Antiquity Age (Civ7)

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The Antiquity Age is the first Age in Civilization VII. It is followed by the Exploration Age. As in previous Civilization games, it begins in 4000 BCE.

Civilizations

	Civilization	Unique ability	Attributes & Civics	Unique Units	Unique infrastructure	Associated Wonder	Starting biases
	Achaemenid Persian	Hamarana Council Infantry Units receive +3 Combat Strength when attacking.	Economic Militaristic Spada Satrapies Baziš	Immortal Hazarapatis	Pairidaeza	Gate of All Nations	Desert (5)
	Aksumite	Kingdom of Natural Wealth +2 Gold on Resources.	Cultural Economic Periplus of the Erythraean Sea Monumentum Adulitanum Book of the Himyarites	Dhow Tankwa	Hawilt	Great Stele	Rough (5)   Coastal (150)
	Assyrian	Treasures of Nineveh Gain a Technology upon capturing a Settlement for the first time. Codices are not awarded from Technologies. Can generate Codices from conquest after completing the Tupšarrūtu Civic.	Militaristic Scientific Birtūtu Tupšarrūtu Kibrāt Arba’i	Magarru Turtanu	Ekallu Royal Library Citadel	Dur-Sharrukin	Flat (15)   River (5)
	Carthaginian	Phoenician Heritage Can only have one City. Towns cannot use Convert to City. When you create a Merchant or Colonist, gain a copy of that unit.	Economic Militaristic Shipsheds Wisdom of Tanit Sicilian Wars	Numidian Cavalry Colonist	Punic Port Cothon Dockyard	Byrsa	Grassland (5)   Coastal (150)
	Egyptian	Gifts of Osiris +2 Production on Improvements and Districts on Navigable and minor Rivers.	Cultural Economic Arrival of Hapi Scales of Anubis Light of Amun-Ra	Medjay Tjaty	Necropolis Mastaba Mortuary Temple	Pyramids	Desert (5)   Navigable River (20)
	Greek	Demokratia +3 Influence per turn on the Palace.	Cultural Diplomatic Ekklesia Agoge Symmachia	Hoplite Logios	Acropolis Parthenon Odeon	Oracle	Grassland (5)   Rough (15)
	Han	Nine Provinces The Capital and new Towns gain an additional Population with their first growth event.	Diplomatic Scientific Zhi Li Yi Junzi	Chu-Ko-Nu Shì Dàfū	Great Wall	Weiyang Palace	Grassland (5)
	Khmer	Ksekam Chamnon Urban Districts on Rivers do not remove the natural yield of the tile.	Expansionist Scientific Mousong Amnach Chakravarti	Yuthahathi Vaishya	Baray	Angkor Wat	Tropical (5)   Floodplain (15)
	Mauryan	Dhamma Lipi You can choose an additional Pantheon after unlocking Mysticism.	Militaristic Scientific Acharya Vyuham Ayurveda Mantriparishad	Purabhettarah Nagarika	Matha Dharamshala Vihara	Sanchi Stupa	Vegetated (5)
	Maya	Skies of Itzamna The Palace gains 0.5 Science for adjacent Vegetated tiles.	Diplomatic Scientific Rain of Chaac Lords of Xibalba Calendar Round	Hul'che Jaguar Slayer	Uwaybil K'uh Jalaw K'uh Nah	Mundo Perdido	Tropical (5)   Vegetated (15)
	Mississippian	Goose Societies All Buildings receive a +1 Food adjacency for Resources.	Economic Expansionist Earthworks Cah-nah-ha Waahih	Burning Arrow Watonathi	Potkop	Monks Mound	Flat (15)   River (5)
	Roman	Twelve Tables +1 Culture on Districts in the Capital and Towns.	Cultural Militaristic Exercitus Romanus Civis Romanus Legatus Pro Praetore Senatus Populusque Romanus	Legion Legatus	Forum Temple of Jupiter Basilica	Colosseum	Grassland (5)
	Silla	Maripgan +1 Culture on Resources.	Diplomatic Economic Kolp'um Samguk Sagi Seonggol Jingol	Hwarang Sangdaedeung	Sachal Lecture Hall Pagoda	Emile Bell	Grassland (5)   Rough (15)
	Tongan	Lords of the South Increased Influence on City Halls and the Palace if adjacent to Coast. Cannot incorporate City-States.	Diplomatic Expansionist Lapita Origins ʻEsi Maka Faakinanga Kava Ceremony	Kalia Tehina	Tofi'a Langi Vaikaukau	Ha'amonga 'a Maui	Tropical (5)   Coastal (15)

