Nations

Nations are the powers competing for dominance and victory in the Old World. The player controls one Nation against one or more Nations controlled by AIs or other players. Nations expand, develop, and conquer. There are currently ten nations, with seven in the base game and three included in DLC. Each nation is led by a Leader.

List of Nations

Nation	Leader	Bonuses	Starting Technologies	Unique Buildings	Unique Units	Families
Assyria	Ashurbanipal (Educated Zealot)	[All Cities] New Units Start with Focus I [All Units] +100% Pillage Yield, +2 per Military Unit killed	Trapping Administration Military Drill	Shrine of Ninurta (War) Shrine of Nuska (Fire) Shrine of Shamash (Sun) Shrine of Ashur (Kingship)	Battering Ram Siege Tower	Sargonid (Champions) Tudiya (Hunters) Adasi (Patrons) Erishum (Clerics)
Babylonia	Nebuchadnezzar (Prosperous Scholar)	[All Cities] +1 /Turn, +20% [All Cities] +2 with Treasury	Trapping Administration Rhetoric	Shrine of Nabu (Wisdom) Shrine of Ishtar (Love) Shrine of Ereshkigal (Underworld) Shrine of Marduk (Kingship)	Akkadian Archer Cimmerian Archer	Kassite (Hunters) Chaldean (Artisans) Isin (Traders) Amorite (Sages)
Carthage	Dido (Cunning Diplomat)	New Cities: +200 Can hire Mercenaries from Tribes [All Cities] +10 if Connected	Divination Trapping Aristocracy	Shrine of Melqart (Water) Shrine of Baal Hammon (Love) Shrine of Eshmun (Healing) Shrine of Tanit (Hearth)	African Elephant Turreted Elephant	Barcid (Riders) Magonid (Artisans) Hannonid (Traders) Didonian (Statesmen)
Egypt	Hatshepsut (Inspiring Builder))	On Start: +400 [All Cities] +40% from Farm on River [All Cities]: -20% Cost for adjacent Improvements of the same Class	Ironworking Stonecutting Labour Force	Shrine of Ra (Sun) Shrine of Osiris (Underworld) Shrine of Isis (Healing) Shrine of Neith (Hunting)	Light Chariot Kushite Cavalry	Ramesside (Riders) Amarna (Clerics) Thurmonid (Sages) Saite (Landowners)
Greece	Phillip II (Bold Commander)	Unlocks Olympiad [All Cities] +2 [All Cities] -25% Goods Cost for Settlers	Ironworking Stonecutting Drama	Shrine of Athena (Wisdom) Shrine of Poseidon (Water) Shrine of Hades (Underworld) Shrine of Zeus (Kingship)	Hoplite Phalangite	Argeads (Champions) Cypselids (Artisans) Seleucids (Patrons) Alcmaenidae (Sages)
Persia	Cyrus (Hardy Hero)	+50% Harvest Production [All Cities]: Pasture: +0.5 /Turn [All Cities] -25% Goods Cost for Ranged Units	Ironworking Trapping Husbandry	Shrine of Atar (Fire) Shrine of Mithra (Hunting) Shrine of Anahita (Water) Shrine of Hvar Khshaita (Sun)	Palton Cavalry Cataphract Archer	Sasanid (Riders) Mihranid (Hunters) Arsacid (Clerics) Achaemenid (Statesmen)
Rome	Romulus (Ruthless Tactician)	[All Units] +1 Fatigue Limit [All Cities] +2	Ironworking Stonecutting Polis	Shrine of Bellona (War) Shrine of Feronia (Love) Shrine of Sol (Fire) Shrine of Ceres (Hearth)	Hastatus Legionary	Julius (Statesmen) Claudius (Landowners) Fabius (Champions) Valerius (Patrons)
Hatti (with Heroes of the Aegean)	Hattusili (Warlike Judge)	[All Cities] +2 /Turn [All Units] Can Remove Vegetation, Ignore Hill Movement terrain cost	Ironworking Husbandry Administration	Shrine of Tarhun (War) Shrine of Arinnitti (Hearth) Shrine of Kamrusepa (Healing) Shrine of Halki (Hunting)	Heavy Chariot Three Man Chariot	Kussaran (Riders) Nenassan (Landowners) Zalupwan (Patrons) Hattusan (Traders)
Kush (with Pharoahs of the Nile)	Amanitore (Swift Hero)	[All Cities] Shrines: +50% Output [All Units] Can build Forts	Trapping Stonecutting Divination	Shrine of Melul (Sun) Shrine of Apedemek (War) Shrine of Amani (Kingship) Shrine of Sabomakal (Love) Kushite Pyramids	Medjay Archer Beja Archer	Yam (Hunters) Irtjet (Artisans) Wawat (Traders) Setju (Landowners)
Aksum (with Wrath of Gods)	Kaleb (Pious Commander)	[Capital] Unlocks Mint Coin [All Cities] Elephants adds Carved Ivory when Improved Upon a leader's death, a Stele will be built	Trapping Labor Force Administration	Shrine of Astar (Love) Shrine of Mahrem (War) Shrine of Beher (Water) Shrine of Medr (Fire)	D'mt Warrior Shotelai	Agaw (Champions) Agazi (Traders) Tigrayan (Clerics) Barya (Patrons)