Roman missions

With the Punic Wars DLC, Rome has a unique set of 9 missions primarily focusing on its conquests during the time period, including the unification of Italy, the struggle with Carthage over Africa and the Western Mediterranean, conquering the tribes of Gaul and Hispania, and incursions into the east to gain control of the Hellenistic states of Greece and Asia.

Roman Italia

Since the founding of Roma by Romulus hundreds of years ago, our proud city has skirmished with our Italic neighbors, vying for control of the coasts and cities of Latium and Campania. Our recent victories over the Etruscans and Samnites have proved our superiority, and it is clear that it is Rome who is destined to unite the Italic peoples and lead them to glory.

The Roman Italia mission tree focuses on the unification of Italy under Roman rule, with tasks to conquer each of the other Italic regions and tribes and set up Roman colonies in the region. The end of the tree allows choosing between possible specializations for the colonies, as well as choosing whether to grant full rights and citizenship to deal with the now-subjugated Italic peoples, or enforcing a Roman hegemony. There are also optional tasks to organize a Pan-Italic Congress to attempt to unify Italy diplomatically, which many allow Rome to get alliances, guarantees, and feudatories peacefully, as well as a task to betray the Roman allies and attempt to annex them into the realm forcefully.

Targeted and required countries and territories in the tasks of the Roman Italia mission tree.

  Starting Roman territory
  Destroy Italian Allies
  Crush Samnites
  Destroy Apulians
  Vanquish Lucanians
  Approach Greeks
  Tame Bruttians
  Unseat Umbrians
  End the Etruscans
  Adriatic Opportunities
  Drive Out Gauls
  Italian Colonia (stripes)

The Roman Italia mission tree as it appears ingame. Clicking on a task will lead to the appropriate table entry.

Prerequisites

• Has not aborted this mission in the last 20 years
• The Punic Wars DLC is enabled
• Is Rome
• Does not completely control directly or through subjects the region of Italia, other than the provinces of Corsica, Sardinia Australis, and Sardinia Borealis
• Is not a subject
• Has not previously completed this mission

Mission branches

Italian diplomacy branch

The Italian diplomacy branch starts off the mission tree, with no prerequisites, and allows the country to choose how it deals with the other Italic states. The main task required to progress down the rest of the tree will give various claims on other Italian states as well as various military modifiers, but through optional tasks Rome can also seek to emulate the Greek leagues of old and attempt a more diplomatic approach towards unifying Italy - or forsake its alliances altogether and destroy its sworn feudatories.

	Mission	Potential	Requirements	Effects	Time	Description
	Encourage Expansion	Always	The Pan-Italic Congress task is not currently running	While the task is running: Get one of the following events each month: The Deceitful Umbrians, with a weight of 10 The Romano-Sabine Feud, with a weight of 10 Historic Wars, with a weight of 15 The Jealousy of the Samnites, with a weight of 10 The Etruscan Threat, with a weight of 10 Italian Destiny, with a weight of 15 The Might of Rome, with a weight of 15 Auspices of Jupiter, with a weight of 10 Surrounded by Vultures, with a weight of 2 When the task is complete: Tooltip: Claims on the Italian peninsula. Tooltip: Rome will be able to pick between various military modifiers. Get the event The Ascendance of Rome	365 days	If we are to inspire in the Roman people a longing for real glory we must begin by convincing them that the conquest of our neighbors is not only expedient, but necessary.
	Pan-Italic Congress	Always	Has not completed any of the following: Destroy Italian Allies There are at least 3 countries that: Are independent Have a primary culture in the Italic culture group Have their capital in the mainland provinces of Italia and Magna Graecia Have at least -50 opinion of Rome The Encourage Expansion task is not currently running The following will bypass the task: The congress was cancelled (as checked by the congress_bypass variable)	While the task is running: Get one of the following events each month: Pan-Italic Congress Organised, with a weight of 10 Pan-Italic Congress Convenes, with a weight of 10 [SCOPE.sC('friendly_delegate_1').GetAdjective]-[SCOPE.sC('friendly_delegate_2').GetAdjective] Friendship, with a weight of 10 Dialogue with [SCOPE.sC('congress_target').GetName], with a weight of 10 Feudatories Anxious, with a weight of 10 The [SCOPE.sC('rm_allies_1').GetAdjective]-[SCOPE.sC('rm_allies_2').GetAdjective] Alliance, with a weight of 10 When the task is complete: Tooltip: Participating nations will receive diplomatic events which can improve their relations or create alliances. Get the event Congress Concludes	365 days	There is a dream of shared nationhood; that we and our Italic brethren can be united under a common cause. Such a bold and novel move will surely tower over past diplomatic successes.
	Destroy Italian Allies	Is not AI-controlled	Has not completed any of the following: Pan-Italic Congress Italic Citizenship Owns at least 70 territories Has a subject with in the Italic culture group The Encourage Expansion task is not currently running The following will bypass the task: Has started the Italic Citizenship task	Tooltip: We will declare war on all our Italic Subjects. Completing this task will give a large penalty to Assimilation Speed and Wrong Culture Happiness in the Region of Italia for 75 years, as well as reduce our Stability -25.00 and increase our Aggressive Expansion +10.00. Get the event The Italian Question	Instant	The prospect of betraying our Italic feudatories is mad sacrilegious raving, but to some it would represent our total victory over lesser brother nations and keep them in check.

