Antigonid Kingdom

Starting territory of Antigonid Kingdom, with its neighbours

difficulty Easy
Western Hellenistic culture
believes Macedonian
34 settlements
capital Pella
98,800 manpower
35 characters
24 faction units
437 regional units

The campaign brief

"For famous men have the whole earth as their tomb." – Perikles

Four centuries before our time, Karanos of Argos was the first man to claim the crown of Macedon. His treacherous brother Pheidon had expelled him from the city of Diomedes and the stupendous oracle of Delphi, with the voice of Apollo himself, led Karanos into Macedon. There he reached the town Edessa in Emathia and renamed it Aigai, after the flock of goats he had followed to find the way during a terrible storm. Karanos united the tribes of Macedon and established the kingdom. Some of our historians might say this story is purely a product of mythology, but who are we to foster doubts about the gods of Olympos?

Just north of the godly mountain itself, the young kingdom soon began to flourish, albeit lacking the dense population of Southern Greece. But the subjects of Macedon were not as refined as those Greeks I mentioned before, and their Barbarian heritage was laid bare when they submitted to the power of Persia without struggle. The Macedonian kings became his vassals and paid regular tributes to the Great King. But at the end of his reign, Alexander I. (ca. 498-454 BC) regained the kingdom's independence. During the years of the terrible war between the Peloponnesians and the Athenians, Macedon sided mostly with the latter. But it was after the end of that war that Macedon began to enter the stage of the Greek World on more prominent terms. The great king Archelaos I (413-399 BC) reformed the state and the army and improved Macedon's trade relations.

His successor Amyntas III (393-370 BC) scarcely survived an Illyrian invasion at the beginning of his reign, but a formidable alliance with Sparta saw him defeat the Chalkidian League under their mighty leader, the city of Olynthos. Following the death of Amyntas, Macedon sank into chaos. Disastrous wars against Athens and Olynthus over Chalkidike and Amphipolis were only exceeded in misfortune when the gods decided to hand their favour to the Theban general Pelopidas. All on his own, only accompanied by his retinue, he walked into Macedon and conquered it with a bag of precious gold, which was enough to convince the miserable mercenaries of the Macedonian king. These years of embarrassment only came to an end when the brilliant hero Philip II (359-336 BC) rose to the throne. The gods and goddesses of Olympos had benevolently endowed him with the grandest of skills and he reformed the poor crowd that was Macedon's army into a force to be reckoned with. Philip introduced the long spear we know now as the sarissa for his phalanx, improved the royal company cavalry and added both the guard of the hypaspists as well as the ferocious Agrianians. These new troops showed their worth in the battle of Crocus Field (352 BC) before smashing the might of Olynthos once and for all in 349 BC. Philip the Great won victory after victory and in 338 BC his heroes crushed the armies of Athens and Thebes on the battlefield of Chaironeia. Now the lord of all Greece, he was on the apex of his impressive power. But the Moirai are always erratic, and hardly two years after his greatest victory, Philip was murdered.

Everyone knows what happened after the death of Philip, when his son was crowned as Alexander III. The red-haired young hero sacked the powerful city of Corinth before he went on to take on the big task of his life: his campaign into Persia. The little corps of brave, Greek heroes overcame both nature and the millions of men commanded by the Great King to defeat him on numerous occasions and conquer his mighty empire. At the battle of Gaugamela (331 BC) Alexander earned the most brilliant of victories in the history of mankind and proved himself worthy of the favour the gods had granted him. But the restless demigod successfully pursued Dareios through the Zagrous Mountains and into the Barbarian Northeast, where he subdued peoples the Greeks had never even heard of before. There he married the beautiful princess Roxane, but in Susa he also espoused Stateira and Parysatis, who were related to the last Great King. But again, the Moirai thought that Macedon had got enough glory, and they prevented Alexander from conquering the Arabians and the Carthaginians by calling him up to Olympos. After the death of Alexander, his generals, now called Diadochoi ('Successors'), began to tussle for his empire.

