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0 A.D. (pronounced “zero-ey-dee”) is a free, open-source, historical Real Time Strategy (RTS) game currently under development by Wildfire Games, a global group of volunteer game developers. As the leader of an ancient civilization, you must gather the resources you need to raise a military force and dominate your …
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Achaemenids
AchaemenidsThe Achaemenid Empire, also known as the first Persian Empire, was one of the greatest empires of antiquity, stretching at its zenith from the Indus …
Athenians
AtheniansThe Greek city-state of Athens is remembered as a famed center for the arts, learning, and philosophy, as well as one of the earliest forms of …
Britons
BritonsThe Britons were the Celtic tribes of the British Isles. Using chariots, longswordsmen and powerful melee soldiers, they staged fearsome revolts …
Carthaginians
CarthaginiansCarthage, a city-state in modern-day Tunisia, was a formidable force in the western Mediterranean, eventually taking over much of North Africa and …
Gauls
GaulsThe Gauls were the Celtic tribes of continental Europe. Dominated by a priestly class of Druids, they featured a sophisticated culture of advanced …
Germans
GermansThe largest migration in Europe of this period was that of the Cimbri people. The Cimbri were a large group of Germanic peoples originally from the …
Han
HanThe Han dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China. Founded by the commoner Liu Bang, the empire lasted from 202 BC to AD 220 with a short break …
Iberians
IberiansThe Iberians were a people of mysterious origins and language, with a strong tradition of horsemanship and metalworking. A relatively peaceful …
Kushites
KushitesThe Kingdom of Kush was an African kingdom located at the confluences of the Blue Nile, White Nile, and River Atbara, in present-day Sudan. It rose …
Macedonians
MacedoniansMacedonia was an ancient Greek kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula. Under the leadership of Alexander the Great, …
Mauryas
MauryasFounded in 322 BC by Chandragupta Maurya, the Mauryan Empire was the first to rule most of the Indian subcontinent, and was one of the largest and …
Ptolemies
PtolemiesThe Ptolemaic dynasty was a Macedonian Greek royal family which ruled the Ptolemaic Empire in Egypt during the Hellenistic period. Their rule lasted …
Romans
RomansThe Romans controlled one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching at its peak from southern Scotland to the Sahara Desert, and …
Seleucids
SeleucidsThe Macedonian-Greek dynasty that ruled most of Alexander's former empire.
Spartans
SpartansSparta was a prominent city-state in Ancient Greece, and its dominant military power started in the 7th century BC. It peaked after the Peloponnesian …
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Behind the Skenes 
A Valley of Queens 
Egyptian Morning 
Colossus of Rhodes by nifa 
Brythonic Broch 
From Afar 
Give Them A Volley 
Gaul Wonder
Trailers
All trailersRelease 28 Boiorix trailer
Alpha 27 Agni trailer
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“The landscape of PC gaming is littered with bright ideas and good intentions: both of those things seem true of 0 A.D.” – Jim Rossignol, Rock, Paper, Shotgun