"Hellas" attempts to reconstruct the periods known as the Archaic and Classical Eras of Greek History. The first of these - the Archaic - was generally reckoned to start around the early 8th century B.C. and marked the resurgence of Greek culture and energy after their long Dark Age. Historically, and in the game, the first 250 years are a period of expansion, colonisation and fundamental scientific development.
After around 500 B.C. the focus changes to a struggle for supremacy within Greece, compounded by a greater struggle against the encroaching Persian Empire. Historically, the Greeks defeated the Persians at Marathon (490), Salamis (480) and Platea (479) and were soon in a position to wreak their revenge on a weakened Empire. However, rivalry between the leading city-states of Athens and Sparta escalated into the Peloponesian War - and when Sparta finally emerged victorious she was so depopulated and distrusted by most of the other Greeks that it was left to the northern kingdom of Macedonia to unite Greece by force and lead the way east to overturn the Persian Empire.
This later period (500-400 B.C.) was also the time of the finest flowering of Greek "Classical" culture. The scenario extends to 360 B.C. when Alexander the Great was born, but if you have succeeded in uniting the Greeks yourself, "Alexander" will be an Athenian, Spartan, Corinthinan, Chalcidean or even a Theban!
"Hellas" was the term used by the Ancient Greeks (the "Hellenes") to refer to their country. "Greek" is a word derived from a Roman name for them - and a none too complimentary one at that!
REQUIREMENT: Fantastic Worlds or MGE
Sound
http://www.civfanatics.net/downloads/civ2/scenarios/hellassounds.zip
After around 500 B.C. the focus changes to a struggle for supremacy within Greece, compounded by a greater struggle against the encroaching Persian Empire. Historically, the Greeks defeated the Persians at Marathon (490), Salamis (480) and Platea (479) and were soon in a position to wreak their revenge on a weakened Empire. However, rivalry between the leading city-states of Athens and Sparta escalated into the Peloponesian War - and when Sparta finally emerged victorious she was so depopulated and distrusted by most of the other Greeks that it was left to the northern kingdom of Macedonia to unite Greece by force and lead the way east to overturn the Persian Empire.
This later period (500-400 B.C.) was also the time of the finest flowering of Greek "Classical" culture. The scenario extends to 360 B.C. when Alexander the Great was born, but if you have succeeded in uniting the Greeks yourself, "Alexander" will be an Athenian, Spartan, Corinthinan, Chalcidean or even a Theban!
"Hellas" was the term used by the Ancient Greeks (the "Hellenes") to refer to their country. "Greek" is a word derived from a Roman name for them - and a none too complimentary one at that!
REQUIREMENT: Fantastic Worlds or MGE
Sound
http://www.civfanatics.net/downloads/civ2/scenarios/hellassounds.zip