Among the Diadochoi was Antigonos Monophtalmos ('One-Eyed'), who was also the most powerful and the most ambitious. When the regent Perdikkas had died, and Alexander's son, who was the child of Roxane, was still too young, Antigonos tried to gain the supremacy over Alexander's empire. The One-Eyed was a formidable warrior and fought many battles against his multiple foes, crushing them far and wide. To everyone's surprise, the secretary Eumenes of Kardia emerged as his most enterprising rival and Eumenes managed to inflict heavy casualties on Antigonos in the battle of Paraitakene (Autumn 316 BC). But the secretary's victory was to be to no avail, as the ruthless Antigonos followed him into the Persis, where both armies met again at Gabiene at the end of the year. Although Eumenes proved to be a sound commander again, he was eventually betrayed by his own men. Having gotten rid of Eumenes, Antigonos expelled Seleukos from Babylon and was at the height of his power. This prompted the other remaining Diadochoi, clever and able men themselves, to ally against the mighty One-Eyed. Despite this, Antigonos captured Phoenicia and Syria in the spring of 314 BC, which was followed by the occupation of Bithynia and Caria. But in the following year Ptolemaios, the pharaoh of Egypt, snatched Cyprus from under his rule, and together with Seleukos he defeated Antigonos' fiery son Demetrios 'the Besieger' at Gaza (312 BC).

During this time, the treacherous Cassander held Macedon and ordered the murder both of the mother of the godly Alexander as well as the king Alexander IV. But young Alexander had ruled only in name, while Olympias had been a real rival for Cassander. In 306 BC, the king was defeated by Demetrios at the battle of Salamis (Cyprus) and carried away by the glory of the victory Antigonos and Demetrios proclaimed themselves as kings. The other diadochoi followed them in doing so, but it was Antigonos who paid for his hybris when the alliance of his foes defeated and killed him at Ipsos (302 BC). Demetrios survived but fled into the unknown. When five years later Cassander died of the dropsy, this opened the chance for Demetrios to reclaim the throne of Macedon. However, Ptolemaois, Pyrrhos of Epiros, and Athens turned against him and Demetrios had to flee the country again, before the relentless Seleukos captured him on campaign in Asia. The Besieger died in 286 BC.

Ptolemaios Keraunos, the oldest son of Ptolemaios, then made himself king of Macedon after his dishonourable murder of Seleukos. Antigonos Gonatas, son of Demetrios, only commanded a small corps of Macedon's elite troops at this time and seemed to be in no position to challenge Keraunos for the throne. But the invasion of the horrible Celts into Macedon and Greece led to the murder of the betrayer and Antigonos seized the moment. A swift attack brought the Barbarians to their heel, and once the majority of the invaders had passed on into Asia, Antigonos faced few problems recruiting the remaining Celts in Greece into his own army. In Macedon, the people were relieved that the rule of their illegitimate king had come to an end and supported Antigonos as their new monarch.

King Pyrrhos of the Epirotes, however, returned from Italy at this time and quickly invaded Macedon without warning. Only with the help of the Greek cities did Antigonos survive, and when Pyrrhus died in the streets of Lakedaimon, the rightful rule of Antigonos over the kingdom was finally secured. Antigonos Gonatas is not content with just Macedon, however, and despite controlling the garrisons of Demetrias, Eretria and Akrokorinthos, the king still wants to expand his control over Hellas. Will he be able to succeed and finally squash the independence of both Athens and Sparta? Or will the mighty Pharaoh of Egypt, Ptolemaios II, intervene and stop the ambitions of the Antigonid ruler? With an army of Macedonians, Greeks and Celts at his disposal, Antigonos is well equipped for the war in the South. But he must never forget the threat of the tribes of Illyria and Thracia, who are looming beyond his border. Now is the time to prove if Antigonos Gonatas is a worthy successor of the crown of Philip and Alexander...

Starting settlements

Antigonid Kingdom begins with 34 settlements and 98,800 manpower.

