Classical Age (Age of Mythology)

This article is about the second Age in Age of Mythology. For the third Age in Chronicles, see Classical Age (Chronicles).

Classical Age
Age
Availability
Introduced in	Age of Mythology
Age number	2
Preceded by	Archaic Age
Followed by	Heroic Age
Required buildings	Temple
Research
Researched at	Town Center Village Center Citadel Center
Food	400
Time	60

The Classical Age is the second Age in Age of Mythology. It is the first Age when a wide selection of military units and buildings becomes available. To advance to the Classical Age, a player must first build a Temple. They then select either of two minor gods. The minor gods available depend on the civilization and major god.

Effects

• Retold
• Before Retold

• Myth unit: +20% hit points, +20% damage
• Heroes: +10% hit points, +10% damage (also applies to Priests and Pharaohs, but does not apply to Atlantean heroes)
• Priest: +5 range
• Pharaoh: +9 range
• Mercenary: +10% hit points, +10% damage
• Mercenary Cavalry: +10% hit points, +10% damage

• Heroes: +10% hit points, +10% damage (also applies to Priests and Pharaohs)
• Priest: +8 Line of Sight, +9 range
• Pharaoh: +6 Line of Sight, +9 range, +10% damage
• Mercenary: +10% hit points, +20% damage
• Mercenary Cavalry: +10% hit points, +20% damage
• Shade of Hades +10% hit points, +20% damage
• Hippocrates: +10% hit points
• Immortal: +1 range (after patch 2.8)

Further statistics

God bonuses

• Shennong: Heroic Age myth units spawn automatically as the player earns favor.

Relic bonuses

• The Titan's Treasure: -10% cost.

Gods

Civilization	Minor gods
Greeks	Athena	Hermes	Ares
Egyptians	Anubis	Bast	Ptah
Norse	Heimdall	Forseti	Freyja	Ullr*
Atlanteans	Leto	Prometheus	Oceanus
Chinese	Xuannü	Chiyou	Houtu
Chinese	Sun Wukong	Huang Di	Chang'e

Buildings

General

• Armory
• Sentry Tower
• Town Center (since The Titans)
• Village Center (since Retold)
• Market (since Retold)

Note: The Armory is replaced by the Dwarven Armory for players worshiping Thor.

Greeks Farm Military Academy Stable Archery Range

Egyptians Barracks

Norse Farm Longhouse Great Hall (since Retold)

Atlanteans Farm Counter Barracks Military Barracks

Chinese (Immortal Pillars) Farm (except Shennong) Military Camp Machine Workshop Imperial Academy

Chinese (Tale of the Dragon) Farm War Academy Stable Market (Nü Wa only)

Units

General

• Transport Ship

Greeks Toxotes Hippeus Hoplite Trireme Pentekonter (Requires Heroic Age before Retold) Juggernaut (Requires Heroic Age before Retold) Hippocrates (Only in the Extended Edition, removed in Retold) Heracles (Zeus) Atalanta (Poseidon) Achilles (Hades)

Egyptians Axemen Spearmen Slinger Kebenit Ramming Galley (Requires Heroic Age before Retold) War Barge (Requires Heroic Age before Retold)

Norse Hirdman (Since Retold) Throwing Axeman Raiding Cavalry Longboat Dreki (Requires Heroic Age before Retold) Dragon Ship (Requires Heroic Age before Retold)

Atlanteans Murmillo Cheiroballista Katapeltes Turma Bireme Fire Ship (Requires Heroic Age before Retold) Siege Bireme (Requires Heroic Age before Retold)

Chinese (Immortal Pillars) Ge Halberdier Dao Swordsman Wuzu Javelineer Fire Archer Mechanical Ox Caravan (with Silk Road) Doujian Mengchong Louchuan Nezha (Fuxi) Kuafu (Hero) (Nüwa)

Chinese (Tale of the Dragon) Halberdier Chu Ko Nu Scout Cavalry (Starts with 2 Scout Cavalry in the Archaic Age) Yak Caravan (Nü Wa only) Junk

History

The term "Classical Age" comes from the Classical Period of Ancient Greece, which lasted from 400s BC to 300s BC before it was superseded by the Alexandrian Empire (or Macedonian Empire) from 336 to 302 BC due to the empire being divided by the Diadochi.

Classical Age is also a reference to the "Classical Antiquity" which lasted from the 8th Century BC to 476 of the Fall of Rome.