Egyptian (Civ2)

The Egyptian civilization (Egyptians) is a default civilization in Civilization II.

Color

The Egyptians are a yellow civilization. A game including the Egyptians will not have the Spanish or Aztecs.

Leaders

Main article: Leaders (Civ2)

The default male leader of the Egyptians is Ramesses. Ramesses II (c. 1303–1213 BC) was the 3rd king of Egypt's 18th Dynasty and ruled from his teens until his nineties. He restored Egyptian control over Canaan (present-day Israel) but lost Syria to the Hittites.

The default female leader is Cleopatra. Cleopatra VII (69–30 BC) was not an ethnic Egyptian but a descendant of the Macedonian general Ptolemy, who carried on Hellenic rule in Egypt after the death of Alexander the Great. She defeated her brother Ptolemy XIII with the help of the Roman Julius Caesar, by whom she bore Caesarion. After Caesar's murder, she sided with Marcus Antonius against Octavian (later Augustus) and committed suicide after Antony's defeat at Actium.

Egyptian leaders use the default titles except under despotism and monarchy. An Egyptian emperor or empress is known as a "pharaoh". An Egyptian king or queen is known as a "great pharaoh".

Personality

The Egyptian AI, like the Chinese one, is civilized.

City list

Main article: City (Civ2)

The default Egyptian city list is a mix of the latinized Greek names that English usually uses for ancient Egyptian cities and the English and Egyptian Arabic names of less famous archaeological sites, medieval and modern Egyptian cities, and ancient Nubian locations.

1. Thebes (default capital)
2. Memphis
3. Heliopolis
4. Elephantine
5. Alexandria
6. Pi-Ramesses
7. Giza
8. Byblos
9. El-Amarna
10. Hieraconpolis
11. Abydos
12. Asyut
13. Avaris
14. Lisht
15. Buto
16. Edfu
17. Pithom
18. Busiris
19. Kahun
20. Athribis
21. Mendes
22. El-Ashmunein
23. Tanis
24. Buhen
25. Bubastis
26. This
27. Oryx
28. Sebennytus
29. Cairo
30. Canopus
31. El Karnak
32. Luxor
33. Suez
34. Damietta
35. Rosetta
36. Aswan
37. Qertassi
38. El Dakka
39. Amada
40. Aksha
41. Kumma
42. Meroe
43. Semma
44. Gebel Adda
45. Philae
46. Idfu
47. Dishna
48. Isna
49. Akmim
50. Port Said
51. Mallawi

When this list is completed, the game continues with the names in the extra cities list. When that list is completed, the game cycles back to the top of this list with "Thebes" again.

Memphis and Giza are within a few miles of modern Cairo. Thebes, Karnak, and Luxor are also similarly close together. Edfu and Idfu are different romanizations of the same city name. Oryx was a nome, not a city. This, Isna, and Akmim are variant spellings of Thinis, Esna, and Akhmim. Semma is a misspelling of Semna.

Scenarios

Main article: Scenario (Civ2)

In the Rome scenario, Egypt is known as the Ptolemaic Greeks and uses the Spanish graphics and personality.

Civilizations in Civilization II [edit]
White	Celts Romans Russians
Green	Babylonians Japanese Zulu
Blue	French Germans Vikings
Yellow	Aztecs Egyptians Spanish
Cyan	Americans Chinese Persians
Orange	Carthaginians English Greeks
Purple	Indians Mongols Sioux
Red	Barbarians
Unused	Arabs Incas
Related pages	Leaders (Civ2)