Settlement	Region	Size	Manpower	Already built
Pella (capital)	Emathia	city	4,100	15 buildings
Amphipolis	Edonis	city	6,000	12 buildings
Chalkis	Euboia	large town	4,000	12 buildings
Corinth	Korinthia	city	7,500	13 buildings
Thessalonike	Mygdonia	city	4,400	14 buildings
Dion	Pieria	town	1,900	6 buildings
Kassandreia	Chalkidike	city	4,200	13 buildings
Demetrias	Magnesia	large town	3,500	11 buildings
Herakleia-Sintike	Sintike-Odomantike	large town	2,600	9 buildings
Eretria	Dirphysia	large town	3,300	9 buildings
Karystos	Ocheia	large town	1,800	9 buildings
Argos Orestikon	Orestis-Elimeia	large town	2,600	7 buildings
Herakleia Lynkestis	Lynkestis-Eordaia	large town	2,800	10 buildings
Aiginion	Tymphaia	town	1,600	3 buildings
Pharsalos	Thessaliotis	large town	3,600	9 buildings
Philippoi	Datos	large town	2,500	11 buildings
Beroia	Notia Bottiaia	large town	4,000	12 buildings
Edessa-Bottiaia	Bottiaia	large town	2,300	8 buildings
Akanthos	Akte	town	1,400	5 buildings
Torone	Sithonia	town	1,500	4 buildings
Berge	Bisaltia-Krestonia	town	1,900	5 buildings
Stymbara	Deuriopos-Pelagonia	town	1,600	3 buildings
Pherai	Pelasgiotis	large town	4,800	8 buildings
Trikka	Histiaiotis	large town	2,000	7 buildings
Phalanna	Perrhaibia	town	1,700	4 buildings
Thebai Phthiotides	Achaia Phthiotis	town	1,600	4 buildings
Piraeus	Peiraieus	large town	3,400	9 buildings
Trozan	Troizen	town	1,800	4 buildings
Megara	Megaris	large town	2,500	10 buildings
Larissa	Thessalia	city	4,100	14 buildings
Lychnidos	Dassaretia	large town	2,700	7 buildings
Pelion	Orestike Dassaretia	town	1,600	2 buildings
Idomenai	Amphaxitis	town	1,500	3 buildings
Agrianon Teichos	Agriania	town	2,000	3 buildings

What is already built in each settlement

Pella, in Emathia: Treasury, State Mint (Civic), Governor's Palace, Small Stone Wall, Grain Export Silos (Food trade), Sewers (Sanitation), Region Information Scroll, Paved Roads, Basin Irrigation (Crops), Local Market, Trade Port, Temple, Milling District (Urban), Horse Breeder (Rural), Basic Armoury

Amphipolis, in Edonis: State Mint (Civic), Governor's Palace, Small Stone Wall, Sewers (Sanitation), Highland Pasturing (Husbandry), Region Information Scroll, Local Market, Mines (Industry), Shipwright, Temple, Sawmill (Rural), Training Grounds

Chalkis, in Euboia: Governor's Villa, Wooden Palisade, Small Granary (Food trade), Cisterns (Sanitation), Region Information Scroll, Roads, Basin Irrigation (Crops), Local Barter, Trade Port, Shrine, Lumber Camp (Rural), Waystations and Garrisons

Corinth, in Korinthia: Governor's Palace, Stone Wall, Highland Pasturing (Husbandry), Region Information Scroll, Paved Roads, Physician's Clinics (Healing), Local Market, Shipwright, Local Mint (Civic), Temple, Amphora Maker (Urban), Fruit Dryer (Rural), Waystations and Garrisons

Thessalonike, in Mygdonia: Governor's Palace, Small Stone Wall, Highland Pasturing (Husbandry), Region Information Scroll, Paved Roads, Local Market, Shipwright, Odeon (Leisure), Magistrates' Court (Civic), Temple, Jewellery Crafter (Industry), Weavery (Urban), Fruit Dryer (Rural), Training Grounds

Dion, in Pieria: Governor's House, Region Information Scroll, Local Barter, Trade Port, Odeon (Leisure), Lumber Camp (Rural)

Kassandreia, in Chalkidike: Governor's Palace, Small Stone Wall, Sewers (Sanitation), Region Information Scroll, Paved Roads, Local Market, Shipwright, Contour Furrows (Crops), Magistrates' Court (Civic), Temple, Mines (Industry), Vineyard (Rural), Local Garrisons

Demetrias, in Magnesia: Governor's Villa, Wooden Palisade, Cisterns (Sanitation), Region Information Scroll, Roads, Irrigation Ditches (Crops), Local Barter, Trade Port, Shrine, Grape Orchards (Rural), Waystations and Garrisons

Herakleia-Sintike, in Sintike-Odomantike: Governor's Villa, Wooden Palisade, Cisterns (Sanitation), Highland Pasturing (Husbandry), Region Information Scroll, Roads, Local Barter, Shrine, Odeon (Leisure)

Eretria, in Dirphysia: Governor's Villa, Wooden Palisade, Highland Pasturing (Husbandry), Region Information Scroll, Roads, Local Barter, Trade Port, Shrine, Odeon (Leisure)