Southern expansion branch

The southern expansion branch directs Rome towards the conquest of mainland Magna Graecia, particularly subjugating or destroying the local powers of Samnium, Apulia. Messapia, Lucania, and Bruttia and establishing Roman colonies as a reward. There is also an optional mission task that allows the country to peacefully demand tributary status of the various Greek city-states or liberate subjugated cities from their overlords, though these aggressive moves may spur the formation of an anti-Roman coalition instead.

	Mission	Potential	Requirements	Effects	Time	Description
	Crush Samnites	Always	Has completed or bypassed the following, if they exist: Encourage Expansion Samnium does not exist Owns Bovianum (32) Owns Aeclanum (1718) Owns Beneventum (41) The following will bypass the task: Samnium is a subject of the current country	The current ruler gains 5 popularity Tooltip: Rome will be able to found a Colonia in a conquered Territory. The province of Campania gets the modifier Fresh Conquest for 10 years, giving: -0.50 Local Unrest +15% Pop Assimilation Speed Rome gets the event The Conquest of Samnium	Instant	The Samnites scupper our efforts to colonize Campania and rally support against us. The shame we suffered at the Caudine Forks will be nothing compared to their total subjugation.
	Destroy Apulians	Always	Has completed or bypassed the following, if they exist: Encourage Expansion Apulia and Messapia do not exist Owns at least one territory in the provinces of Apulia and Tarentum Owns Brundisium (57) The following will bypass the task: Apulia and Messapia are subjects of the current country	The current ruler gains 5 popularity Tooltip: Rome will be able to found a Colonia in a conquered Territory. The provinces of Apulia and Tarentum get the modifier Fresh Conquest for 5 years, giving: -0.50 Local Unrest +15% Pop Assimilation Speed Rome gets the event The Conquest of Apulia	Instant	With our expansion into Apulia the local tribes have become restless and worried, but securing the important crossing points to Greece is necessary to deter a repeat of Epirote ambition.
	Vanquish Lucanians	Always	Has completed or bypassed the following, if they exist: Crush Samnites Lucania does not exist Owns at least one territory in the province of Lucania The following will bypass the task: Lucania is a subject of the current country	The current ruler gains 5 popularity Tooltip: Rome will be able to found a Colonia in a conquered Territory. The province of Lucania gets the modifier Fresh Conquest for 10 years, giving: -0.50 Local Unrest +15% Pop Assimilation Speed Rome gets the event The Conquest of Lucania	Instant	The Lucanians are a nuisance, friends of the Samnites and ever squabbling with the Greeks. We must succeed where Alexandros I of Epirus failed and subdue them to open the way south.
	Approach Greeks	Always	Has completed or bypassed the following, if they exist: Vanquish Lucanians Has not taken a diplomatic task in the last 180 days (as checked by the rm_befriend_cooldown variable)	While the task is running: Get one of the following events every month: [SCOPE.Custom('get_persuade_greeks_title')], with a weight of 10 Anti-Roman Coalition, with a weight of 10 Stirring the Pot, with a weight of 10 Greek Coalition Grows, with a weight of 10 When the task is complete: Tooltip: Events allowing diplomatic negotiations with Hellenistic states in Magna Graecia. Set that a diplomatic task was finished for the next 180 days (with the rm_befriend_cooldown variable)	365 days	The Italiote Greek colonies flourished long before Roma. We could convince these philosophers and actors to accept our protection in exchange for a equitable exchange.
	Tame Bruttians	Always	Has completed or bypassed the following, if they exist: Vanquish Lucanians Destroy Apulians Bruttia does not exist Owns Petelia (79) Owns or has a subject that owns at least two of the following territories: Thourioi (52) Kroton (78) Hipponion (75) Rhegion (72) The following will bypass the task: Bruttia is a subject of the current country	The current ruler gains 5 popularity Tooltip: Rome will be able to found a Colonia in a conquered Territory. The province of Calabria gets the modifier Fresh Conquest for 10 years, giving: -0.50 Local Unrest +15% Pop Assimilation Speed Rome gets the event The Conquest of Bruttia	Instant	The Bruttii straddle the craggy promontory of Calabria. They too must accept Roman hegemony, and make way for Roma to access the riches of Sicilia.

