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Greek cities are cities that can be founded by the Greek civilization in Civilization VI and its expansions. The first city founded is the Capital Capital, and the names of future cities are chosen at random from the list below.

The names listed are default names; players can change their cities' names if they choose.

List of cities[]

City Name Notes
Capital Capital
Athens (under Pericles) (Ἀθῆναι) Head of the Delian League
Sparta (under Gorgo) (Λᾰκεδαίμων) Head of the Peloponnesian League
Cities
Corinth (Κόρινθος) Capital of Corinthia
Ephesus (Ἔφεσος) Polis in Ionia and site of the Temple of Artemis
Argos (Ἄργος) Capital of the Argolid
Knossos (Κνωσσός) Center of the Minoan culture, ruled by king Minos
Mycenae (Μυκῆναι) Center of the Mycenaean culture, ruled by king Menelaus
Pharsalos (Φάρσαλος) Capital of Phthia and birthplace of Achilles
Rhodes (Ρόδος) Main island of the Dodecanese
Olympia (Ὀλυμπία) Site of the Ancient Olympic Games
Eretria (Ἐρέτρια) Polis in Euboea and rival of Chalcis
Pergamon (Πέργαμον) Capital of the Kingdom of Pergamon
Miletos (Μῑ́λητος) Polis in Ionia which founded many colonies
Megara (Μέγαρα) Polis on the Corinthian Isthmus
Phocaea (Φώκαια) The northmost Ionian polis
Sicyon (Σικυών) Polis between Corinthia and Achaea
Tiryns (Τίρυνς) Mycenaean city and birthplace of Heracles
Samos (Σάμος) Aegean island and home of Pythagoras
Mytilene (Μυτιλήνη) Capital of Lesbos and home of Sappho
Chios (Χίος) Large island in Ionia
Paros (Πάρος) Island known for its fine, white marble
Tegea (Τεγέα) City in Arcadia found by Tegeates
Syracuse (Συράκουσαι) Major polis in Sicily and home of Archimedes
Delphi (Δελφοί) Panhellenic sanctuary and site of the Oracle of Apollo
Gortyn (Γορτύν) Political center of the Minoan culture, alongside Knossos
Chalkis (Χαλκίς) Polis in Euboea and rival of Eretria
Pylos (Πύλος) Polis in Messenia, ruled by king Nestor
Naxos (Νάξος) Center of the Cycladic culture
Larissa (Λάρισα) Polis in Thessaly and home of Hippocrates
Patras (Πάτραι) City in Achaea founded by Patreus
Lamia (Λαμία) Polis near Thermopylae
Marathon (Μαραθών) Town in Attica and site of the battle of Marathon
Nafplion (Ναύπλιο) Port of Argos in antiquity, possibly founded by Egyptians
Apolyton Corruption of Apollyon (Ἀπολλύων), biblical location also known as Abaddon; eponym of a Civilization website

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