persia

COTM129 Xerxes of Persia In the 129th Conquests Game of the Month you will rule as Xerxes over the Persians, who are Scientific and Industrious. You start the game with the knowledge of Bronze Working and Masonry. Your unique unit is the Immortals, a replacement for the Swordsman with a...

Hello everyone, here comes the fourth poll on your three most wanted civs, focused on nomadic and central Asia civs. Going from the Zagros in the South-west, the Volga in the north-west, the Siberia to the north, the Gobi in the north-east, the Himalaya (excluded) in the South-east, and Ceylan...

The First Persian Empire Leader / Cyrus the Great Civilization Trait / Gate of All Nations Each Envoy sent to a city-state counts as two, if its Suzerain has a different government than Persia. Leader Trait / The Cyrus Charter +2% Gold per City-State you are the Suzerain of. Unique unit /...

Persia Darius I Introduction Born in 559 BC after a successful rebellion against the Medes, the Achaemenian Persian Empire survived and thrived in a dangerous neighborhood for some 200 years. At its height it dominated the land from India to Egypt, from Iran to the Balkans. It was an awkward...

This is a snapshot of the ancient Persian ruins of Persepolis from my GoogleCiv project, just showing the view I took onlooking the mountain the city used to sit at it's foot.

Xerxes the Strong