Northern expansion branch

The northern expansion branch directs Rome to expand to the north, conquering Umbria and Etruria as well as beginning the conquest of the Gauls in Senones to establish Roman colonies and assert its control over mainland Italia. Ancona can also be peacefully vassalized through an optional task and event chain.

	Mission	Potential	Requirements	Effects	Time	Description
	Unseat Umbrians	Always	Has completed or bypassed the following, if they exist: Encourage Expansion Umbria does not exist Owns Plestia (103) Owns Icuvium (123) The following will bypass the task: Umbria is a subject of the current country	The current ruler gains 5 popularity Tooltip: Rome will be able to found a Colonia in a conquered Territory. The provinces of Picenum and Arminium get the modifier Fresh Conquest for 10 years, giving: -0.50 Local Unrest +15% Pop Assimilation Speed Rome gets the event The Conquest of Umbria	Instant	The Umbrians hide in their Apennine hill-forts, skirmishing with the Etruscans across the Tiber. We must secure the defensible ranges from these bandits.
	End the Etruscans	Always	Has completed or bypassed the following, if they exist: Encourage Expansion Etruria and its subjects do not own any territories in the provinces of Etruria and Tuscia Owns or has a subject that owns at least 3 territories in each of the provinces of Etruria and Tuscia Owns Velcal (22) The following will bypass the task: Etruria is a subject of the current country	The current ruler gains 5 popularity Tooltip: Rome will be able to found a Colonia in a conquered Territory. The provinces of Etruria and Tuscia get the modifier Fresh Conquest for 10 years, giving: -0.50 Local Unrest +15% Pop Assimilation Speed Rome gets the event The Conquest of Etruria	Instant	The Etruscans used to dominate the Italian peninsula, but our victory at Lacus Vadimo has revealed how weak they have become. It is time we supplant them as hegemon of the Italic states.
	Adriatic Opportunities	Ancona exists	Has completed or bypassed the following, if they exist: Unseat Umbrians Ancona exists, owns Ankon (117), owns at most 3 territories, and is not a subject Rome or one of its subjects borders Ancona Has not taken a diplomatic task in the last 180 days (as checked by the rm_befriend_cooldown variable) The following will bypass the task: Ancona does not exist, or the current country or one of its subjects owns Ankon (117)	When the task is complete: Tooltip: Ancona may become our Subject, else we will gain Claims. Rome gets the event The Port City of Ankon Set that a diplomatic task was finished for the next 180 days (with the rm_befriend_cooldown variable)	Instant	Ancona is well placed to control trade and protect the coasts of the Adriatic. A diplomatic solution may be best, one in which both our interests are accounted for.
	Drive Out Gauls	Always	Has completed or bypassed the following, if they exist: Unseat Umbrians Senones does not exist or does not own any territories in the province of Ariminium Owns Ravna (142) Owns Sena (121) The following will bypass the task: Senones is a subject of the current country	The current ruler gains 5 popularity Tooltip: Rome will be able to found a Colonia in a conquered Territory. Rome gets the event The Conquest of the Senonii	Instant	Gallic invasions from the north are an ever present threat with the Senones so close to Roma. We must drive these barbarians out to defend the gateway to Cisalpine Gaul.

