It was ruled by the Ptolemaic dynasty that Ptolemy I Soter founded after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC-which ended with the death of Cleopatra VII and the Roman conquest in 30 BC. The Ptolemaic Kingdom was a Hellenistic kingdom in Egypt. They were known for their lavish wealth, grand architecture and strong trade empire through the Silk Road. Their cavalry was strong and exotic yet expensive, and included the fearsome cavalry archer, camelry, mahout elephants, and scythed chariots. Though their infantry were weak and poorly equipped, they could be massed in vast numbers. While they have no siege units, they do have access to three different elephant units including the Worker Elephant, a mobile dropsite that can also repair buildings.Ĭosmopolitan to the core, the Persian Empire levied a wide variety of troops from their vassal satrapies.
The Mauryans represent the Maurya Empire in India. With a wide selection of units and siege engines, Macedonians are well suited to creative tactics and strategy - especially combined arms. Perhaps one of the best known conquerors of nations, Alexander's legacy remained around for some time even under new kingdoms headed by his former generals. Then under Alexander the Great went on conquer much of the known world traveling as far as India before dying of fever and forever cementing the influence of Greek culture throughout the contemporary known world. The Macedonians are a Greek faction originating from northeastern Greece around the Haliacmon valley, over time they came to expand and dominate Thrace and Illyria. Main article: Iberians Kushites Main article: Kushites Macedonians Toledo steel grants them superior metal weaponry. A number of their ranged units also have the unique ability to fire flaming missiles. Their foot units are some of the fastest and most rapid-firing in the game, particularly their Balearic Slingers. The Iberians were fathers of the art of guerrilla warfare, capable of lightning strikes against an opponent and withdrawing before he can mass an offensive. Their special units include heavy cavalry, heavy infantry and a special rotary mill that can improve farm production.
They are similar to the Britons, but have slightly divergent specialty focused more heavy shock tactics. The Gauls represent the Celtic tribes of Continental Western Europe which currently encompasses most of modern day France during the times of before and Roman conquest. After gaining independence from Tyre, Carthage soon became a formidable force in the western Mediterranean, eventually taking over much of North Africa and modern-day Spain and becoming an economic powerhouse. The Carthaginians, or Punics, were an ancient civilization centered on the Phoenician city-state of Carthage, located outside what is now Tunis, Tunisia. Their special units include Chariots, powerful heavy infantry, long swordsmen and war dogs, which can be useful for not only hunting, but also in combat. They are similar to the Gauls, but have slightly divergent specialty. The Britons represent the celtic tribes of the British Isles around or before the times of Roman conquest. As the forebearers of Athenian democracy and philosophy, they are least war driven of all the Hellenistic factions - although the combination of their economic and military potential makes them very formidable with a selection of units. The Athenians represent the City-State of Athens and the allies influenced by them.
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