As the head of a Patrician family, you must guide your Republican dynasty through fortune and misfortune in a world dominated by kings and emperors.
Experience a new and different type of game by playing as one of the great Merchant Republics: Venice, Genoa, Pisa, the Hanseatic League or Gotland.
Improve Your Ruler: You can now actively strive to improve your skills or traits through the new Self Improvement Ambitions.
Explore Byzantine Events & Decisions: Legacy of Rome includes many specific events & decisions to make the Byzantine Empire come alive.
More commander traits are now added to increase the importance of your choice of military leaders.
Leader Focus: Appoint your generals wisely, their traits & skills are now of vital importance on the field of battle.
Streamlined Mobilization: You will always raise a single, larger levy from your direct vassal no need to worry about the opinions of the lower vassals.
Appoint Orthodox Patriarchs: Orthodox kingdoms and empires can now control their own heads of religion instead of being dependent on the patriarch of Constantinople.
Disgruntled vassals will now band together in revolt against your rule.
Experience Factional Revolts: No more easily defeated rebellions.
Raise Standing Armies: You will now be able to use retinues to have standing armies in your domain.
Explore the Intricate Faction System: Join a faction to put pressure on your liege and to keep track of factions in your own realm.