Achievements
Imperator has 72 different achievements, all using the Steam achievements mechanics. Achievements have no in-game effects; the achievement just pops up in-game and then added to the player's Steam profile. It is possible to see the achievements sorted by the percentage of users that managed to complete each achievement by going to the game's global achievements at Steam (for more accurate numbers one can use the Steam web API).
The difficulty of each achievement varies; some achievements are very easy (e.g. befriending two other rulers), while some are more difficult (e.g. control all spice production as Mosylon). The below list groups the various achievements by a difficulty level as assessed by the wiki editors (uncategorized - UC - achievements haven't been assessed yet).
Achievements can only be gained in single-player ironman games started in the grand-campaign. They can be earned while playing older versions of the game as long as the given achievement was present in that version.
It is not possible to gain achievements if the checksum has been changed - either by tampering with game files, using mods altering gameplay mechanics (graphical mods do not affect checksum), or if the game installation has been corrupted. NOTE that running the game in debug mode changes the checksum, rendering achievements impossible.
Several achievements contain Easter eggs.
Steam achievements may not unlock instantly upon fulfilling their requirements. Reloading the save file or repeatedly opening and closing the Steam overlay as well as the achievements tab may eventually trigger them.
List of achievements[edit]
The "Notes" column lists helpful short tips/strategies.
The 
column denotes achievements which can't be completed without the use of DLC mechanics.
The "Ver" column indicates in which version a certain achievement was added. Achievements cannot be earned prior to the version they were added in.
The "DI" column is for difficulty as assessed by wiki editors. VE = Very Easy, E = Easy, M = Medium, H = Hard, VH = Very Hard, UC = Uncategorized.
| Achievement | Starting conditions | Requirements | Notes |
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Ver | DI |
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A New Home Settle a new province as a Migratory Tribe. |
 Government is tribal
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Government is tribal
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1.0 | VE | ||
Alea Iacta Est Have an appointed Dictator refuse to give up power. |
Have an appointed Dictator refuse to give up power.
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1.0 | VE | |||
Cincinnatus Appoint a Dictator, and have the same Dictator voluntarily stand down. |
Government is a republic
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1.0 | VE | |||
Do Not Disturb My Circles Research 40 inventions. |
Research 40  Inventions
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1.0 | VE | |||
International Relations With your current ruler, acquire two other ruler-level friends. |
Current ruler:
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1.0 | VE | |||
Panem Et Circenses Compete in the Olympic Games on at least 10 occasions. |
Compete in the Olympic Games on at least 10 occasions.
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This achievement seems bugged, can be earned only by sending the first character in the list. | 1.0 | VE | ||
Render Unto Caesar Conquer a territory. |
Has annexed any territories from another country.
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1.0 | VE | |||
Soldier of Fortune Send a disloyal pretender away to be a Mercenary. |
During a succession crisis, sent a disloyal pretender away to be a Mercenary.
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1.0 | VE | |||
Strategic Reserve Import at least one of each Strategic resource to your capital province. |
Capital is importing:
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Easy to do starting as  Macedon, all strategic resources can be imported from your allies and the capital starts with 5 import routes.
