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History:
Babyonia was founded as a
kingdom around 1900 BC by Semitic Amorite barbarians who overran much of
Canaan, Akkad, and Sumer one hundred years earlier. In 1792 BC the small
kingdom was inherited by Hammurabi who ruled until 1750. During those
forty-two years, Hammurabi extended the kingdom to encompass all of Sumer
to the east and Akkad to the north. He also defeated the barbarian Gutians
in the Zagros Mountains to the northeast who had previously sacked Akkad.
He also pushed back the Elamites (east of Sumer) and the Assyrians (north
of Akkad). This was the first great Babylonian empire.
Following Hammurabi’s
death, the empire fell into gradual decline. In 1595 BC Hittites drove
down the Euphrates and sacked Babylon, plundering the city and deposing
the Amorite kings. This ended the first empire. Within twenty years, new
invaders called the Kassites had settled around Babylon, establishing a
new dynasty. The Kassites were neither Semitic nor Indo-European, and
probably came from east of the Zagros Mountains.
Bonuses:
The Assyrian
have two major bonuses. They are +30% priest rejuvenation rate and +30%
stone mining.
Strengths:
One strength
stands out for this race. The thing that stands out are the double hit
points on walls and towers. This makes them to be a good defensive race.
Weaknesses:
Don't even
think about trying to play with the Assyrian on a water map. They lack the
trireme, which is very bad for maps that need a navy. |
