N.European Civ

• History: Under the Constitution written by the mythical law-giver Lycurgus, the institution of The Agoge was established, where Spartans were trained from the age of 6 to be superior warriors in defense of the Spartan state.

• Effect: The Spartan rank upgrades at the Barracks cost no resources, except time.

CB 3

• History: The Greeks were highly successful in Hellenising various foreigners. During the Hellenistic Age, Greek was the 'lingua franca' of the Ancient World, spoken widely from Spain to India.

• Effect: Constructing an expensive Theatron increases the territory expanse of all buildings by 20%.

Team Bonus

TB 1

• History: Much of the Peloponnese was subject to Sparta in one way or another. This loose confederation, with Sparta as its leader, was later dubbed the Peloponnesian League by historians, but in ancient times was called 'The Lacedaemonians and their allies.'

• Effect: Allied team members can train Spartiate's.

Technologies

• Infantry: Good. Almost all technologies. Their lords and champion infantry are very strong. Ranged units are the exception: neither here, nor there. Few ranged techs.

• Cavalry: Mediocre to poor. Nothing to match the cavalry of the Persians, for instance.

• Naval: Mediocre. Good ships, but few techs.

• Siege: Poor. Only the battering ram is available. Few siege techs. The Spartans were not known as good besiegers.

• Economy:

  • Farming: Good. They should get most of the technologies, but not the most advanced ones.

  • Mining: Very good. Almost all, if not all, technologies.

  • Lumbering: Average.

  • Hunting: Limited. It was practiced mostly as a sport by the rich.

  • Land Trade: Mediocre. Definitely nothing to match that of the best civilizations in the area.

  • Naval Trade: Mediocre. Definitely nothing to match that of the best civilizations in the area.

  • Architecture: Above average. I would say something on the order of 80% of that of the Persians.

  • Defenses: A mixed bag. No access to Stone Walls, but buildings have higher loyalty and are harder to capture.

Special Technologies

ST 1

• History: Spartan women were some of the freest in the ancient world. They could own land and slaves and even exercise naked like Spartan men. It is said that only Spartan women gave birth to real men. Such tough-as-nails women more than once helped save their city from disaster, for example when after a lost battle against Pyrrhus of Epirus they overnight built an earthen rampart to protect the city while their men slept in preparation for the next day's siege.

• Effect: Spartan female citizens cannot be captured and will doggedly fight back against any attackers. They are also capable of constructing defense towers and palisades.

ST 2

• History: Paeans were battle hymns that were sung by the hoplites when they charged the enemy lines. One of the first known Paeans were composed by Tirteus, a warrior poet of Sparta, during the First Messenian War.

• Effect: Units in phalanx formation move faster.

ST 3

• History: Spartans were housed and trained from a young age to be superlative warriors and to endure any hardship a military life can give them.

• Effect: Barracks and Syssiton receive a +10 population cap bonus.