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1.0 | VE | ||
Tribal Concord Whilst you have a tribal government form, change a Law. |
Government is Tribal
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Government is Tribal
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1.0 | VE | ||
Antipater's Dream As Macedonia, own the region of Greece. |
Playing as either:
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Playing as Macedon The following Provinces are completely owned:
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1.0 | E | ||
Envy of the World Have any owned city with 100 or more Civilization Value. |
Has a territory with city status and at least  100 Civilization Level
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1.0 | E | |||
Hispania Universalis Form Greater Iberia. |
Culture group is Iberian or Celt-Iberian
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Formed 20px Greater Iberia
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1.0 | E | ||
Legacy of Aristotle Have four researchers with at least 11 of their relevant skill. |
Any Character that handles Martial Advances:
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1.0 | E | |||
Punic Ascendance As Carthage, own or have a subject own all of Hispania. |
Playing as  Carthage
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The following regions are completely owned by Carthage or one of its subjects:
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1.0 | E | ||
The Besieger As the Antigonids, sack the cities of Babylon, Alexandria, Lysimacheia, and Pella. |
Playing as  Antigonid Kingdom
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Sack the cities of Babylon, Alexandria, Lysimacheia and Pella
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1.0 | E | ||
Times New Roman As Rome, conquer the cities of Cariala, Italica, and Aquae Helveticae. |
Playing as  Rome
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owns the following cities:
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1.0 | E | ||
Tribal Assembly As a Tribe, enact the decision to become a Republic. |
Government is tribal
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As a tribe, enact the decision to become a Republic.
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1.0 | E | ||
Triumvir Survive a Civil War. |
Survive a Civil War.
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1.0 | E | |||
What have the Romans ever done for us? As Rome, own and at least one City with 70 or more Civilization Value in every Province within the Palestine region. |
Playing or started as Rome
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Has at least one territory with city status and at least 70 civilization value in the following provinces:
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1.0 | E | ||
Catch them All As a Polytheistic country, have a State Pantheon composed entirely of deified rulers. |
 Religion is not monotheistic
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Pantheon:
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1.4 | E | |
Wonder Builder Build a Great Wonder. |
Has built a  Great Wonder
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Heirs of Alexander | 2.0 | E | ||
Gazophylax This! As Thrace, kill the ruler of the Antigonid Kingdom, by completing the “Poetic Justice” mission task. |
Playing as  Thrace
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Kill the ruler of the Antigonid Kingdom through the Poetic Justice task of the Crossing the Hellespont Thracian national mission tree
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Heirs of Alexander | 2.0 | E | |
King of the Blind As the Antigonid Kingdom, enact the decision "Secure Antigonid Position". |
Playing as Antigonid Kingdom
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Has enacted the Secure Antigonid Position decision
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2.0 | E | ||
Legio Augusta Own a Legion with X honors. |
Own a  legion with at least  10 distinctions
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Heirs of Alexander | 2.0 | E | ||
Carthago Delenda Est As Rome, own and sack the city of Carthage. |
Playing as Rome
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Owns Carthage (3256)
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1.0 | M | ||
City of the World's Desire Have 15 Trade Routes in Byzantium. |
Own Byzantion (1453)
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1.0 | M | |||
Holy Fire Desecrate Holy Sites for at least 10 different religions. |
Desecrate Holy Sites for at least 10 different religions.
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For the purposes of this achievement, a holy site's religion is the dominant religion of its territory, not the religion of its deity. Both the  unit ability and the action in the Holy Sites tab of the  religion menu count.
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1.0 | M | ||
Imperial Ambition Adopt the Empire government form. |
Government is an Empire
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1.0 | M | |||
Mystery Solved As a Megalithic country, own at least 20 cities producing Stone, and the territory of Cunetio. |
Religion is Megalithic
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Religion is Megalithic
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The two independent tribal Megalithic nations are  Mauretania, a Local Power, and  Massaesylia, a Regional Power that is stronger but with fewer alliance options. Southern Spain has most of the necessary stone.