Italian administration branch

Once the two expansion branches have been finished, the Italian administration task allows Rome to decide on what specialization it wants for its colonia, and to finish the tree decide whether to enforce Roman supremacy over the subjugated Italic peoples, or to grant citizenship with all its privileges to all Italians, either of which will anger a significant portion of the country.

	Mission	Potential	Requirements	Effects	Time	Description
	Italian Colonia	Always	Has completed or bypassed the following, if they exist: Drive Out Gauls Tame Bruttians Rome owns or has subjects that own at least 50 territories in the region of Italia, excluding the provinces of Corsica, Sardinia Borealis, and Sardinia Australis Rome owns or has subjects that own at least 25 territories in the region of Magna Graecia, excluding the provinces of Siculia, Sicania, and Syracuse	Tooltip: Pick one of four specializations for the Roman Colonia modifier Rome gets 2 free province investments Rome gets the event Colonia Specialization	Instant	With our presence established across the Italian peninsula, we must decide what should become the focus of the colonies we have founded, in order to ensure the continued dominance of Roma.
	Roman Hegemony	Always	Has completed or bypassed the following, if they exist: Italian Colonia Has not completed any of the following: Italic Citizenship None The following will bypass the task: Has started the Italic Citizenship task	The current ruler gains 5 popularity Tooltip: Get the modifier Roman Hegemony for 25 years, giving: -15% Wrong Culture Happiness +15% Primary Culture Happiness -0.10 Integration Speed Lose 10 stability Every adult Roman character will gain +10.0 Loyalty Rome gets the event Roman Hegemony	180 days	The conquered must accept their conquest, and this time Rome is the conquerer. The dominance of Romans grants them higher status in society over other Italic peoples - or so the senators say.
	Italic Citizenship	Always	Has completed or bypassed the following, if they exist: Italian Colonia Has not completed any of the following: Roman Hegemony Destroy Italian Allies None The following will bypass the task: Has started the Roman Hegemony task	The current ruler loses 10 popularity Tooltip: Get the modifier Pan-Italic Citizenship for 25 years, giving: +15% Wrong Culture Happiness -15% Primary Culture Happiness +0.10 Integration Speed Lose 30 stability Every adult Roman character will lose -10.0 Loyalty Every Italic Subject will gain +50.0 Opinion of Rome Rome gets the event Pan-Italic Citizenship	180 days	The peoples of Italia remain jaded at their sudden and deleterious turn in fortune. Granting them equal legal footing with Romans may win them over - at the cost of some aristocratic grumblings.

Completion

Requirements

• Has completed one of the following tasks:
  • Roman Hegemony
  • Italic Citizenship

Effects

• None

Abortion

Effects

• Set the mission as being unavailable for the next 20 years (using the roman_mission_01_italia variable)

Events

• Roman Italia mission events
• Roman conquest events

The First Provincia

The islands that lay off the Italian peninsula are natural targets for expanding Rome's influence and depriving Punic and Greek colonists of the rich spoils these rugged lands hold.

The First Provincia mission tree directs Rome to expand into the nearby Mediterranean islands of Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily, historically their first conquests outside of Italia proper after the First Punic War. The various tasks grant claims

The First Provincia mission tree as it appears ingame. Clicking on a task will lead to the appropriate table entry.