Independent Powers

Independent Power	People	Type	Affinity	Biome	Notes
Meroë	Kushite	Economic	Friendly	Desert	Capital of the Kingdom of Kush
Taruga	Nok	Cultural	Friendly	Plains	Major site of the Nok culture
Tyre	Phoenician	Economic	Friendly	Plains	Capital of Phoenicia
Carthage	Carthaginian	Scientific	Hostile	Desert	Capital of Ancient Carthage
Phaistos	Minoan	Scientific	Hostile	Desert	Major site of the Minoan civilization
Opone	Oponean	Economic	Neutral	Desert	Major seaport in modern day Somalia
Cirta	Numidian	Diplomatic	Hostile	Desert	Capital of Numidia
Jieshi	Jie	Militaristic	Neutral	Tundra	Historical area of the Jie Tribe in modern day China
Yilan	Kavalan	Economic	Neutral	Tropical	Site of the Kavalan people
Shengle	Xianbei	Militaristic	Hostile	Tundra	Capital of Dai
Wiryeseong	Baekje	Scientific	Friendly	Grassland	Capital of Paekche
Kuaiji	Yue	Economic	Friendly	Grassland	Capital of Yue
Gungnae	Goguryeo	Diplomatic	Friendly	Tundra	Capital of Goguryeo
Yamatai	Yayoi	Expansionist	Hostile	Grassland	Sino-Japanese name of an ancient country in Wa (Japan) during the late Yayoi period
Longcheng	Xiongnu	Militaristic	Hostile	Tundra	Capital of the Xiongnu
Ōfunato	Jomon	Cultural	Neutral	Grassland	Major Jomon site in Japan
Seorabeol	Silla	Scientific	Neutral	Grassland	Capital of Silla
Wanggeom-seong	Gojoseon	Scientific	Neutral	Grassland	Capital of Gojoseon
Gutthiuda	Gothic	Militaristic	Hostile	Tundra	Mean "Land of the Gothic people"
Syvash	Hunnic	Militaristic	Hostile	Plains	Shallow lagoons in Crimea
Aritim	Etruscan	Expansionist	Friendly	Grassland	Arezzo; one of the Etruscan capitals
Arna	Lycian	Diplomatic	Friendly	Tundra	Xanthos; largest city in Lycia
Troy	Trojan	Diplomatic	Hostile	Grassland	Ancient city-state
Scythian Neapolis	Scythian	Militaristic	Hostile	Plains	Capital of Scythia Minor in Crimea
Divodurum	Belgae	Militaristic	Hostile	Tundra	Oppidum in modern day Metz, Germany
Gordium	Phrygian	Economic	Neutral	Grassland	Type site of Phrygian civilization
Acmonia	Dacian	Economic	Neutral	Grassland	Dacian town
Izirtu	Mannean	Diplomatic	Neutral	Tundra	Capital of Mannaea
Arkaim	Sintashta	Cultural	Hostile	Plains	Major site of the Sintashta culture
Khalchyan	Kushan	Diplomatic	Hostile	Plains	Ancient site of the Kushan Empire
Samarkand	Sogdian	Economic	Neutral	Plains	Capital of Sogdia
Khotan	Saka	Militaristic	Hostile	Plains	Capital of the Kingdom of Khotan
Harappa	Harappan	Scientific	Neutral	Grassland	Type site of the Indus Valley Civilisation
Anuradhapura	Sinhalese	Expansionist	Friendly	Tropical	Capital of the Anuradhapura kingdom
Rajagriha	Magadhan	Scientific	Hostile	Grassland	Capital of Magadha
Caithness	Pictish	Militaristic	Hostile	Plains	Center of the Kingdom of Cat
Assur	Assyrian	Expansionist	Hostile	Desert	Capital of Assyria
Waššukanni	Mitanni	Expansionist	Hostile	Desert	Capital of Mitanni
Babylon	Babylonian	Scientific	Friendly	Desert	Capital of Babylonia
Sugunia	Urartu	Expansionist	Neutral	Tundra	Capital of Urartu
Megiddo	Canaanite	Diplomatic	Neutral	Plains	Major site of Canaan
Shomron	Israelite	Cultural	Neutral	Plains	Capital of the Kingdom of Israel
Susa	Elamite	Scientific	Friendly	Grassland	Capital of Elam
Hattusa	Hittite	Expansionist	Neutral	Grassland	Capital of the Hittite Empire
Retenu	Hyksos	Militaristic	Hostile	Plains	Region in modern day Syria
Su Nuraxi	Shardana	Militaristic	Hostile	Plains	Ancient site in modern day Italy
Seleucia	Seleucid	Expansionist	Hostile	Plains	Capital of the Seleucid Empire
Ur	Sumerian	Scientific	Friendly	Desert	Sumerian city-state
La Venta	Olmec	Diplomatic	Neutral	Tropical	Major site of the Olmec civilization
Dhar Tichitt	Tichitt	Cultural	Neutral	Grassland	Major site of the Tichitt culture
Painted Rock	Hohokam	Expansionist	Neutral	Desert	Major petroglyph site in modern day Arizona, United States
Teotihuacan	Teotihuacanos	Scientific	Friendly	Grassland	Ancient Mesoamerican city
Mesa Verde	Pueblo	Scientific	Friendly	Desert	Ancestral site for the Pueblo people
Tollan-Xicocotitlan	Toltec	Cultural	Hostile	Plains	Capital of the Toltec Empire
Tiwanaku	Tiwanaku	Scientific	Friendly	Tundra	Capital of the Tiwanaku polity
Chan Chan	Chimú	Cultural	Neutral	Desert	Capital of Chimor
Caral-Supe	Caral	Scientific	Neutral	Desert	Main city of the Caral civilization
Moche	Moche	Diplomatic	Friendly	Desert	Capital of the Moche culture
Nagtipunan	Bugkalot	Diplomatic	Hostile	Tropical	Region settled by the Bugkalot tribe
Champa	Cham	Cultural	Hostile	Tropical	Collection of independent Cham polities
Vyadhapura	Funan	Cultural	Hostile	Tropical	Capital of Funan
Sundapura	Tarumanagara	Militaristic	Neutral	Tropical	Capital of Tarumanagara
Kutai Martadipura	Kutai	Expansionist	Neutral	Tropical	Historical region in modern day East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Si Thep	Dvaravati	Cultural	Friendly	Tropical	Capital of Dvaravati
Kerma	Kerman	Economic	Friendly	Tropical	Capital of the Kerma culture
Nukuleka	Tongan	Expansionist	Neutral	Tropical	Small fishing village in modern day Tonga
Teouma	Ni-Vanuatu	Expansionist	Neutral	Tropical	Major settlement settled by the Lapita people in modern-day Vanuatu

