly Corsican Canaanite, with the local capital and former Phocaean colony of Alalia still mostly populated by Massalian Hellenic pops.

The population type breakdown is listed below:

• 5 (1.33%) Nobles
• 94 (24.93%) Citizens
• 70 (18.57%) Freemen
• 128 (33.95%) Tribesmen
• 80 (21.22%) Slaves

Unique deities

Main article: Hellenic#Etruscan deities

These deities are available to nations of Etruscan culture, as long as they are Hellenic, or polytheistic and have enough Hellenic pops / control the deity's holy site:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Apulu	War	Common	+5% Manpower Recovery Speed	+6% National Freeman Happiness	Gain 0.50 Military Experience, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, with a minimum of +2 and a maximum of +5	14, Cisra, Etruria
Laran	War	Common	−5% Aggressive Expansion Impact	+5% Morale of Armies	1 Freeman appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	—
Hercle	War	Rare	−2.50% Legion Maintenance Cost	+5% Discipline	Gain 1,000 Manpower, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, and an extra 1,000 if the deity’s Martial is at least 11, if manpower is below 80% Gain 2.00 Military Experience, otherwise	—
Nethuns	War	Rare	+10% Ship Starting Experience	+8% Ship Damage Done	A random navy gains two units of Octeres, if a navy exists Gain 0.50 Military Experience, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, otherwise A random ocean tile and all other ocean territories within 2 tiles in the Mediterranean Sea region get the modifier Stormy Seas for 60 days, giving +10 Attrition	—
Menrva	Culture	Common	+5% Research Points	+10% National Citizen Output	Gain +2.50 Oratory Advances progress multiplied by the deity’s Charisma, with a minimum of +5 and a maximum of +25	—
Nortia	Culture	Rare	+4% Integrated Culture Happiness	−0.04 Monthly Tyranny	Gain +2.50 Civic Advances progress multiplied by the deity’s Finesse, with a minimum of +5 and a maximum of +25	—
Tinia	Culture	Rare	+10% Monthly Political Influence	+0.10 Monthly Ruler Popularity Gain	Up to 5 pops in a random territory assimilate to the deity’s culture	131, Arritim, Etruria
Uni	Culture	Rare	+10% Population Capacity	+6% National Citizen Happiness	If the deity has more than 8 finesse, gain 1 Free Province Investment Otherwise, the culture with the most pops gets +8% Culture Happiness and +10% Culture Slave Output	—
Usil	Culture	Rare	+4% Unintegrated Culture Happiness	+6% National Noble Happiness	Convert 1 pop in the capital into a Noble, including cultural conversion if necessary; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 3 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	—
Aita	Economy	Rare	+10% National Tax	+0.04% Monthly Civilization Change	A Citizen appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	—
Sethlans	Economy	Rare	+7.50% Military Tech Investment	−10% Fort Maintenance	+5.00 Supply Limit and +15% Local Fort Defense in the capital province and another random province, for five years	—
Turms	Economy	Rare	+15% National Commerce Income	+12% Civic Tech Investment	Gain 15 Wealth multiplied by the deity’s Finesse, with a minimum of 50 and an additional 75 gold if the deity has more than 10 Finesse	—
Cels	Fertility	Common	+10% Global Monthly Food Modifier	+12% State Religion Happiness	+0.15% Local Population Growth in the capital province for five years	—
Artume	Fertility	Rare	+5% Pop Assimilation Speed	+7% Integrated Culture Happiness	Gain 50 Food in every province, multiplied by the deity’s Charisma	—
Fufluns	Fertility	Rare	+10% Population Capacity	+6% National Freeman Happiness	+0.15% Local Population Growth in the capital province for five years	—
Turan	Fertility	Rare	+15% Supply Limit	−8% Monthly Wages for Characters	1 Slave appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	22, Velcal, Etruria
Zerene	Fertility	Rare	+0.04% National Population Growth	+15% Global Monthly Food Modifier	+0.15% Local Population Growth in the capital province for five years	—

Strategy

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Beating Rome

Make no mistake: crushing Rome is the top priority for Etruria.

• Gaining feudatories: Just as Rome has her own feudatories, Etruria must make feudatories out of nearby Italic realms; Umbria and Picentia are good choices.
• Striking at the right opportunity: Etruria must be ready to attack Rome and catch her in a two-front war. This should be relatively easy as Rome starts with a truce with Etruria. By allying with the Italic realms to the north of Rome, Etruria can convince the Roman AI to attack southwards. Once the war has progressed a bit, declare war and quickly siege down the two forts in Rome's northern border.
  • Don't worry if you cannot fully annex Rome in one war; causing Rome to lose one entire province (Latinum) is usually enough to cripple her, making her easy prey for the other powers on the peninsula.

Securing Italia

Once Rome has been crushed, the biggest threat to Etruria securing the region of Italia is Carthage. Again, striking while Carthage is distracted by another war is advised. At game start, Carthaginian territories in Sardinia are not protected by forts, making sieges easy.