Civilization III / Leaders

Civilization III leaders, civilization traits and unique units

Identify the people, factions or battlefield roles used throughout this guide.

Edition covered

Civilization III fundamentals, using Complete as the pictured edition. Complete includes Play the World and Conquests; expansion civilizations, traits, units and scenarios differ from the 2001 base game. Scenario rules can override the standard epic-game rules.

8 characters · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.

Selected reference directory

Roman leader

Julius Caesar

Rome combines Militaristic and Commercial traits with the Legionary.

Reference

Greek leader

Alexander

Greece combines Scientific and Commercial traits with the Hoplite.

Reference

Persian leader

Xerxes

Persia combines Scientific and Industrious traits with the Immortal.

Reference

Babylonian leader

Hammurabi

Babylon combines Religious and Scientific traits with the Bowman.

Reference

Selected unique units

Legionary

Rome

Swordsman.

Reference

Hoplite

Greece

Spearman.

Reference

Immortal

Persia

Swordsman.

Reference

Bowman

Babylon

Archer.

Reference

Quick notes

Use the civilization behind the portrait. A leader identifies a civilization rather than acting as a map unit.
Check which edition is running. Complete includes the base game and two expansions.
Time the unique unit sensibly. A unique unit can trigger a Golden Age through a qualifying victory.
Use the Civilopedia for the full roster. The four leaders shown here are a deliberately small reference selection with familiar ancient unique units.

Useful tip

The four leaders shown here are a deliberately small reference selection with familiar ancient unique units. The in-game Civilopedia supplies the entire roster for the exact ruleset you launched.

References

Guide references
Reference	Website
Publisher game and edition listing	store.steampowered.com
Publisher manual	shared.fastly.steamstatic.com