What's the best civilization. Your opinion matters!

[Keaton the Wise]

I hope this question doesn't start an Internet war but, what is your favorite civilization? State your opinion and your evidence. Also, when you reply to this message, state your favorite Cavalry and/or infantry unit's name.

Edited November 30, 2013 by Keaton the Wise

[sanderd17]

I like how this post will be outdated in about 30 days

My favourite faction are the Mauryans, they have very nice artwork, and nicely animated elephants

I won't comment on the statistics, as those change every week anyway.

[Lion.Kanzen]

I love Romans and their culture, but Ptolemaics have a lot of siege power, and Athenian and their walls.

[Keaton the Wise]

What are the Ptolemaics? Have you just revealed previously unknown information about the new version?

[Mythos_Ruler]

Ptolemaic Egyptians:

[niektb]

The Ptolemies we're not included in A14?

I like the Gauls because of it's history and style.

[Lion.Kanzen]

The Ptolemies have many buildings without cost, it's a design decision so, you can be rusher with them, they have best Siege Machine Warfare includes the elephants.

And I suppose they will have a boost for farming.

I'm waiting for Seleucids, in demo map you can see what kind of units they have.

[newcivs]

Carthage: With the strongest:

* Walls

* Marine

and the most complex army

2 Calvary swordsmen and swordsmen

1 Calvary spearman and 1 Spearman

1 Slinger

1 Javelinist and Calvary Javelinist

1 Archer

elephant and catapults "it very good attack the enemy units with fire balls, and soldiers!

[Keaton the Wise]

Ohhhh! Is it Carthaginians who have flaming catapults. I personally like the Romans but I may have just changed favorites.

[Keaton the Wise]

Concerning the image above, what map is that? It looks a bit like Syria to me, but the lighting is wrong.

[Mythos_Ruler]

Concerning the image above, what map is that? It looks a bit like Syria to me, but the lighting is wrong.

That's actually a modified Sporades Islands.

[greycat]

I hope this question doesn't start an Internet war but, what is your favorite civilization? State your opinion and your evidence. Also, when you reply to this message, state your favorite Cavalry and/or infantry unit's name.

I like the Greeks because they admit were they got there ideas.

"Thus philosophy, a science of the highest utility, flourished in antiquity among the barbarians, shedding its light over the nations. And afterwards it came to Greece. First in its ranks were the pro-phets of the Egyptians ; and the Chaldeans among the Assyrians ; and the Druids among the Gauls ; and the Samanaeans among the Bactrians; and the philosophers of the Kelts; and the Magi of the Persians."

AD 260 - Clement of Alexandria’s Stromala I, xv, 71, 3 1