Goths

The Goths are a Civilisation available for play in Age of Empires II.

Real Life
The Goths were a collection of Germanic Tribes that constantly warred with the Roman Empire during its later years. Following the fall of the Empire, the Goths divided into the Ostrogoths (East Goths) who settled in Italy, and the Visigoths (West Goths)who settled in the region that would later become Spain.

Age of Empires II Profile
The Goths are a member of the Eastern/Central/Northern European culture of civilisation (together with the Teutons, Vikings and Huns), and follow their type of Architecture, which is predominantly White buildings with bright orange clay rooves.

The Goths advantages predominantly focus on Infantry. Gothic infantry are cheaper than that of other civilisations. Their unique unit is the Huskarl, which is usually created from the Castle, however in Age of Empires II: The Conquerors expansion pack they can research their Unique Technology Atheism, which allows Huskarls to be created from the Barracks too.

One major disadvantage of Goths is their inability to build Stone Wall (having to rely on Palisade Wall for defence) or get any tower that is an improvement of the Watch Tower. However they tend to make up with it with their strong and quick-to-create military.

Campaigns
The Goths are featured frequently during the Barbarossa campaign. Many of the enemy teams are of the Goth civilisation during the first part of the campaign, although during the later missions the enemy tend to be Saracens or Persian. Apart from this, there are not many notable appearances of the Goth civilisation in campaigns.