Civics

Antiquity Age unique civics

Unique Civic	Unique to	Culture cost	Unlocks	Mastery unlocks	Leads to
Spada	Achaemenid Persian	150	-1 Gold Military Unit maintenance. Kara	N/A	Satrapies
Satrapies		250	Pairidaeza Angarium Gate of All Nations	+1 Settlement Limit. The Pairidaeza gains +1 Culture and +1 Happiness from adjacent Quarters.	Baziš
Baziš		400	+5 Gold, +2 Happiness, and +2 Culture for every different civilization you have captured a Settlement from.	+1 Settlement Limit. Shahanshah	N/A
Periplus of the Erythraean Sea	Aksumite	150	Hawilt +1 Resource Capacity in Settlements on Coast or Rivers. Great Stele	+1 Gold on Districts adjacent to Coastal tiles. Port of Nations	Monumentum Adulitanum Book of the Himyarites
Monumentum Adulitanum		250	Culture and Happiness Buildings gain +1 Culture adjacency bonuses with Hawilt Unique Improvements. Throne Of My Fathers	N/A	N/A
Book of the Himyarites		250	Gain a free Merchant. Dhows gains +1 Movement allowing them to ignore enemy Zones of Control. May This Please The People	N/A	N/A
Birtūtu	Assyrian	150	Citadel Dur-Sharrukin The Capital receives 2 Culture for each Technology Mastery. +1 Settlement Limit.	Military Units receive +5 Combat Strength when defending against Ranged Units. Dūrāni
Tupšarrūtu		250	Royal Library Turtanu Receive a Codex each time you capture a Settlement for the first time.	+2 Happiness on Science Buildings. Miḫiṣtu Receive 1 Codex.
Kibrāt Arba’i		400	+1 Settlement Limit. +5 Combat Strength for Magarru if they are within a Command Radius.	+20% Science in captured Settlements. Girru Receive 1 Codex.
Shipsheds	Carthaginian	150	+1 Movement for all Naval Units. Cothon Byrsa	+1 Range for all Naval Units. Quinquereme.
Wisdom of Tanit		150	+15 Sea Trade Range. +3 Gold in the Capital for every Trade Route from the Capital. Dockyard	+3 Resource Capacity in the Capital. Gaulos.
Sicilian Wars		250	+2 Settlement Limit. Suffetes.	+1 Movement and Sight for Numidian Cavalry Units. +1 Codex slot in City Halls in Towns with the Trade Outpost specialization.
Arrival of Hapi	Egyptian	150	Mortuary Temple Minor Rivers do not end Movement. Akhet	N/A	Light of Amun-Ra
Scales of Anubis		150	Mastaba Medjay generate +1 Gold when stationed in a Settlement you own. Riches of the Duat	N/A	Light of Amun-Ra
Light of Amun-Ra		250	+2 Gold, and +2 Culture on the Palace and Wonders. +1 Settlement Limit. Kemet Pyramids	N/A	N/A
Ekklesia	Greek	150	Odeon Xenia	+2 Culture per turn for active Endeavors, Sanctions, and Projects you started or supported.	Symmachia
Agoge		150	Parthenon Strategoi	+1 Combat Strength for Hoplites for each City-State you are suzerain of.	Symmachia
Symmachia		250	+2 Culture for each City-State you are suzerain of. +1 Settlement Limit.	Delian League Peloponnesian League Oracle	N/A
Zhi	Han	150	Great Wall Science Buildings gain +1 Science for each adjacent Quarter. +1 Settlement Limit.	N/A	Li Yi
Li		250	+2 Influence on the Palace. Guanxi	N/A	Junzi
Yi		250	Chu-Ko-Nu gain +5 Combat Strength when defending. Jiu Qing	N/A	Junzi
Junzi		400	+10% Science in the Capital. Tianxia Weiyang Palace	N/A	N/A
Mousong	Khmer	150	Baray Improvements, Buildings, and Urban Districts do not get pillaged by floods. Pithi Chrat	N/A	Amnach
Amnach		250	+1 Movement for Yuthahathi. Varna Angkor Wat	N/A	Chakravarti
Chakravarti		400	+50% Growth Rate in the Capital. -5 Happiness in every other City. Kambu-Mera	+3 Codex slots in the Palace.	N/A
Acharya	Mauryan	150	+5 HP healing per turn for Units adjacent to a Purabhettarah. Dharamshala Vihara Charvaka	N/A	Vyuham Ayurveda
Vyuham		250	+3 Combat Strength for Infantry and Cavalry Units when adjacent to each other. Kshatriya	N/A	Mantriparishad
Ayurveda		250	+5 HP healing per turn for Units adjacent to a Purabhettarah. Shreni	N/A	Mantriparishad
Mantriparishad		400	+10% to all yields in conquered Settlements. +1 Settlement Limit. Arthashastra Sanchi Stupa	N/A	N/A
Rain of Chaac	Maya	150	K'uh Nah The Altar gains +2 Science when placed on a Vegetated tile. Pet Kot	N/A	Calendar Round
Lords of Xibalba		150	Jalaw Hul'che and Jaguar Slayers gain Stealth in Vegetated tiles. Miracles of the Twins	N/A	Calendar Round
Calendar Round		250	After completing a Technology, gain Culture equal to 10% of the Technology's cost. After completing a Civic, gain Science equal to 10% of the Civic's cost. Mundo Perdido	+1 Settlement Limit. Tzolk'in Haab	N/A
Earthworks	Mississippian	150	Potkop +10% Production towards constructing Buildings.	+1 Settlement Limit. Shell-Tempered Pottery Monks Mound	Cah-nah-ha Waahih
Cah-nah-ha		250	+2 Resource Capacity in the Capital. Gift Economy	N/A	N/A
Waahih		250	Burning Arrow can Pillage within 2 tiles for 1 Movement. Atassa	N/A	N/A
Exercitus Romanus	Roman	150	Temple of Jupiter Auxilia	The Legatus gains the Bulwark promotion for free.	Legatus Pro Praetore
Civis Romanus		150	Basilica Cursus Honorum	+2 Gold in the Capital for every Town.	Legatus Pro Praetore
Legatus Pro Praetore		250	Gain a free Infantry Unit in new Settlements you found. +1 Settlement Limit. Latinitas	N/A	Senatus Populusque Romanus
Senatus Populusque Romanus		400	+1 Social Policy slot. in the Government. +1 Settlement Limit. Princeps Civitatis Colosseum	N/A	N/A
Kolp'um	Silla	108	When forming an Alliance, each leader receives a free Trade Route from the other leader's Capital. These Trade Routes do not go away when the Alliance ends. Beopseong	Defeating a Unit with a Hwarang provides Culture equal to 25% of its Combat Strength. Lecture Hall Pagoda	Samguk Sagi Seonggol Jingol
Samguk Sagi		120	Strategic Allies Emile Bell	+1 Social Policy slot.	N/A
Seonggol		120	Sangdaedeung The Golden Road	N/A	N/A
Jingol		120	+1 Resource Capacity in Towns. Seorabeol	+5 land Trade Range in all Settlements.	N/A

