As a result, they pay less to advance to the Imperial Age. The Byzantines had a head start over their European neighbors and arguably reached their zenith while the rest of Europe were in the Dark Age. Their Imperial Age unique technology Logistica, referring to the Byzantines' well trained and supplied military at the state's expense, grants their Cataphracts trample damage to attack multiple enemies at once.
Although classified as a defensive civilization in-game, they are a versatile civilization in practice, relying on a wide variety of units of all categories for both offense and defense strategies.Īs the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces, the Byzantines retain characteristics of their Greco- Roman lineage and Persian neighbors, such as their unique unit, the Cataphract, a type of heavy cavalry that was present in the previous game.
The Byzantines are a Southern European civilization in Age of Empires II (Middle Eastern before the Definitive Edition).
The Byzantines' civilization music theme in Definitive Edition