The main difficulty is to preserve your territory from Carthaginian ambitions. Ally with Iberian nations, conquer the other Megalithic tribe and attack Carthage while they are engaged in an other war. Take enough territory from the Carthaginian proper (not their client states) to reduce Carthage to Regional power status, then maintain an alliance with them. A much easier way to accomplish this achievement is to start as Carthage and then switch religions to Megalithic. As Carthage, if you ally with the Etruscans and declare war on Rome as right as soon as you can fabricate a claim on them (immediately after the start of the game), you can annex them. Without Rome you can conquer all of Europe at your leisure without any sort of real checks to your power. |
1.0 | M | |
New Kingdom Form Egypt, enact the Egyptian Succession law, and conquer the regions of Nubia and Syria. |
Culture Group is Egyptian or Meroitic
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Has formed  Egypt
The following Provinces are completely owned:
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1.0 | M | ||
Over 9000! Have at least 9000 pops. |
Has Greater or Equal to 9000 Population
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1.0 | M | |||
Pan-Hellenic League As any Greek Republic, own the entire region of Greece. |
Playing as a Republic
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Playing as a Republic
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1.0 | M | ||
Pyrrhic Victory As Epirus, own Rome. |
Playing as  Epirus
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Owns Roma (1)
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1.0 | M | ||
Soter As Egypt, own all the wonders of the world, through conquest or construction. |
Either:
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Owns the cities of:
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1.0 | M | ||
The Bois Are Back in Town Conquer Boihaemum region as the Boii. |
Playing as  Boi
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Playing as Boi
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1.0 | M | ||
The Romans are Crazy Form Gaul. |
Culture is Gallic, Pannonian, or Belgae
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Formed  Gaul
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While the achievement is available for Pannonian culture group countries, only Gallic or Belgae culture group countries can actually form Gaul.
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1.0 | M | |
Three Great Fires Form Persia and own Ganzak, Nevshapur and Gur. |
Either:
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Formed 20px Persia
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1.0 | M | ||
To the End of the World As the Seleucid Empire or Bactria, conquer the regions of Gandhara, Mahdyadesa, Pracya, Maru, and Avanti. |
Playing as either:
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Owns all inhabitable territories in the following regions:
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1.0 | M | ||
Brennus' Revenge As a Gallic Tribe, desecrate all Hellenic Holy Sites in Greece before 480 AUC. |
Culture is Gallic, Pannonian, or Belgae
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 Date is < 480.1.1
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1.4 | M | ||
Holy Pilgrim As a Jewish country, own and control all original Jewish Holy Sites: Ekbatana, Oros Chorib, Apologos, Jerusalem, Ephraim, Sousa, Kadasa and Aqola. |
Religion is Jewish
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Owns the cities of:
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As this achievement is basically a continuation of the Kingdom Of David achievement, see the notes of the latter for strategies. | 1.4 | M | |
The Great Destroyer Playing as any nation from the Veneti, Germanic, Pretani, Gaelic, Gallic, Celt-Iberian, Iberian or Pre-Indo-European culture groups, conquer and destroy 10 Great Wonders. |
Either:
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Has destroyed 10 Great Wonders
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Ancient wonders does not count. Can only done by destroying Great Works built by AI. Quite hard because AI doesn't build that much Great Works. Use Imperial Challenge CB to instantly grab a territory with a great work and destroy it. | Heirs of Alexander | 2.0 | M |
On the Measure of the Earth As any Greek nation, build Towers in Omboi and Alexandria. |
Culture Group is Hellenistic
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Owns Omboi (577) and Alexandreia (516)
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The Pharos Lighthouse does not count as a tower for this achievement. | Heirs of Alexander | 2.0 | M |
Nikator As the Seleucid Empire, conquer Pella before the death of Seleucus Nikator. |
Playing as  Seleukid Empire
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Owns Pella (379)
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2.0 | M | ||
Hall of the Mountain King As Armenia, construct a level XV Fortress. |
Playing as  Armenia
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Owns a territory with at least  15 fort level
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2.0 | M | ||
Ktistes Starting as Kios, form Pontus. |
Started as  Kios
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Formed  Pontus
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This achievement is bugged, as it will show itself locked, i.e. not achievable, when starting as Kios. Reloading the save after forming Pontus should award the achievement.
