By completing researches with the research adviser you can unlock new buildings, units, ships and special effects. To complete a research topic you need research points, which you can produce in the Academy.
Building the Gods' Shrine allows us to pay our respects to the gods. To those who revere them and enjoy their grace, they bestow powerful blessings that provide economic benefits otherwise unattainable.
A force of nature, Pan roams the deepest forests and untouched wilderness in the guise of a satyr. To those who show respect for him and for nature, he gives lush wood harvests as a sign of harmony between civilisation and wilderness.
As the god of celebrations and wine, Dionysus grants those who celebrate in his name a rich harvest of grapes. Thus, more wine can be produced, which fills the citizens and the god himself with joy.
As the goddess of fate and chance, Tyche guides the destiny of mortals with an invisible hand. Those who worship her will be more fortunate in the search for marble deposits, and thus higher production.
Blinded by Zeus, the god of wealth and mineral resources often distributes seemingly indiscriminately. Yet he smiles down on those who worship him and ensures that their treasuries fill up faster.
Daughter of the earth-mother Gaia and the sky-god Uranos, Theia captures the sparkle of the stars themselves in the earth. To those who honour her, she points the way to the shimmering treasures of the earth and allows them to gain more crystal.
In the depths of the volcanoes, Hephaistos, the blacksmith and artisan of the gods, has his workshops and forges legendary weapons and armour for them. For cities that enjoy his grace, he tames his volcanoes, which facilitates sulphur production.