Egyptian (Civ2)

The Egyptian people represent Egypt, a default civilization in Civilization II.
== Color ==
The Egyptians are a yellow civilization. A game including the Egyptians will not have the or s.
== Leaders ==
The default male leader of the Egyptians is Ramesses. Ramesses II (c. 1303–1213 BC) was the 3rd king of Egypt's 18th Dynasty and ruled from his teens until his nineties. He restored Egyptian control over Canaan (present-day Israel) but lost Syria to the Hittites.
The default female leader is Cleopatra. Cleopatra VII (69–30 BC) was not an ethnic Egyptian but a descendant of the Macedonian general Ptolemy, who carried on Hellenic rule in Egypt after the death of Alexander the Great. She defeated her brother Ptolemy XIII with the help of the Julius Caesar, by whom she bore Caesarion. After Caesar's murder, she sided with Marcus Antonius against Octavian (later Augustus) and committed suicide after Antony's defeat at Actium.
Egyptian leaders use the default titles except under and monarchy. An Egyptian emperor or empress is known as a "pharaoh". An Egyptian king or queen is known as a "great pharaoh".
== Personality ==
The Egyptian AI, like the one, is civilized.
== Cities ==
== Scenarios ==
In The Rise of Rome, Egypt is known as the Ptolemaic Greeks and uses the graphics and personality.
== See also ==
* Egyptian in other games
Category:Civilizations (Civ2)
Category:Egyptian