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ā€œRelive the conquests of Alexander the Great at the head of an army of disciplined infantry and powerful siege engines, building a vast empire stretching from Greece to India.ā€
—Description[1]

Macedonians are a playable civilization introduced in Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome. They are based on the inhabitants of the kingdom of Macedonia, who were a major power in ancient times, and had conquered the other Greek city-states, Persia, Egypt, and Northwestern India under Alexander the Great. The in-game Macedonians represent the successor states of the Macedonian empire founded by Alexander's generals, better known as the "Diadochi", such as the Antigonids, Epirus, Ptolemaics, and Seleucids.

Characteristics[]

Civilization bonuses[]

Team bonus[]

Houses have +50 hit points.

Missing technologies[]

Fortified Wall, Craftsmanship, Siegecraft, Nobility, Engineering, Conscription, Temple*

Missing units[]

Long Swordsman, Chariot Archer, Elephant Archer, Chariot, Camel Rider, Heavy Catapult, Helepolis, Juggernaut, Fire Galley, Priest*

Overview[]

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They are primarily an aggressive civilization due to their variety of bonuses for elite units. Like the Persians, the Macedonians lack economic upgrades found in the Market and are slow in the beginning of the game, making them unreliable in games with low resources, although with a reduction in costs for siege units they can produce cheaper sieges.

A notable downside is their inability to construct Temples and train Priests, but that is made up for all their units being 4 times more resistant to conversion than those of other civilizations.

Changelog[]

RomeIcon The Rise of Rome[]

Age of Empires Definitive Edition icon Definitive Edition[]

  • Siege Workshop units cost changed to -25%.
  • Wheel and Catapult is available.
  • Academy units have +1 pierce armor in the Bronze Age and +2 pierce armor in the Iron Age.

AoE2Icon-ReturnRome Return of Rome[]

Campaign appearances[]

The Third Macedonian War (Third Greek War before the Definitive Edition) scenario is played as the Macedonians.
In Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Return of Rome, they receive a new campaign, Pyrrhus of Epirus.

The Macedonians appear as AI players in:

The Rise of Rome[]

Imperium Romanum[]

RoR Trajan Trajan[]

  • 2. Roman Repute
    • Dacian Villages - Ally
    • Dacian Army - Enemy
    • Decebalus - Enemy
  • 3. Heads Will Roll
    • Dacian Villages - Ally
    • Dacian Army - Enemy
    • Decebalus - Enemy

RoR Pyrrhus of Epirus Pyrrhus of Epirus[]

This campaign is played as the Macedonians.

AI player names[]

Notably, Alexander the Great himself is absent from this list, as in-game he is represented in the Greeks civilization rather than among the Macedonians.

  • Pyrrhus (Ī ĻĻĻĪæĻ‚) - King of Epirus (306-302; 297-272 BC) and Macedon (288-285; 274-272 BC)
  • Agathocles (į¼ˆĪ³Ī±ĪøĪæĪŗĪ»įæ†Ļ‚) - Tyrant of Syracuse 317-289 BC and King of Sicily 304-289 BC
  • Timoleon (Ī¤Ī¹Ī¼ĪæĪ»Ī­Ļ‰Ī½) - Greek statesman and ruler of Syracuse, lived c. 411-337 BC
  • Hiero (į¼±ĪµĻĻŒĪ½) - Tyrant of Syracuse 478-467 BC (Hiero I); 270-215 BC (Hiero II)
  • Perseus (Ī ĪµĻĻƒĪµĻĻ‚) - Mythological Greek Hero and founder of Mycenae; last king of Macedon 179-168 BC
  • Andriscus (į¼ˆĪ½Ī“ĻĪÆĻƒĪŗĪæĻ‚) - Last king of Macedon 149-148 BC (between Perseus and Andriscus was a period of Roman rule)
  • Antiochus (į¼ˆĪ½Ļ„ĪÆĪæĻ‡ĪæĻ‚) - Name of 13 kings of the Seleucid Empire, most notably Antiochus III the Great, Seleucid king 222-187 BC
  • Philopoemon (Ī¦Ī¹Ī»ĪæĻ€ĪæĪÆĪ¼Ī·Ī½) - Greek statesman and Achaean general (strategos), lived 253-183 BC
  • Hippocrates (į¼¹Ļ€Ļ€ĪæĪŗĻĪ¬Ļ„Ī·Ļ‚) - Greek physisian and 'Father of Western Medicine', lived c. 460-370 BC

History[]

Main article: /History

Trivia[]

  • Although the Macedonians include many Greeks, they have the Roman architectural style instead of the Greek.
  • The Macedonian playstyle focuses around slow but heavily armored units with high resistance against conversion, which is comparable to the Teutons from Age of Empires II which play in a similar way.
  • The inability to build and use Temples as the Macedonians is similar to the Native Americans lacking Stables in Age of Empires II.
  • The civilization crest, introduced in Return of Rome, portrays the Star of Vergina, which was possibly the symbol of the Argead dynasty that Alexander the Great belonged to, and one was found on his father Philip II's tomb.
  • The user interface artwork depicts a Medusa, which was a popular figure in ancient Greece artworks, especially in Alexander's Macedon, being emblazoned on his cuirass.

Gallery[]

References[]

Civilizations in Age of Empires categorised by architecture set
East Asian architectureChoson AOE DE ROR icon Choson Ā· Lac Viet AOE DE ROR icon Lac Viet Ā· Shang AOE DE ROR icon Shang Ā· Yamato AOE DE ROR icon Yamato
Egyptian architectureAssyrian AOE DE ROR icon Assyrians Ā· Egyptian AOE DE ROR icon Egyptians Ā· Hittite AOE DE ROR icon Hittites
Greek architectureGreek AOE DE ROR icon Greeks Ā· Minoan AOE DE ROR icon Minoans Ā· Phoenician AOE DE ROR icon Phoenicians
Mesopotamian architectureBabylonian AOE DE ROR icon Babylonians Ā· Persian AOE DE ROR icon Persians Ā· Sumerian AOE DE ROR icon Sumerians
Roman architectureCarthaginian AOE DE ROR icon Carthaginians Ā· Macedonian AOE DE ROR icon Macedonians Ā· Palmyran AOE DE ROR icon Palmyrans Ā· Roman AOE DE ROR icon Romans
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