The Greek Cities Gameplay Information
Summary:
The Greeks base their military around Hoplites with support from skirmishers and light cavalry. Although lacking heavy cavalry, local mercenaries complement their missile troops and their position at the economic centre of the world is almost unrivalled.
Overall Unit Summary:
The Greeks have some of the best Hoplites in the game, including the renowned Spartans which are second to none. Their cavalry leaves much to be desired, although it is competent. Heavy Peltasts are one of the best skirmisher units in the game and Cretan Archers and Rhodian Slingers can be recruited locally.
Initial Imperial Campaign Cities:
Sparta (Minor City, Capital), Syracuse (Minor City), Rhodes (Large Town), Pergamum (Large Town), Thermon (Large Town).
Trainable Units:
Note that these units represent what can be trained if the needed buildings are present. Units in Brackets are only available in Multiplayer or Custom Battles.
Peasants, Militia Hoplites, Hoplites, Armoured Hoplites, Peltasts, Archers, Heavy Peltasts, Militia cavalry, Greek Cavalry, Incendiary Pigs, Early General’s Bodyguard, General’s Armored bodyguard, Ballistas, Onagers, Heavy Onagers, (Cretan Archers), (Rhodian Slingers).
Constructable Buildings:
Note that these buildings chains are not all that influence the ability to construct them. Population and existing buildings are also factor.
Building Type | Town | Large Town | Minor city | Large City | Huge City |
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Core Buildings | Governor’s House | Governor’s Villa | Governor’s Palace | Councilor’s Chambers | Royal Palace |
Walls | Wooden Palisade | Wooden Wall | Stone Wall | Large Stone Wall | Epic Stone Wall |
Barracks | Barracks | Militia Barracks | City Barracks | Army Barracks | |
Stables | Stables | Cavalry Stables | Elite Cavalry Stables | Royal Cavalry Stables | |
Ranges | Practice Range | Archery Range | Catapult Range | Siege Engineer | |
Traders | Trader | Market | Agora | Great Agora | Merchants’ Quarter |
Smithies | Blacksmith | Armourer | Foundry | ||
Ports | Port | Shipwright | Dockyard | ||
Water Supply | Sewers | Public Baths | Aqueduct | ||
Farms | Land Clearance | Communal Farming | Crop Rotation | Irrigation | |
Roads | Roads | Paved Roads | |||
Mines | Mines | Mines+1 | |||
Academies | Academy | Scriptorium | Ludus Magna | ||
Theatres | Odeon | Lyceum | Theatre | ||
Temples of Leadership | Shrine to Athena | Temple of Athena | Large Temple of Athena | Awesome Temple of Athena | Pantheion (Athena) |
Temples of Love | Shrine to Aphrodite | Temple of Aphrodite | Large Temple of Aphrodite | Awesome Temple of Aphrodite | Pantheion (Aphrodite) |
Temples of trade | Shrine to Hermes | Temple of Hermes | Large Temple of Hermes | Awesome Temple of Hermes | Pantheion (Hermes) |
Temples of Victory | Shrine to Nike | Temple of Nike | Large Temple of Nike | Awesome Temple of Nike | Pantheion (Nike) |