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2.0 | M | |
Land of the Rising Sun As a country in the Anatolian Culture Group, own, or have a subject own, the regions of Asia, Phrygia, Cilicia, Bithynia et Paphlagonia, Cappadocia Taurica and Armenia. |
Culture Group is Anatolian
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Owns or have subjects that own all of the following regions:
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2.0 | M | ||
Ashoka’s Pillars As the Mauryas, conquer all of India, convert to Buddhism, and have at least 80% Religious Unity. |
Playing as  Maurya
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Religion is Buddhist
The following regions are completely owned:
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Can still earn this achievement after forming 20px Bharatvarsha | 1.0 | H | |
Garum Nobile In any owned territory, produce a surplus of at least 10 fish. |
Any owned territory produces more than 10  Fish
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1.0 | H | |||
Germania Magna As a Germanic nation, own every territory in the regions of Germania, Germania Superior, Venedia, and Boiohaemum. |
Culture Group is Germanic
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Culture Group is Germanic
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1.0 | H | ||
Mare Nostrum As Rome, own every territory adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea. |
Playing as Rome
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Own every territory adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea
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1.0 | H | ||
Megalopolis. As the nation of Megalopolis, have at least 80 pops in the territory of Megalopolis. |
Playing as  Megalopolis
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Owns Megalopolis (436)
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1.0 | H | ||
Molon Labe! As Sparta, conquer and sack the city of Persepolis. |
Playing as  Sparta
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Owns Persepolis (4799)
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1.0 | H | ||
No More Worlds Left to Conquer Reform Alexander's Empire as a successor state. |
Playing as either:
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Reformed the  Hellenistic Empire
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1.0 | H | ||
Pax Aeterna Conquer the world. |
Owns all colonized territories.
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1.0 | H | |||
The Man who would be King As Bactria, become independent, and conquer the regions of Ariana, Bactria, and Gandhara. |
Playing as  Bactria
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Is not a subject
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1.0 | H | ||
True Vandal As a Vandal Nation, own any territory in the regions of Mauretania, Numidia, Africa, or Cyrenaica, and occupy Rome in a war. |
Culture is Vandal
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Owns a territory in any of the following regions:
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Start as Lugia or Sciria, quickly expand to your home region and convert culture in non-vandalic provinces. Send a migratory unit to settle in north Africa. Moves pops around your provinces in order to be able to migrate from as much provinces as possible. Begin the mass migration creating two or three big migratory armies and move them to the province of Latium in Italy. Raze or pillage a couple of cities, this will lead you in a war with Rome. Siege the province of Rome. | 1.0 | H | |
Pentecontaetia As Athens, be independent and own Delos, Naxos, Kassandreia, Thaso, Chalkis, Samos, Sestos, Kition, Salamis, and Oreos before 500 AUC. |
Playing as  Athens
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Date is < 500.1.1
owns the cities of:
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1.4 | H | ||
Laconic If As Sparta, conquer and sack Pella before 480 AUC. |
Playing as Sparta
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Date is < 480.1.1
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1.4 | H | ||
Potter to King As Syracuse, conquer all of Sicily by the death of your ruler, Agathocles. |
Playing as either:
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Agathocles (56) is alive
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Ally with Rome, and join their wars whenever they ask (you do not have to actually fight in these wars most of the time). Conquer the four city states on the western end of Sicily without calling Rome - you will need to be patient with this as they likely outnumber your levy. Switch your military law to increase the size of your levy. Once you have conquered these city states, wait a while to recover manpower, and join Rome's wars wherever you can. Keep an eye on when Rome will join a war against Carthage - you may need to improve relations with them. When you declare on Carthage, make sure you have troops off the coast of Malta so you can siege it down. The Romans should be able to handle any Carthaginians that land on Sicily, so rush to take the forts, then peace out for Carthage's land (including Malta), and the two Carthaginian vassals' land, then form the Kingdom of Sicily. | 1.4 | H | |
