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Rebuilding the Theme System

gre_rebuilding_the_theme_system_advance

We have looked to the golden age of the Middle Byzantine period to solve our manpower crisis. By granting hereditary land plots to Akritai (border guards) in exchange for perpetual military service, we create a self-sustaining defense force deeply rooted in the soil they protect. This system reduces our reliance on expensive mercenaries and ensures that every province has a dedicated militia capable of holding the line until the main imperial army arrives.

RequiresOrganized RecruitmentAdvancerequires

Conditions

Potential

Is or was Greece

Exact conditions

Advance tree

1. Professional Armies
2. Organized Recruitment
3. Rebuilding the Theme System

Modifiers

• Manpower+10%

Connections

Requires 2

Advances

• Organized RecruitmentRenaissanceRequires

Formable Countries

• GreecePotential

Belongs to 1

• RenaissanceAge

Definitionin_game/common/advances/culture_group_greek.txt:133

age = age_2_renaissance

icon = offensive_army

▾potential = {

has_or_had_tag = GRE

}

global_manpower_modifier = 0.1

requires = recruitment_improvements_renaissance

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