Byzantines
The Byzantines construct sprawling networks of life-giving Aqueducts and Cisterns. Leverage powerful unique abilities and hire Mercenaries with exquisite Olive Oil. Peasants work tirelessly to manufacture Olive Oil for the empire.
Civilization Bonuses
- Cisterns can be toggled to improve influence of unit production speed, research speed, or building defense. Bonuses improve when connected with Aqueducts.
- Field units capable of using various forms of Greek Fire.
- Collect bonus Stone from every building constructed.
- Harvest Olive Oil that is used to produce Mercenary units.
- Produce unique units from other civilizations as Mercenaries from the Mercenary House starting in Feudal Age (II).
- Workers generate Olive Oil from Berry Bushes, Olive Groves, and Fish.
- Traders provide Olive Oil on successful trades.
- Markets can trade Olive Oil.
- Transport Ships temporarily increase the move speed of units when unloading.
Unique units
Camel Archer Camel Rider Cataphract Cheirosiphon Desert Raider Dromon Ghulam Limitanei Varangian Guard
Unique buildings
Aqueduct Cathedral of Divine Wisdom Cistern Cistern of the First Hill Foreign Engineering Company Golden Horn Tower Grand Winery Imperial Hippodrome Mercenary House Olive Grove Palatine School
Unique technologies
Border Settlements Eastern Mercenary Contract Expilatores Ferocious Speed Greek Fire Projectiles Heavy Dromon Liquid Explosives Mangonel Emplacement Numeri Silk Road Mercenary Contract Teardrop Shields Trapezites Western Mercenary Contract
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