Units

Military Units

	Cavalry	Infantry	Ranged	Siege	Light Naval
Tier 1		Warrior	Slinger
		Foederati (City-State) Hoplite (Greek) Medjay (Egyptian)	Burning Arrow (Mississippian) Chu-Ko-Nu (Han) Hul'che (Maya) Hwarang (Silla)
Tier 2	Chariot	Spearman	Archer	Ballista	Galley
	Magarru (Assyrian) Numidian Cavalry (Carthaginian) Purabhettarah (Mauryan) Yuthahathi (Khmer)	Immortal (Achaemenid Persian) Legion (Roman)			Dhow (Aksumite) Kalia (Tongan)
Tier 3	Horseman	Phalanx			Quadrireme

Civilian Units

• Founder
• Merchant
  • Sangdaedeung (Silla)
  • Vaishya (Khmer)
  • Watonathi (Mississippian)
• Migrant
• Scout
  • Jaguar Slayer (Maya)
  • Tehina (Tongan)
• Settler
  • Colonist (Carthaginian)
  • Nagarika (Mauryan)
• Trade Caravan
• Trade Ship
  • Tankwa (Aksumite)

Commanders

• Army Commander
  • Hazarapatis (Achaemenid Persian)
  • Legatus (Roman)
  • Turtanu (Assyrian)
  • Trung Nhi (Trung Trac)

Great People

• Logios (Greek)
• Shì Dàfū (Han)
• Tjaty (Egyptian)

Buildings

All Antiquity Buildings have 2 Gold and 2 Happiness maintenance cost, with the following exceptions:

• Warehouse Buildings have no maintenance cost.
• Gold Buildings have no Gold maintenance cost.
• Happiness Buildings have no Happiness maintenance cost.
• The Garden also has no Happiness maintenance cost.