Prerequisites

• Has not aborted this mission in the last 20 years
• The Punic Wars DLC is enabled
• Is Rome
• Owns directly or through subjects at least 50 territories in the region of Italia
• Does not own at least one of the following territories:
  • Alalia (3515)
  • Sulki (3481)
  • Olbia Rasna (3504)
  • Lilibaya (94)
  • Messana (80)
  • Syrakousai (84)
• Is not a subject
• Has not previously completed this mission

Events

• The First Provincia mission events
• Roman conquest events

Cisalpine Gaul

File:Cisalpine Gaul

Cisalpine Gaul

Cisalpine Gaul The Italic and Gallic tribes to the north hold sway over the fertile Padus valley and block our land access to the north. We must sweep aside these pitiful tribes and secure the rich lands of Cisalpine Gaul for Rome.

Completion Criteria Conquer, or subjugate, Cisalpine Gaul.

Mission Events

Main article: Cisalpine Gaul mission events

Punic Rivals

File:Punic Rivals

Punic Rivals

Punic Rivals Long has the Punic city of Carthage dominated trade in the western Mediterranean, extending their domains across fertile Africa, the populous islands of the Internal Sea, the rich lands of Hispania, and even, it is said, beyond the Pillars of Hercules. If we are to become the foremost power in the area, a reckoning with Carthage is inevitable - they will not readily forgo the trappings of their vast empire.

Completion Criteria Conquer, or subjugate, Carthage.

Mission Events

Main article: Punic Rivals mission events

Hispanian Ambition

File:Ispanian Ambition

ispanian Ambition

Hispanian Ambitions The great rolling hills of the Iberian peninsula verily seem to have no end, but we know that there is a sea surrounding this place, and with a sea there is a goal. All of Hispania must be brought into the fold, from the Pillars of Hercules, to the mountains of Pyrene, if we are to ensure the Mediterranean trade routes and protect our western borders from invasion.

Completion Criteria Conquer, or subjugate, the Iberian peninsula.

Mission Events

Main article: Hispanian Ambition mission events

Conquest of Africa

File:Conquest of Africa

Conquest of Africa

Conquest of Africa Now that the Carthaginians have been kicked out of Hispania; and Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, as well as the once-great city of Carthage, a shadow of her former self, are chained to the Roman yoke, it is time to turn our attention to the rest of Africa. There shall be no peace while the Carthaginian empire could still rise from the ashes. Subdued by Rome shall be her lands, and subdued by Rome her peoples.

Completion Criteria This mission will be considered complete when western North Africa is subjugated or conquered.

Mission Events

Main article: Conquest of Africa mission events

Subduing Gaul

File:Subduing Gaul

Subduing Gaul

Subduing Gaul Athwart the mountains of mythical Pyrene and the mighty Rhenus river lays a patchwork of Celtic tribes who go fight petty wars over vendettas and women - it is time to expand our borders and bring these vulnerable barbarians under the rule of the Roman state before someone else beats us to it or the Gauls come to their senses and cross the Alpes once more.

Completion Criteria Conquer, or subjugate, Gaul.

Mission Events

Main article: Subduing Gaul mission events

Subduing Greece

File:Subduing Greece

Subduing Greece

Subduing Greece he people of Greece were long known for their civilization, their many city-states and the many wondrous thoughts and ideas that they inspired. After the rise of Alexander, they have been driven apart and fallen upon harsh times, mere specters of the prominent position they once held at the center of the Mediterranean.

Completion Criteria This mission will be considered complete when we have annexed all of Greece.

Mission Events

Main article: Subduing Greece mission events

Eastern Glory

File:Eastern Glory

Eastern Glory

Eastern Glory In the far east, beyond the lands of the Greeks, lies the Anatolian plains, the Syrian desert, and the rich fertile lands of Egypt and Palestine. Since time immemorial it has been the homeland of great kingdoms and empires, stretching from the known world all the way to the distant Indus.

Completion Criteria This mission will be considered complete when Anatolia and Syria have been annexed.

Mission Events

Main article: Eastern Glory mission events

Missions

Culture Missions

Greek missions