The playable Carthaginian roster offers Phoenician infantry and the Sacred Band as its strongest high-end options, but the historical comparison is broader. Carthage fielded infantry described here as not dissimilar to Roman legionaries, while the game withholds an equivalent unit. Historical Carthaginian armies also had capable archers even though the faction receives no archer unit. The game instead emphasizes cavalry and elephants among Carthage's specialist strengths. The comparison shows how faction balance can simplify a real state's military options and turn game weaknesses into false historical impressions.
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Carthage's army was broader than the game roster
Missing high-end infantry and archers show how a faction roster can impose artificial weaknesses on a historically more varied Carthaginian army.