Building	Unlocked	Production cost	Base yields and effects	Adjacency Bonus	Type	Placement Requirements	Pillage Yields
Academy	Mathematics	180	+4 Science. Has 3 Great Work slots.	+1 Science per Wonder & Resource.	Science	N/A	40
Altar	Mysticism	90	+3 Happiness. Receives additional benefits from Pantheons.	+1 Culture per Hawilt. +1 Science per Vegetation. +1 Happiness per Wonder, Unique Quarter or any standard terrain feature.	Happiness	N/A Can be placed in Towns	40
Amphitheater	Engineering	180	+4 Culture. +10% Production towards Wonders.	+1 Culture per Mountain, Wonder, or Natural Wonder.	Culture	N/A	50
Ancient Bridge	Engineering II	100	+4 Gold. Allows Land Units to cross without embarking.	N/A	Gold	Navigable River Can be purchased in Towns.	50
Ancient Walls	Masonry	60	+100 HP to the District. +15 Combat Strength to defending Units on this tile.	N/A	Fortification	City Center or adjacent to another Fortified District.	N/A
Arena	Military Training	180	+4 Happiness. +1 Happiness on Quarters.	+1 Happiness per Mountain, Natural Wonder, or Wonder.	Happiness	N/A	40
Barracks	Bronze Working	90	+3 Production. Spawning location for trained Land Units. +10% Production towards Land Units.	+1 Production per Resource or Wonder.	Military	N/A	40
Bath	Currency	180	+4 Food. +10% Growth Rate.	+1 Food per Coast, Navigable River or Wonder.	Food	River	40
Blacksmith	Military Training	180	+4 Production. +1 Production on Quarters.	+1 Production per Resource or Wonder.	Production	N/A	40
Brickyard	Pottery	55	+1 Production. +1 Production on Clay Pits, Mines, and Quarries.	N/A	Warehouse Production	N/A	40
City Hall	N/A	150	+3 Food per Age. +3 Happiness per Age. +3 Production per Age ( City only).	Central	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fishing Quay	Sailing	55	+1 Food. +1 Food on Fishing Boats.	N/A	Warehouse Food	Coast, Lake, Navigable River.	40
Garden	Irrigation	90	+3 Food.	+1 Food per Coast, Navigable River or Wonder.	Food	N/A	40
Granary	Agriculture	55	+1 Food. +1 Food on Farms, Pastures, and Plantations.	N/A	Warehouse Food	N/A	40
Harbor	Sailing	27	+1 Production. +1 Production on Fishing Boats.	N/A	Warehouse Production	Coast, Lake, Navigable River.	TBA
Library	Writing	90	+3 Science. Has 2 Great Work slots.	+1 Science per Resource or Wonder.	Science	N/A	40
Lighthouse	Navigation	180	+4 Gold. +2 Resource slots.	+1 Gold per Coast, Navigable River or Wonder.	Gold	Coast	40
Market	Currency	90	+3 Gold. +1 Resource slot.	+1 Gold per Coast, Navigable River or Wonder.	Gold	N/A	40
Monument	Masonry	90	+3 Culture. +1 Influence.	+1 Culture per Mountain, Hawilt, Natural Wonder or Wonder.	Culture Diplomacy	N/A	40
Palace	N/A	500	+5 Food per Age. +5 Production per Age. +5 Happiness per Age.	+1 Science and Culture per Quarter. +0.5 Science per Vegetated tile (Maya only).	Central	N/A	N/A
Saw Pit	Animal Husbandry	55	+1 Production. +1 Production on Camps and Woodcutters.	N/A	Warehouse Production	N/A	40
Villa	The Wheel	180	+3 Influence. +3 Happiness.	+1 Happiness per Mountain, Natural Wonder or Wonder.	Happiness Diplomacy	N/A	40

Antiquity Age unique buildings

Building	Unique to	Unlocked	Production cost	Base yields and effects	Adjacency Bonus	Type	Placement Requirements	Pillage Yields
Citadel	Assyrian	Birtūtu	135	+3 Production. Acts as a Fortified District. +2 Happiness if built on a Flat tile.	+1 Production per Wonder.	Production Fortification	N/A	30 HP
Royal Library		Tupšarrūtu	135	+3 Science. Has 2 Great Work slots.	+1 Science per River or Wonder.	Science	N/A	30 HP
Cothon	Carthaginian	Shipsheds	120	+2 Production.	+1 Production per Coastal or Navigable River Tile. +1 Production per Wonder.	Production	Coast	30
Dockyard		Wisdom of Tanit	120	+2 Gold.	+1 Food per Urban District, Resource, or Wonder.	Gold	Coast	30
Mastaba	Egyptian	Scales of Anubis	135	+3 Culture.	+1 Gold per Desert or Wonder.	Culture	N/A	30 HP
Mortuary Temple		Arrival of Hapi	120	+3 Gold.	+1 Happiness per Navigable River or Wonder.	Gold	N/A	40 HP
Odeon	Greek	Ekklesia	135	+3 Happiness.	+1 Culture per Quarters or Wonder.	Happiness	N/A	30 HP
Parthenon		Agoge	135	+3 Culture. +2 Influence if placed on Rough terrain.	+1 Culture per Wonder.	Culture	N/A	50 HP
Dharamshala	Mauryan	Acharya	135	+3 Happiness.	+1 Science per Quarters or Wonder.	Happiness	N/A	30 HP
Vihara		Acharya	135	+3 Happiness.	+1 Culture per Mountain or Wonder.	Happiness	N/A	30 HP
Jalaw	Maya	Lords of Xibalba	135	+3 Happiness.	+1 Culture per Quarters or Wonder.	Happiness	N/A	30 HP
K'uh Nah		Rain of Chaac	135	+3 Science. +2 additional Science if placed on Vegetation.	+1 Science per Wonder.	Science	N/A	30 HP
Basilica	Roman	Civis Romanus	135	+3 Influence.	+1 Gold per Culture Building or Wonder.	Diplomacy	N/A	40 HP
Temple of Jupiter		Exercitus Romanus	135	+3 Happiness.	+1 Culture per Happiness Building or Wonder.	Happiness	N/A	30 HP
Lecture Hall	Silla	Kolp'um II	135	+3 Culture. +1 Resource Capacity if built on Rough Terrain.	+1 Culture per Wonder.	Culture	N/A	30 HP
Pagoda		Kolp'um II	135	+3 Happiness	+1 Influence per Mountain tile, Natural Wonder or Wonder.	Happiness	N/A	30 HP
Langi	Tongan	ʻEsi Maka Faakinanga	90	+3 Culture.	+1 Food per Resource or Wonder.	Culture	N/A	30 HP
Vaikaukau		Lapita Origins	120	+3 Happiness.	+1 Culture per Coastal tile or Wonder.	Happiness	N/A	30 HP

