| Kushites |
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| Buildings |
| Arsenal • Barracks • Blacksmith • Blemmye Camp • Civ Center • Corral • Defense Tower • Dock • Elephant Stables • Farmstead • Field • Fortress • Grand Temple of Amon • House • Large Pyramid • Market • Noba Village • Outpost • Small Pyramid • Stables • Storehouse • Temple • Wall |
| Wonder |
| Mnw nht |
| Heroes |
| Astasen • Amanirenas • Arakamani |
| Special Units |
| Meroitic Temple Guard • Napatan Temple Guard • Noble Archer • Noble Cavalry • War Elephant • Blemmye Desert Rider • Noba Maceman • Noba Skirmisher |
| Infantry |
| Archer • Spearman • Pikeman • Swordsman |
| Cavalry |
| Skirmisher • Spearman |
| Mechanical |
| Battering Ram • Siege Tower |
| Navy |
| Fishing Ship • Merchant Ship • Light Warship • Ptolemaic Mercenary Trireme |
| Support |
| Female Citizen • Healer • Trader |
| Playable Civilizations |
| Athenians • Britons • Carthaginians • Gauls • Han • Iberians • Kushites • Macedonians • Mauryans • Persians • Ptolemies • Romans (Republican) • Seleucids • Spartans |
| Atlas Only Civilizations |
| Celts • Hellenes |
The Kingdom of Kush was a Middle Nile Valley civilization between 785 B.C. and 350 A.D. The region became known as Nubia and is located in present-day Sudan.
Steeped in pharaonic traditions, Kushites considered themselves the true heirs of the New Kingdom. They were fierce in the defense of their homeland, facing Persian, Ptolemaic and Roman invasions as well as constantly testing the strength of their northern neighbors.
The armies of Kush are diverse, with contingents recruited from all across its vast domain. With a wide array of trainable units, they can adapt to almost any kind of opposing army. Boosted both economically and militarily by their monumental pyramids, ingenious leaders, and special technologies, Kushites gain a variety of benefits. Lead the Nubian kingdom to bloody war and see the emergence of the mighty Kingdom of Kush.
History[]
The Kingdom of Kush was an ancient African kingdom situated on the confuences of the Blue Nile, White Nile and River Athara in what is now the Republic of Sudan. The Kushite era of rule in the region was established after the Bronze Age collapse of the New Kingdom of Egypt, and it was centered at Napata in its early phase. They invaded Egypt in the 8th century BC, and the Kushite emperors ruled as Pharaohs of the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt for a century, until they were expelled by the Assyrians. Kushite culture was influenced heavily by the Egyptians, with Kushite pyramid building and monumental temple architecture still extent. The Kushites even worshipped many Egyptian gods, including Amon. During Classical antiquity, the Kushite imperial capital was at Meroe. In early Greek geography, the Meroitic kingdom was knows as Aethiopia. The Kushite kingdom persisted until the 4th century AD, when it weakened and disintegrated due to internal rebellion, eventually succumbing to the rising power of Axum.
Civilization Traits[]
Civilization Bonus[]
- Large Rams
Effect: Battering Rams +20% attack damage and +2 garrison capacity .
Team Bonus[]
- Elephant Suppliers
Effect: Elephants -20% resource costs and training time.
Unique Technologies[]
- Archery tradition
History: The Indian, Iranian and Kushite peoples had a tradition of fine archery and a penchant for using massed archers in battle.
Effect: Archers +10 attack range.
- Monumental Architecture
Effect: Civic Structures +20% build time, +20% health and +20% capture points.