Ara: History Untold – All civilizations and leaders

Find all nations you can lead to glory in the strategy game

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Historical leaders and civilizations are a core part of the fun of strategy games like Ara: History Untold, allowing players to roleplay as their own culture and change the course of history, or be as faithful as possible to how things went in our world.

Ara: History Untold is starting out with quite an impressive line-up of leaders and nations – with a lot of emphasis being placed on the leaders. These are not just recruited from among the lists of statesmen and stateswomen, but come from all walks of life. Some of the additions were artists, scientists, or activists, making the roster feel quite fresh and new overall, despite some classic names being represented as well.

A few civilizations are represented by more than one leader, and these examples show that the nations themselves aren’t really that unique in the game – their special traits and bonuses all come from the leader representing them. For the reasoning behind this choice, read our Ara: History Untold developer interview.

Find all civilizations and leaders in Ara: History Untold below.

All civilizations and leaders in Ara: History Untold

Abbasid Caliphate – Harun al-Rashid

Harun al-Rashid leads the Abbasids. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Argentina – Eva Perón

Eva Perón leads Argentina. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Assyrian Empire – Sennacherib

Sennacherib leads Assyria. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Australia – Howard Florey

Howard Florey leads Australia. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Aztec Empire – Itzcoatl

Itzcoatl leads the Aztecs. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Belgium – Leopold I.

Leopold I. leads Belgium. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Byzantine Empire – Irene Sarantapechaina

Irene Sarantapechaina leads the Byzantines. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Celts – Boudicca

Boudicca leads the Celts. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Cherokee – Wilma Mankiller

Wilma Mankiller leads the Cherokee. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

China – Wu Zetian

Wu Zetian leads China. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Crow Nation – Osh-Tisch

Osh-Tisch leads the Crow Nation. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Egypt – Nefertiti

Nefertiti leads Egypt. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

England – Elizabeth I.

Elizabeth I. leads England. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Ethiopia – Haile Selassie

Haile Selassie leads Ethiopia. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

France – Jeanne d’Arc

Jeanne d'Arc leads France. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Georgia – Tamar the Great

Tamar the Great leads Georgia. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Germany – Otto von Bismarck

Otto von Bismarck leads Germany. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Germany – Hildegard von Bingen

Hildegard von Bingen also leads Germany. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Ghana – Yaa Asantewaa

Yaa Asantewaa leads Ghana. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Greece – Sappho

Sappho leads Greece. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Holy Roman Empire – Charlemagne

Charlemagne leads the Holy Roman Empire. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Inca Empire – Pachacuti

Pachacuti leads the Inca. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

India – Ashoka

Ashoka leads India. / Oxide Games / Micosoft

Italy – Cesare Beccaria

Cesare Beccaria leads Italy. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Japan – Tokugawa Ieyasu

Tokugawa Ieyasu leads Japan. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Korea – Sejong the Great

Sejong the Great leads Korea. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Korea – Yu Gwan-sun

Yu Gwan-sun also leads Korea. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Kush – Amanirenas

Amanirenas leads Kush. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Mexico – Benito Juárez

Benito Juárez leads Mexico. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Mongol Empire – Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan leads Mongolia. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Palmyrene Empire – Zenobia

Zenobia leads Palmyra. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Persian Empire – Xerxes I.

Xerxes I. leads Persia. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Poland – Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus leads Poland. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Roman Empire – Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar leads the Imperium Romanum. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Russia – Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great leads Russia. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Songhai Empire – Askia Muhammad I.

Askia Muhammad I. leads Songhai. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Spain – Isabella I.

Isabella I. leads Spain. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Thailand – Ram Khamhaeng

Ram Khanghaeng leads Thailand. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

United States – George Washington

George Washington leads the United States of America. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Venezuela – Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolivar leads Venezuela. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Zulu – Shaka

Shaka leads the Zulu. / Oxide Games / Microsoft

Alexander the Great has already been confirmed as a future leader coming to the game.