- Face off against 100 historically researched nations, portrayed by an accurate campaign map of ancient Greece around 400BC
- Heroic leaders to inspire soldiers and lead armies in the field -- over 40 troop types across 10 ethnic and cultural groups
- Pay philosophers and scientists able to research dozens of different technologies
- Roman, Persian or barbarian invaders, interspersed with an accurate time line of actual and random events that occur throughout the game
- Siege your enemy's cities before assaulting them, but beware of the ferocious Greek Fire