Pytheas' Legacy As Massalia, own at least one territory in Dumnonia and Cantiacia, as well as one territory in the Scandia region, and the territory of Orcades, before 550. |
Playing as  Massilia
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Date is < 550.1.1
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1.4 | H | ||
An Unexpected Turn As Grania, Raumaricia, Suionia, Leuonia, Guthonia, Dania or Burgundia, build an Ivory Tower in Uppakra with all effects upgraded to Tier 4. |
Playing as either:
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Owns Uppakra (6000)
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Heirs of Alexander | 2.0 | H | |
Proclamation of Tyre As a Greek Republic, have Macedon, Egypt, the Seleucid Empire, Thrace or the Antigonid Empire as a subject. |
Culture Group is Hellenistic
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At least one of the following countries exists and is a  subject of the current country:
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2.0 | H | ||
Eumenes' Footsteps As Cappadocia, keeping Macedonian primary culture, become independent and conquer Alexandria and Babylon |
Playing as  Cappadocia
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Culture is Macedonian
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2.0 | H | ||
Periplus of the Seas As Egypt, own or have a subject own the Aegean Islands, Rhodes, Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, Alalaiou (Dahkla), Devada, Diouscourides (Socotra), Tylos (Bahrain), Sri Lanka, Mliet/Malta, Yermena, Corsica, Gymnaesia (Baleares), Korkyra and Qarkna. |
Playing as  Egypt
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Owns or have subjects that own all of the following territories:
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2.0 | H | ||
Heraclea Persica Starting as Heraclea Pontica, form Persia whilist your ruler belongs to the Achaemenid dynasty |
Playing as  Heraclea Pontica
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Formed  Persia, whilst the ruler belongs to the Achaemenid dynasty.
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Despite the description, it is not actually necessary to have the Achaemenids as the ruling dynasty for the achievement | 1.0 | VH | |
Kingdom of David Starting as a Jewish nation, own the regions of Palestine and Syria, as well as the areas of Sinai, Eastern Delta, Central Delta, Memphis, Euphrates, Niniveh, Mesopotamia Superior, Apolloniatis, Babylonia, Cittacine, and Sumer |
Religion is Jewish
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Religion is Jewish Own the regions of:
Own the areas of
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Despite what the description says, it´s not actually necessary to start as a jewish nation to gain this achievement, so an easy way of doing it is playing as either one of Egypt, Seleukid Empire or Antigonid Kingdom, using Legacy Of Alexander CB to conquer the others, then conquer the areas needed from the other minor nations and then converting into the jewish religion. Doing it this way will also award you the Holy Pilgrim Achievement.
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1.0 | VH | |
Perfidious Albion Form Albion before the year AUC 500. |
Either:
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Date is < 500.1.1
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Start with Brigantia as it is strongest pop-wise. Immediately strengthen centralization by changing laws. Forming Pritania will help. When you get foothold in ireland integrate Hibernian culture to use them to colonize unoccupied land there. | 1.0 | VH | |
rednaxelA Starting as a Hindu, Buddhist, or Jain nation, which is not the Mauryas, conquer Pataliputra, Babylon, Memphis, and Athens. |
Not playing as Maurya
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owns the cities of:
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Ironically this achievement can be done after forming 20px Bharatvarsha as Maurya.
It can also be done by any non-Indian religion nations, if the nation converts to one of the religions required. So a valid strategy is for example; starting as the |
1.0 | VH | |
The Spice Must Flow As Mosylon, own every Spice producing territory in the world. |
Playing as  Mosylon
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Own every  Spice producing territory in the world
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1.0 | VH | ||
Tyrean Purple Form Phoenicia, own at least 500 ships, and produce a surplus of at least 5 dyes in Tyrus. |
Culture is Phoenician
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Formed  Phoenicia
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1.0 | VH | ||
The Corners of the World As any nation, build Great Wonders in Safim, Orcades, Sadiya, Odoka and Agawe. |
Has built a Great Wonder in all of the following territories:
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Does not have to complete the great work. | Heirs of Alexander | 2.0 | VH |
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