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Civilizations are the playable factions in every game of the Age of Empires series.
- For the Age of Empires article, see Civilization (Age of Empires).
- For the Age of Empires II article, see Civilization (Age of Empires II).
- For the Age of Mythology article, see Civilization (Age of Mythology).
- For the Age of Empires III article, see Civilization (Age of Empires III).
- For the Age of Empires IV article, see Civilization (Age of Empires IV).
There also exist a special subset of playable civilizations in Age of Empires IV called variant civilizations, which basically share cosmetics with a "base" civilization.
Civilizations in Age of Mythology are not playable directly. They just form a layer above which some extra features are added to make a playable "civilization". The playable civilizations can be found at the article major god.
In Age of Empires III, there exists a concept of minor civilization - civilizations which are present on random maps to allow a player to access their features by building a Trading Post. They are not playable directly. There is also the concept of revolutions, by which certain civilizations can change into one of a choice of several revolutionary nations.
In addition, some civilizations exist solely in campaigns to separate them from regular civilizations as need be. These are called unofficially called campaign-only civilizations, and exist in Age of Empires III and Age of Empires IV. There are also Historical Battle-only civilizations in Age of Empires III. These civilizations do not appear in standard gameplay.