Americans
Leader: George Washington
Special Ability: Manifest Destiny
Special Unit: B17
Special Unit: Minutemen
Arabia
Leader: Harun al-Rashid
Special Ability: Trade Caravans
Special Unit: Camel Archers
Special Building: Bazaar
Aztec
Leader: Montezuma
Special Ability: Sacrificial Captives
Special Unit: Jaguar
Special Building: Floating Gardens
China
Leader: Wu Zetian
Special Ability: Art of War
Special Unit: Cho-Ko-Nue
Special Building: Paper Maker
Egypt
Leader: Ramesses II
Special Ability: Monument Builders
Special Unit: War Chariot
Special Building: Burial Tomb
England
Leader: Elizabeth I
Special Ability: Sun Never Sets
Special Unit: Longbowman
Special Unit: Ship of the Line
France
Leader: Napoleon Bonaparte
Special Ability: Ancient Regime
Special Unit: Foreign Legion
Special Unit: Musketeer
Germany
Leader: Otto Von Bismarck
Special Ability: Furor Teutonicus
Special Unit: Landsknecht
Special Unit: Panzer
Greece
Leader: Alexander
Special Ability: Hellenic League
Special Unit: Champion Cavalry
Special Unit: Hoplite
India
Leader: Gandhi
Special Ability: Population Growth
Special Unit: War Elephant
Special Building: Mughal Fort
Iroquois
Leader: Hiawatha
Special Ability: The Great Warpath
Special Unit: Mohawk Warrior
Special Building: Longhouse
Japan
Leader: Oda Nobunaga
Special Ability: Bushido
Special Unit: Samurai
Special Unit: Zero
Ottoman
Leader: Suleiman the Magnificent
Special Ability: Barbary Corsairs
Special Unit: Janissary
Special Unit: Sipahi
Persia
Leader: Darius
Special Ability: Archaemenid Legacy
Special Unit: Immortal
Special Building: Satrap’s Court
Rome
Leader: Augustus Caesar
Special Ability: The Glory of Rome
Special Unit: Ballista
Special Unit: Legion
Russia
Leader: Catherine
Special Ability: Siberian Riches
Special Unit: Cossack
Special Building: Krepost
Siam
Leader: Ramkhamhaeng
Special Ability: Father Governs Children
Special Unit: Naresuan’s Elephant
Special Building: Wat
Songhai
Leader: Askia
Special Ability: River Warlord
Special Unit: Mandekalu Cavalry
Special Building: Mud Pyramid Mosque
As you can see, the tactical choices will be very varied, especially since some civilizations will have more special units, while others will posses special buildings. Which one is your favorite?