He ruled through most of the middle of the seventh century B.C.E. This prowess in siege is represented in Civilization V: Brave New World with both the presence of the Siege Tower unique unit, and the military experience boost given by the Royal Library unique building, as well the strong incentive that Assyrian players are given for capturing cities.Īshurbanipal was the last significant king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Because of this, Assyria became masters of siege warfare and developed many novel tactics and inventions to assist in the storming of walls and breaking of gates. That is, if they didn't just surrender in exchange for leniency.
Their prowess on the battlefield and brutal treatment of subjugated foes made their armies so feared by rivals, that most opponents would seal themselves behind walls rather than face Assyrian armies in the open field. I am planning on writing a brief strategy post about each of the new civilizations as I play them, and I'm going to start with my favorite of the new civs (so far): Assyria.Īssyria is one of the most powerful and feared civilizations of the ancient world. Each new civilization is pretty interesting though, as they all have very unique bonuses and utilize novel game mechanics.
I have not had a chance to play all the new civilizations in the Brave New World expansion.
