Caesar in Gaul

Covering Julius Caesar’s brutal war against the Gaulish tribes from 58-51BC, Caesar in Gaul plays out on an expanded map of Gaul and the south coast of Britannia. With its tight timeframe and focussed geography, this campaign brings the period’s great generals and statesmen, and the week-to-week events of Caesar’s war, into sharp focus.

This campaign features four playable factions: the Gallic Arverni, the Germanic Suebi, the Belgic Nervii and Rome.

It also adds three further playable factions to the base campaign: Nervii, Boii, and the Galatians.

Hannibal at the Gates

Set at the outbreak of the 2nd Punic War between Rome and Carthage, Hannibal at the Gates thrusts players into one of history’s most consequential conflicts. On a finely drawn map of the Western Mediterranean, command either of the ancient world’s superpowers, led by the great rivals Scipio and Hannibal, or try to swing the balance as one of three minor factions adjacent to the conflict.

This campaign features five playable factions: Rome, Carthage, Syracuse, the Arevaci, the Lusitani.

It also adds three further playable factions to the base campaign: Syracuse, the Arevaci, the Lusitani.

Wrath of Sparta

With its vivid representation of the turbulent Greek world in 432BC, Wrath of Sparta places players at the centre of the Peloponnesian Wars, where prosperous Athens has earned the enmity of Sparta, Korinthos and the Boiotian League. The delicate political balance of the Hellenic World has passed a point of no return. The loose alliance against Athenian dominance is potentially undermined by separate agendas, and the mighty Persian Empire awaits an opportunity to turn the turmoil to its advantage.

This campaign features four playable factions: Sparta, Athenai, Korinthos, the Boiotian League.

Empire Divided

Following a string of inept emperors and scheming usurpers having vied for power, Rome is beset by barbarians, civil war, pestilence and economic ruin. With the ancient world’s greatest empire facing a day of reckoning, Empire Divided offers players the choice between Emperor Aurelian’s daunting mission of uniting his fractured legions, or becoming the architect of Rome’s downfall.

This campaign features ten playable factions: Rome, Gallic Rome, Palmyra, Saxones, Gothi, Marcomanni, the Sassanids, Armenia, Alani, Caledones.

Rise of the Republic

In this prequel campaign set in the 4th century BC, a detailed map of the Italian peninsula and its neighbouring territories is populated by ambitious rival states, each eyeing the meteoric rise of Rome with interest and unease. With the rapidly growing republic poised for further expansion, the stage is set for players to recreate the Second Founding of Rome, or else try to thwart the dictator, Marcus Furius Camillus, and his designs for Roman supremacy at their inception.

This campaign features nine playable factions: Rome, Tarchuna, Senones, Unsubres, Samnites, Taras, Syracuse, Iolei, Venti.

Greek States

Adds the Greek States culture and three playable factions to the base campaign: Athens, Epirus, Sparta.

While united by shared cultural traits, objectives, and new building types, each Greek State faction has unique unit rosters and victory conditions that offer new ways to play each campaign: the Athenian pursuit of enlightenment grants them technological and cultural bonuses; Sparta’s dominance over the Helots allows them to maintain a large slave population; and Epirus enjoys bonuses to settlement exploitation stemming from its origins as a confederation of villages.

Nomadic Tribes

Adds the Nomadic Tribes culture and three playable factions to the base campaign: Roxolani, Massagetae, Royal Scythia.

Trample the ancient world under hoof, with three powerful new factions galloping out of the steppe. The Roxolani gain wealth from their skills as migrant traders, and as committed conquerors who fight all the harder when in enemy territory. The Royal Scythians are experts with the bow, and enjoy increased wealth through their expert craftsmanship. The fierce independence of the Massagetae leads them to fight harder when defending their own territory, while their tradition of animal husbandry brings increased income from raising livestock.

Pirates and Raiders

Adds the Balkan Tribes culture and three playable factions to the base campaign: the Odrysian Kingdom, Aridaei, Tylis.

Three new raiding-focused factions bring new units, technologies, traits and buildings that allow them to pillage and plunder their unfortunate neighbours. The Illyrians of the Ardiaei favour maritime piracy, the Thracians of the Odrysian Kingdom are excellent archers, while the people of Tylis, descendants of the Celts who migrated into Asia Minor, train their melee infantry recruits to the highest standards.

Black Sea Colonies

Adds the Black Sea Colonies culture and three playable factions to the base campaign: Cimmeria, Pergamom, Colchis.

Originally citizens of the Greek States, these pioneering peoples have settled far from home, intermingling with their host societies to create unique cultures. The Cimmerian Bosphorus is a land rich in resources, exploited by Greek nobles who have drifted from classical democracy to absolute rule. Pergamon’s culture of craftsmen allows them to build efficiently, grow quickly, and recruit mercenaries cheaply when danger approaches. And Colchis is a trading state whose people are now far removed from their Aegean origin, earning them the ire and distrust of all ‘true’ Greeks.

Desert Kingdoms

Adds the Desert Kingdoms culture and four playable factions to the base campaign: Masaesyli, Nabatea, Saba, Kush.

Four great powers of Africa, Arabia and Numidia enter the fray! The resource-rich Kushite Kingdom is poised to become a trading powerhouse while the Saba, hailing from the arid south of Arabia, have complete mastery over desert irrigation, boosting their agricultural output. The hardy Numidians field expert cavalry and skirmishers in devastating desert ambushes, while Nabatea can grow quickly and efficiently thanks to their building expertise, exemplified by their wondrous capital of Petra.