Quarters

Quarter	Civilization	Buildings	Effects	Photo
Acropolis	Greek	Odeon Parthenon	+2 Gold on the Parthenon for each City-State you are suzerain of.
Ekallu	Assyrian	Citadel Royal Library	Increased Production for each Great Work in this City.
Forum	Roman	Basilica Temple of Jupiter	+1 Culture and Gold for every Roman Tradition in the Government.
Matha	Mauryan	Dharamshala Vihara	+10% Happiness in this Settlement.
Necropolis	Egyptian	Mastaba Mortuary Temple	+ 100 Gold every time a Wonder is completed in this City.
Punic Port	Carthaginian	Cothon Dockyard	+2 Resource Capacity in this Settlement.
Sachal	Silla	Lecture Hall Pagoda	+1 Gold for every Resource sloted in this City.
Tofi'a	Tongan	Langi Vaikaukau	+2 Culture for every Trade Route you have to a City-State. Scouts in any Age from a civilization with a Tofi'a can enter Open Ocean tiles without taking damage (but cannot Embark in distant lands in the Antiquity Age). If your only Tofi'a is pillaged, new Scouts will not be able to enter Open Ocean, but existing Scouts with the ability will retain it; if you conquer a Tofi'a, you will gain this ability. Can receive Scouts by levying Units.
Uwaybil K'uh	Maya	Jalaw K'uh Nah	Every time you research a Technology, this Settlement gains Production equal to 5% of its cost.

Tile Improvements

Standard improvements

Improvement	Effects	Placement
Clay Pit	+1 Production from Brickyard, and Ironworks.	Wet Tiles with Clay.
Expedition Base	-	Natural Wonders
Farm	+1 Food from Granary, Gristmill, and Grocer.	Flat
Woodcutter	+1 Production from Saw Pit, Sawmill, and Ironworks.	Vegetated Tiles with Hardwood.
Fishing Boat	+1 Food from Fishing Quay, and Grocer.	Coastal and Navigable River Tiles with Cowrie, Crabs, Dyes, Fish, Pearls, and Turtles.
Mine	+1 Production from Brickyard, Ironworks, Stonecutter, Guilds II, Industrialization II, and Masonry.	Rough Tiles with Gold, Iron, Rubies, Salt, Silver, and Tin.
Camp	+1 Production from Saw Pit, and Sawmill. +1 Food from Grocer.	Tiles with Ivory, Camels, Hides and Wild Game.
Pasture	+1 Food from Granary, Gristmill, and Grocer.	Tiles with Horses, Llamas, and Wool.
Plantation	+1 Food from Granary, Gristmill, and Grocer.	Tiles with Cotton, Dates, Flax, Incense, Mangoes, Rice, Silk, and Wine.
Quarry	+1 Production from Brickyard, Ironworks, and Stonecutter.	Tiles with Gypsum, Jade, Kaolin, Limestone, and Marble.

Civilization unique improvements

Improvement	Unique to	Unlocked by	Effects	Placement
Baray	Khmer	Mousong	+3 Food. +1 Food on all Floodplains in this Settlement. Improvements, Buildings and Districts in this Settlement do not get pillaged by floods.	Must be built on a Flat tile. One per Settlement.
Great Wall	Han	Zhi	Counts as a Fortification. +2 Culture. +1 Happiness for adjacent Great Wall segments. Increased Combat Strength for any Unit defending on this tile.	Can only be built in a line.
Hawilt	Aksumite	Periplus of the Erythraean Sea	+2 Gold. +1 Culture for each adjacent Wonder or Hawilt.	Must be built on a Flat tile.
Pairidaeza	Achaemenid Persian	Satrapies	+1 Culture and +1 Gold. +1 Happiness for adjacent Quarters.	Cannot be adjacent to another Pairidaeza.
Potkop	Mississippian	Earthworks	+1 Gold. +1 Food for each adjacent Resource.	Must be built on a Flat tile.

City-state unique improvements

Improvement	City-State Type	Effects	Placement
Emporium	Economic	+2 Gold. +2 Gold in Cities if they have at least one Resource assigned to them.	Cannot be adjacent to another Emporium.
Festival Grounds	Diplomatic	+1 Influence and +1 Happiness, doubled during Celebrations.	Flat terrain adjacent to a District.
Hillfort	Militaristic	+2 Production. +1 Sight and +5 HP healing per turn to Military Units on this tile. +6 Combat Strength when defending.	Rough terrain.
Megalith	Cultural	+2 Culture. +1 Food for every adjacent Rural tile.	Flat terrain.
Step Pyramid	Scientific	+2 Science. +1 Happiness for every adjacent River tile.	Tiles with a natural Happiness yield.
Yakhchāl	Expansionist	+2 Food. +1 Food on Farms on Desert terrain in this Settlement.	Desert terrain.

