ā | Walk through the Ishtar Gate, ascend ziggurats, and explore the great city of Babylon, a testament to your people's mastery of stone masonry. Its palace garden, a wonder of the world, was truly paradise on earth. | ā |
—Description[1] |
The Babylonians are a playable civilization in Age of Empires, based on the inhabitants of the Babylonian Empire, which once controlled the region of Mesopotamia at its height.
Characteristics[]
Civilization bonuses[]
- Stone miners work 20% faster and carry +2 stone.
- Market technologies cost -30%.*
- Walls and towers have +60% hit points.
- Priests rejuvenate 30% faster.
- Chariot units have +1 pierce armor.*
Team bonus[]
- Builders work 10% faster.
Missing technologies[]
Missing units[]
- Heavy Horse Archer, Elephant Archer, Heavy Cavalry, War Elephant, Phalangite, Ballista, Trireme, Catapult Trireme
Overview[]
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They are primarily a defensive civilization in both land and water maps. They can survive multiple enemy rushes with their increased Tower and Wall hit points bonus. Stone miners work 20% faster and carry +2 stone, and their Priests regain their faith 30% faster, making them a good choice for beginners or those who favor a turtling strategy.
Changelog[]
Age of Empires[]
- Towers and walls have +100% hit points.
- Stone miners work 44% faster (but stated 30%) and carry +3 stone.
- Priests rejuvenate 50% faster.
- Metallurgy, Heavy Transport, and Chain Mail are not available.
Definitive Edition[]
- Towers and walls have +75% hit points. With update 38862, they have +60% hit points.
- Stone miners work 20% faster and carry +2 stone.
- Priests rejuvenate 30% faster.
- Metallurgy and Heavy Transport are available.
- With update 38862, Market technologies cost -30%.
- With update 46777, Chain Mail is available.
Return of Rome[]
- Team bonus added.
- Chariot units +1 pierce armor added.
- Upon release, Chain Mail was removed from their technology tree. With hotfix 85208, it is readded.
Campaign appearances[]
The Babylonians are playable in their own campaign, Voices of Babylon. They also appear as AI players in:
Ascent of Egypt[]
- 11. A Wonder of the World
- Hittities - Neutral
Glory of Greece[]
- 5. I'll Be Back (original)
- Minoa - Enemy
- 8. Alexander the Great (since the Definitive Edition)
- Satrapy of Eber-Nari - Enemy
Voices of Babylon[]
This campaign is played as the Babylonians
- 1. The Holy Man
- Akkadians - Enemy
- 3. Lost (original)
- Enemy - Enemy
- 3. Vengeance (Definitive Edition)
- Babylon - Ally
- 4. I Shall Return
- Elam - Enemy
- 5. The Great Hunt (original)
- Elam - Enemy
- 6. The Caravan
- Babylon - Ally
- 7. Lord of the Euphrates
- Northern Aramaeans - Enemy
- 8. Nineveh (original)
- Enemy - Enemy
Yamato, Empire of the Rising Sun[]
- 3. Capture (original)
- Izumo - Enemy
Reign of the Hittites[]
- 2. Raid on Babylon (Definitive Edition)
- Babylon - Enemy
- Babylon - Enemy
Sargon of Akkad[]
- 2. Divine Will
- Nippur - Enemy ā Ally
- Lugal-Zaggisi's Army - Enemy
- 3. The Prophecy
- Lugal-Zaggisi - Enemy
- Lugal-Zaggisi's Army - Enemy
- Lugal-Zaggisi's Farmers - Enemy
- 4. The Land of Kings
- Nina - Neutral ā Ally
AI player names[]
Names shown in italics are only used in the original game, names shown in bold are used in both the original game and its expansions.
- Hammurabi (š©š š¬šš) - King of Babylon 1792-1750 BC
- Nebuchadnezzar (šššŖšŗšØšš) - Name of 4 kings of Babylon; Nebuchadnezzar I: King of Babylon c. 1124-1104 BC
- Hammurabi II - Did not exist in Babylon
- Nebuchad II - Most famous king with the name; Nebuchadnezzar II: King of Babylon 605-562 BC
- Hammurabi III - Did not exist in Babylon
- Nebuchad III - Nebuchadnezzar III: King of Babylon 522 BC
- Hammurabi IV - Did not exist in Babylon
- Nebuchad - Short for Nebuchadnezzar
- Nabopolassar (ššššš¶) - King of Babylon 626-605 BC
- Belshazzar (ššš) - Crown-prince and co-regent of Babylon 553-539 BC (son of king Nabonidus)
- Nabonidus (šššš) - Last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire 556-539 BC
- Croesus (ĪĻĪæįæĻĪæĻ) - King of Lydia 560-547
- Telepinus (šš¼šš·šš”š) - King of the Hittites ca, 1460 BC
- Astyages - Last king of the Median Empire 585-550 BC
History[]
- See also: the History subpage.
ā | 1900 to 539 BC The Mesopotamian city-state of Babylon twice expanded to become an important world empire before being absorbed by Persia. Its two great expansions were sufficiently remarkable to earn it a place in history beside the two other great Mesopotamian cultures, the Sumerians and Assyrians. Between its Old and New Empire periods, Babylonia devolved back into a small but rich city-state that was captured occasionally by its neighbors. The predominate inhabitants of Babylon changed several times over its existence, although the culture remained relatively constant and distinct. The Amorites, the Kassites, and the Chaldeans were all Babylonians at least once. | ā |
—excerpt from the History section in the Age of Empires manual |
Trivia[]
- Three AI names were not Babylonians: Astyages was a Median (precursors of the Persians), Telepinus was Hittite, and Croesus was Lydian (related to the Hittites).
- The civilization crest (icon) introduced in Return of Rome portrays the symbol of the Babylonian sun god Shamash/Shemesh/Utu.
- The UI emblem artwork is that of a MuÅ”įø«uŔŔu, the sacred animal of the god Marduk, the patron deity of the city of Babylon.
Gallery[]
References[]
Civilizations in Age of Empires categorised by architecture set | |
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East Asian architecture | Choson Ā· Lac Viet Ā· Shang Ā· Yamato |
Egyptian architecture | Assyrians Ā· Egyptians Ā· Hittites |
Greek architecture | Greeks Ā· Minoans Ā· Phoenicians |
Mesopotamian architecture | Babylonians Ā· Persians Ā· Sumerians |
Roman architecture | Carthaginians Ā· Macedonians Ā· Palmyrans Ā· Romans |