Rome

  • Foremost city outside of Greek Italy
  • Ally of the Athenian Empire

Massalia

  • Founded as a Greek port in 600 B.C.
  • Westernmost city of Athenian Empire

Carthage

  • Phoenician city; colonized c. 800 B.C. by Tyre
  • Absorbed into Athenian Empire in 405 B.C.

Athens

  • Capital of Athenian Empire
  • Largest city in the known world

Pella

  • Capital of Macedonian Empire
  • Palace of Philip and Alexander

Tyre

  • Chief city of the Phoenician people
  • Destroyed by Alexander in 335 B.C.

Alcibidia

  • Founded after Athens defeats Persia, takes Egypt
  • Named after Alcibiades of Athens

Memphis

  • Ancient capital of Egypt
  • Center of Egyptian religion

Babylon

  • Heartland of Persian Empire
  • Conquered by Alexander in 333 B.C.

Repeating catapult

  • Bolt-magazine fed by flat-link chain
  • Capable of firing one shot every ten seconds

Steam engine

  • Invented in actuality by Heron of Alexandria
  • Never put to widespread practical use

Heat ray

  • Invented by Archimedes
  • Lenses concentrate sunlight to inflame target at distance

Golems

  • Macedonian automata
  • Capable of expert sword and spear use

Steam gun

  • Invented in actuality by Archimedes
  • Compressed steam capable of throwing stones long distances

Antikythera

  • Unique in the historical record, the world's first analog computer
  • Sunk in a Roman wreck in the first century B.C.
  • More than eighty gears allows for complex calculations of positions of celestial bodies

Leviathan

  • Humanoid-shaped Macedonian assault-engine
  • Crew of 30

"The Xerxes"

  • Steam-powered Persian ironclad vessel
  • Later adapted for underwater use
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