Wonders

Wonder	Production	Associated with	Req.	Effects	Placement
Angkor Wat	450	Khmer	Philosophy Amnach	+3 Happiness. +1 Specialist Limit in this Settlement.	Adjacent to a River tile.
Byrsa	375	Carthaginian	Engineering Shipsheds	+2 Gold. Trade Routes from this Settlement cannot be plundered. All tiles in this City adjacent to Coast receive a Wall if eligible for it.	Adjacent to Coast.
Colosseum	450	Roman	Entertainment Senatus Populusque Romanus	+3 Culture. +2 Happiness on Quarters in this Settlement.	Adjacent to a District.
Colossus	375		Currency	+3 Gold. +3 Resource Capacity in this Settlement. +1 Economic Attribute Point.	On Coast adjacent to land.
Dur-Sharrukin	275	Assyrian	Discipline Birtūtu	Acts like a Fortified District that must be conquered. +5 Combat Strength for all Fortified Districts in all Settlements. +1 Science on Fortifications in this Settlement.	On a Flat tile.
Emile Bell	375	Silla	Citizenship Samguk Sagi	+2 Influence. Gain a unique Endeavor, Ginseng Agreement, which grants Food in both Leaders Cities. +1 Diplomatic Attribute Point.	On a Rough tile.
Gate of All Nations	275	Achaemenid Persian	Discipline II Satrapies	+2 Happiness. +1 War Support on all Wars.	Adjacent to a District.
Great Lighthouse	275		Navigation II	+3 Gold Receive a free Merchant when constructed. +15 Naval Trade Route Range in all Settlements. +1 Sight for all Naval Units.	On Coast adjacent to land.
Great Stele	275	Aksumite	Mysticism II Periplus of the Erythraean Sea	+2 Production. +200 Gold per Age every time a Wonder is completed, including the Great Stele.	On a Flat tile.
Ha'amonga 'a Maui	375	Tongan	Navigation	+2 Culture. +1 Culture and +1 Food on Fishing Boats in this Settlement. +1 Cultural Attribute Point.	Adjacent to Coast.
Hanging Gardens	275		Irrigation	+1 Food on Farms in this Settlement. +10% Growth Rate in all Cities. +1 Expansionist Attribute Point.	Adjacent to a River.
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus	450		Iron Working	+3 Production. The first time a Cavalry Unit is destroyed, it respawns in the closest Settlement you own at 25% HP.	On Flat terrain adjacent to Coast.
Mausoleum of Theodoric	450		Organized Military	+3 Production. +100% yields and HP from pillaging. +1 Militaristic Attribute Point.	Adjacent to Coast.
Monks Mound	450	Mississippian	Commerce Earthworks II	+4 Food. +4 Resource Capacity in this Settlement.	Adjacent to a River.
Mundo Perdido	375	Maya	Code of Laws II Calendar Round	+1 Science on Improvements. +1 Happiness on Districts on Tropical terrain in this Settlement.	On a Tropical tile.
Nalanda	450		Literacy	+3 Science. +1 Codex. Has 2 Codex slots. +1 Scientific Attribute Point.	On a Plains tile.
Oracle	375	Greek	Public Life Symmachia II	+2 Culture. When gaining rewards from a Narrative Event, gain additional +20 Culture per Age. +1 Wildcard Attribute Point.	On a Rough tile.
Petra	375		Code of Laws	+2 Gold. +1 Production on Improvements. +1 Gold on Districts on Desert terrain in this Settlement.	On a Desert tile.
Pyramid Of The Sun	450		Mathematics	+3 Culture. +2 Culture on each Quarter in this Settlement.	On a Flat tile adjacent to a District.
Pyramids	275	Egyptian	Masonry Light of Amun-Ra	+1 Gold and +1 Production on Improvements and Districts on minor and Navigable River tiles in this Settlement.	Adjacent to a Navigable River tile.
Sanchi Stupa	450	Mauryan	Skilled Trades Mantriparishad	+2 Happiness. +1 Culture for excess Happiness in this Settlement.	On a Plains tile.
Terracotta Army	375		Tactics	+2 Production. Grants a free Army Commander when built. +25% Army experience.	On a Grassland tile.
Weiyang Palace	375	Han	Citizenship II Junzi	+6 Influence.	On a Grassland tile.

Governments

Government	Celebration effects
Classical Republic	+20% Culture for 10 turns. +15% Production towards constructing Wonders for 10 turns.
Despotism	+20% Science for 10 turns. +30% Production towards training Infantry Units for 10 turns.
Oligarchy	+20% Food for 10 turns. +30% Production towards constructing Buildings for 10 turns.