Karystos, in Ocheia: Governor's Villa, Wooden Palisade, Slope Pasturing (Husbandry), Region Information Scroll, Marble Pit (Industry), Local Market, Trade Port, Shrine, Beekepers (Rural)

Argos Orestikon, in Orestis-Elimeia: Governor's Villa, Wooden Palisade, Highland Pasturing (Husbandry), Region Information Scroll, Roads, Local Barter, Shrine

Herakleia Lynkestis, in Lynkestis-Eordaia: Governor's Villa, Wooden Palisade, Highland Pasturing (Husbandry), Region Information Scroll, Roads, Local Market, Shrine, Weavery (Urban), Lumber Camp (Rural), Training Grounds

Aiginion, in Tymphaia: Governor's House, Slope Pasturing (Husbandry), Region Information Scroll

Pharsalos, in Thessaliotis: Governor's Villa, Wooden Palisade, Cisterns (Sanitation), Region Information Scroll, Roads, Basin Irrigation (Crops), Local Market, Shrine, Horse Trainer (Rural)

Philippoi, in Datos: Governor's Villa, Wooden Palisade, Cisterns (Sanitation), Region Information Scroll, Local Market, Trade Port, Shrine, Odeon (Leisure), Reedland Pasturing (Adaptive husbandry), Hunting Grounds (Rural), Local Garrisons

Beroia, in Notia Bottiaia: Governor's Villa, Wooden Palisade, Cisterns (Sanitation), Region Information Scroll, Roads, Irrigation Ditches (Crops), Local Market, Tar Gatherer (Industry), Trade Port, Shrine, Orchards (Rural), Training Grounds

Edessa-Bottiaia, in Bottiaia: Governor's Villa, Wooden Palisade, Cisterns (Sanitation), Slope Pasturing (Husbandry), Region Information Scroll, Roads, Local Barter, Shrine

Akanthos, in Akte: Governor's House, Region Information Scroll, Local Barter, Trade Port, Lumber Camp (Rural)

Torone, in Sithonia: Governor's House, Region Information Scroll, Local Barter, Trade Port

Berge, in Bisaltia-Krestonia: Governor's House, Region Information Scroll, Irrigation Ditches (Crops), Local Barter, Trade Port

Stymbara, in Deuriopos-Pelagonia: Governor's House, Slope Pasturing (Husbandry), Region Information Scroll

Pherai, in Pelasgiotis: Governor's Villa, Wooden Palisade, Slope Pasturing (Husbandry), Region Information Scroll, Roads, Local Barter, Shrine, Horse Trainer (Rural)

Trikka, in Histiaiotis: Governor's Villa, Wooden Palisade, Cisterns (Sanitation), Region Information Scroll, Roads, Contour Furrows (Crops), Shrine

Phalanna, in Perrhaibia: Governor's House, Slope Pasturing (Husbandry), Region Information Scroll, Training Grounds

Thebai Phthiotides, in Achaia Phthiotis: Governor's House, Region Information Scroll, Local Barter, Trade Port

Piraeus, in Peiraieus: Governor's Villa, Wooden Palisade, Slope Pasturing (Husbandry), Region Information Scroll, Roads, Local Barter, Trade Port, Shrine, Local Garrisons

Trozan, in Troizen: Governor's House, Region Information Scroll, Local Barter, Trade Port

Megara, in Megaris: Governor's Villa, Wooden Palisade, Highland Pasturing (Husbandry), Region Information Scroll, Roads, Local Market, Trade Port, Saltworks (Industry), Shrine, Weavery (Urban)

Larissa, in Thessalia: Governor's Palace, Small Stone Wall, Grain Export Silos (Food trade), Sewers (Sanitation), Region Information Scroll, Paved Roads, Basin Irrigation (Crops), Local Market, Odeon (Leisure), Temple, Marble Quarry (Industry), Milling District (Urban), Horse Breeder (Rural), Training Grounds

Lychnidos, in Dassaretia: Governor's Villa, Wooden Palisade, Slope Pasturing (Husbandry), Region Information Scroll, Roads, Local Barter, Shrine

Pelion, in Orestike Dassaretia: Governor's House, Region Information Scroll

Idomenai, in Amphaxitis: Governor's House, Slope Pasturing (Husbandry), Region Information Scroll

Agrianon Teichos, in Agriania: Governor's House, Region Information Scroll, Training Grounds

Homeland

Antigonid Kingdom's homeland is 14 regions. Only there can it install the Homeland government (more on homelands).

