Greek (Civ5)

The Greek people represent a civilization in Civilization V.
* Symbol: Omega
* Musical Theme: Epitaph of Seikilos (composed by Geoff Knorr)
* Music Set: European
* Architecture: Mediterranean
* Spy Names: Jason, Helena, Alexa, Cletus, Kassandra, Andres, Desdemona, Anthea, Aeneas, Leander
* Preferred Religion: Christianity () or Eastern Orthodoxy ()
* Preferred Ideology: Autocracy
== Strategy ==
The Greeks excel at diplomacy and influencing city-states. Their unique ability makes their with city-states degrade more slowly and recover faster. This ability is arguably more powerful than it looks. It is easy for them to maintain an Allied status with city-states once they achieve it. Use every opportunity throughout the game to do this, and Greece will not only be well on the way to a diplomatic victory, but also gain other substantial advantages. If all the policies in the Patronage tree are adopted, Greece will be able to maintain a stranglehold on city-state alliances that will be nearly impossible for rival civilizations to break. Religion can also play an important role in Greek diplomacy, because if its religion spreads to an allied city-state, Greece loses with the city-state even slower (or not at all, if the Patronage opener was chosen).
The Greeks' other strength lies in their Companion Cavalry and Hoplites, both of which are available early in the game and significantly more powerful than the units they replace. Use them not only to repel any early attacks, but also to defeat Barbarians and perform city-state quests.
The early military advantage provided by Greece's unique units has great synergy with the Greeks' ability to recover twice as fast, as they can more effectively demand tribute from city-states and then use the acquired to buy more and/or military units. Finding an Ancient Ruin that upgrades a Warrior to a Hoplite in the first few turns can give the Greeks an early advantage.
Finally, the Greeks have a hidden ability which is pretty useful: their units may enter and remain in city-state territory without causing a trespassing incident, and without lowering with the city-state.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== Cities ==
== Trivia ==
* Greece's unique ability is named after the League of Corinth, a federation created to help Greece in their war with Persia.
== Gallery ==
File:Greece map (Civ5).png|Map of Greek Empire
== Related achievements ==
== See also ==
* Greek in other games
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Category:Greek