Social Policies

Traditions

Tradition	Civilization	Required Civic	Effects
Kara	Achaemenid Persian	Spada	+50% Production towards training Infantry Units.
Angarium		Satrapies	+3 Gold for every Town.
Shahanshah		Baziš II	+3 Combat Strength for Units in enemy territory.
Port of Nations	Aksumite	Periplus of the Erythraean Sea II	+2 Culture and Gold for every active Trade Route.
Throne Of My Fathers		Monumentum Adulitanum	+15% Gold in Cities adjacent to Coast.
May This Please The People		Book of the Himyarites	+2 Culture on Resources on or adjacent to Coast.
Dūrāni	Assyrian	Birtūtu II	+1 Science on Fortification Buildings.
Miḫiṣtu		Tupšarrūtu II	+25% Production towards Buildings and Wonders with a Great Work slot.
Girru		Kibrāt Arba’i II	+3 Production and +3 Food in Settlements not Founded by you.
Gaulos	Carthaginian	Wisdom of Tanit II	+25% Gold towards purchasing Buildings on Coast or Navigable Rivers.
Quinquereme		Shipsheds II	+25% Gold towards purchasing Naval Units. -1 Gold maintenance for Naval Units.
Suffetes		Sicilian Wars	+20% Gold from Mining Towns. +20% Food from Fishing or Farming Towns.
Akhet	Egyptian	Arrival of Hapi	+2 Food on Improvements and Districts on Navigable and minor Rivers.
Riches of the Duat		Scales of Anubis	+15% Production towards constructing Wonders, doubled in Cities in Desert terrain. +2 Production on Wonders in Desert terrain.
Kemet		Light of Amun-Ra	+1 Culture on Improvements and Districts on Navigable and minor Rivers.
Xenia	Greek	Ekklesia	+50% Influence towards the initiating and progressing the Befriend Independent project.
Strategoi		Agoge	+25% Army Commander experience.
Delian League		Symmachia II	+30% Influence towards initiating Endeavors.
Peloponnesian League		Symmachia II	+30% Influence towards initiating Sanctions.
Guanxi	Han	Li	+1 Influence on Science Buildings.
Jiu Qing		Yi	+1 Influence on Happiness Buildings.
Tianxia		Junzi	+1 Science on Specialists.
Pithi Chrat	Khmer	Mousong	+4 Combat Strength for Units on Floodplains.
Varna		Amnach	+1 Gold from Specialists.
Kambu-Mera		Chakravarti	+100% Food and Happiness towards maintaining Specialists.
Charvaka	Mauryan	Acharya	+3 Happiness on Science Buildings.
Shreni		Ayurveda	+1 Gold for every 5 surplus Happiness in Cities.
Kshatriya		Vyuham	+4 Happiness on Military Buildings.
Arthashastra		Mantriparishad	+1 Science for every 5 surplus Happiness in Cities.
Miracles of the Twins	Maya	Lords of Xibalba	All Units gain the Poison ability, +3 Combat Strength against wounded Units.
Pet Kot		Rain of Chaac	+1 Science on Vegetated terrain in Cities.
Tzolk'in		Calendar Round II	+2 Science on Happiness Buildings.
Haab'		Calendar Round II	+2 Culture on Happiness Buildings.
Shell-Tempered Pottery	Mississippian	Earthworks II	Food, Gold, and Warehouse Buildings receive +1 Gold adjacency from Resources.
Atassa		Waahih	+4 Combat Strength for Ranged Units when defending.
Gift Economy		Cah-nah-ha	+1 Gold and Happiness for every Imported Resource.
Auxilia	Roman	Exercitus Romanus	+5% Production towards training Military Units in the Capital for every Town.
Cursus Honorum		Civis Romanus	Training an Infantry Unit grants Culture equal to 25% of its Production cost.
Latinitas		Legatus Pro Praetore	+10% Food, Gold, and Culture in Towns with a specialization.
Princeps Civitatis		Senatus Populusque Romanus	+1 Production on Urban Districts in your Capital.
Beopseong	Silla	Kolp'um	Towns with a Happiness Building receive +2 Happiness on Resources.
Seorabeol		Jingol	+1 Gold and Influence on Resources slotted into Trade Outpost or Factory Towns.
Strategic Allies		Samguk Sagi	All Trade Routes between you and your Allies award Food and Production equal to the Trade Route's Gold award.
The Golden Road		Seonggol	+1 Science for each imported Resource.
Ngatu	Tongan	Lapita Origins	+1 Culture on Warehouse Buildings.
Tongiaki		ʻEsi Maka Faakinanga	+10 Naval Trade Route Range.
Takuaka		Kava Ceremony	+1 Production to Fishing Boats in Cities. +2 Science to Fishing Boats on Reefs.

Crisis Policies

Crisis	Unlock Stage	Crisis Policy	Effects
Invasion	The Rising Storm	Barbarian Mercenaries	+100% Gold to maintain Military Units.
		Inferior Tactics	-6 Combat Strength against Independent Powers
		Tribute	-10 Gold for each City-State you are suzerain of.
	Rumors and Portents	Banditry	-5 Gold for each imported Resource.
		Decentralization	-75% Gold and Food in Towns with a Specialization.
		Rebellious Commanders	-1 Happiness in all Cities for each Commander Level.
Plague	A Strange Year	Healing Cults	+5 Happiness on Altars in infected Settlements but -10 Gold on Altars.
		Prognosis	+2 Science on Science Buildings in infected Settlements but -4 Gold on Science Buildings.
	The House of Healing	Miasma	+1 Migrant when a City is infected but -25% growth in all Cities.
		Prosecute Apostates	+5 Happiness in infected Settlements with a Commander stationed but -5 Happiness in Settlements with no Altar.
		Recruitment Shortfalls	+2 Food in Towns but -15 Healing on all Units.
Revolts	Power at the Center	Decadence	-6 Happiness in Settlements with unfilled Resource slots.
		Incompetent Ministers	-1 Influence in Settlements you Founded.
		Suppress Local Traditions	-6 Happiness in Settlements you did not Found.
		Zhuhou	-6 Happiness in Settlements without Walls.
	Broken Borders	Ambitious Governors	-6 Happiness in Cities.
		Provincial Scorn	-6 Happiness in Towns.
	Paradigm Shift	Independent Nobility	-10 Happiness in the Capital.
TBA	-	Poleis	-6 Happiness in Settlements more than 9 tiles away from your Palace.
	-	Stagnation	-1 Settlement Cap.

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Book Smart. Complete all Milestones of the Scientific Legacy Path in Antiquity. Book smart is an informal term that describes someone who is knowledgeable and intelligent from reading books and attending school.

One Hit Wonder. Complete all Milestones of the Cultural Legacy Path in Antiquity. A one-hit wonder is any entity that has achieved popularity thanks to one piece of work they created, and are usually only known for that momentary success.

Pax a Wallop. Complete all Milestones of the Military Legacy Path in Antiquity. A play on the phrase 'pack a wallop' (hitting hard, not necessarily physically) and the Pax Romana.

Trade Secret. Complete all Milestones of the Economic Legacy Path in Antiquity. A common English phrase referring to a secret practice, method, or information that provides a business or economy with a competitive advantage.

References

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