Homeland of Antigonid Kingdom

Amphaxitis · Apamene · Arsinoites-Aphroditopolites Nomoi · Bottiaia · Emathia · Gynaikopolites Nomos · Leuke Akte · Mesopotamia · Mygdonia · Notia Bottiaia · Pieria · Pieria-Syria · Syria · Thinites-Diospolites Mikros Nomoi

Starting diplomacy

Allied with (6): Cabyle · Illyrian Kingdom · Knossos · Messene · Paeonia · Seleucid Empire

Trade agreements with (6): Cabyle · Illyrian Kingdom · Knossos · Messene · Paeonia · Seleucid Empire

At war with (2): Epirus · Galatians

Like every faction, it is also at war with the Free Peoples, who hold every settlement no faction does.

Starting characters

Name	Role	Age
Antigonos	General	50
Demetrios	General	16
Halkyoneus	General	30
Ameinias	General	37
Krateros	General	51
Alexandros	General	25
Zopyros	General	30
Aischylos	General	45
Demetrios	General	31
Perdikkas	General	52
Bokros	General	45
Polykles	General	28
Gyras	General	25
Charianthos	General	28
Dionysios	General	40
Bourichos	General	34
Aristonoos	General	51
Leonides	General	48
Antinikides	General	62
Nikokratos	General	41
Moschion	General	22
Alexis	General	63
Biakrates	General	31
Bergaios	General	20
Philokrates	General	27
Anaxippos	General	30
Hippaiphas	General	40
Asklepiodoros	General	39
Aristippos	General	42
Herakleides	General	52
Eudamidas	General	34
Sybris	General	32
Sirras	General	25
Hikkotimos	General	32
Alkaios	Admiral	20

Faction mechanics

From the game's own guide. See also the other game guides.

Special Mechanics

The Antigonids have two mercenary centres in Pella and Corinth. Please check its Region Information Buildings for more details.

Military reforms

The Antigonid Kingdom has three reforms.

Antigonid reforms 1 requirements: Have at least 1 huge city

Unlocks: Leukaspides, Trallian Infantry, Macedonian Aspidophoroi

Antigonid reforms 2 requirements: Turn 100.

Unlocks: Kestros Slingers

Thracian Sica Cavalry Reform requirements: 75 Turns

Unlocks: Thracian Sica Cavalry

Reforms

For every faction: Military innovations have arrived!, Second wave of military innovations have arrived!.

Revolts

The Thessalian Revolt

Units you can recruit

Antigonid Kingdom can recruit 461 unit types: 24 faction units and 437 regional.

What you need to recruit each unit.

Faction units

	Unit	Requires
	Agema of the Peltasts	Homeland · Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex
	Antigonid General's Bodyguard	Homeland · Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex
	Ballistas	Armourer (Industry) · Government Building (Dependency, Indirect Rule, Direct Rule or Homeland)
	Chalkaspides	Homeland · Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex
	Ephebes	Homeland · Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex
	Euzonoi	Homeland · Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex
	Greek Archers	Homeland · Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex
	Greek Slingers	Homeland · Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex
	Hetairoi	Homeland · Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex
	Kestros Slingers	Homeland · Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · Macedonian Military Reforms
	Large Lithoboloi	Foundry (Industry) · Government Building (Dependency, Indirect Rule, Direct Rule or Homeland)
	Leukaspides	Homeland · Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex
	Lithoboloi	Armourer (Industry) · Government Building (Dependency, Indirect Rule, Direct Rule or Homeland)
	Aspidophoroi	Homeland · Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · Macedonian Mercenary & Guard Reforms
	Macedonian Hoplites	Homeland · Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex
	Mercenary Thracian Sica Cavalry	Homeland · Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Thracian Sica Cavalry Reforms · Requires resource horses or horses supplied factionwide
	Mercenary Trallian Infantry	Homeland · Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · Macedonian Mercenary & Guard Reforms
	Prodromoi	Homeland · Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex
	Akontistai	Homeland · Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex
	Royal Peltasts (Assault Infantry)	Homeland · Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex
	Royal Peltasts (Spearmen)	Homeland · Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex
	Thureophoroi	Homeland · Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex
	Thureophoroi Cavalry	Homeland · Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex
	Xystophoroi	Homeland · Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · not Macedonian Mercenary & Guard Reforms

Regional units

Show all 437 regional units