This thread contains the edits I make to the export_buildings.txt wonders. In all cases I have tried to maintain the author's original intent while providing clarity to the text. I appreciate any suggestions or comments that anyone may have. The first few, from Cairnaichaeoriam to the Baal temple complex, were first edited by Blacksnail. I will add more edits as I finish them.
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{base1_barbarian} Cairnaichaeoriam
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Cairnaichaeoriam: The Place of Many Stones\n(later known as "Carnac")\n\nThis giant site of megalithic monuments spreads five miles, its initial purpose unknown. It includes menhir (standing stones), dolmens (a sepulture formed of several stones), cromlech (enclosures of menhir), and tumulus (dirt mounds over Dolmens with no entrance). Much of it may be a star chart related to the religion of the unknown builders, who may have built tombs and graves in alignment with certain stars. Several relics indicate some manner of Celtic worship at the stones, even though the Celts did not arrange them. The Gauls (and later the Bretons) venerated the site, developing their own stories for the stones' placement and existence.\n\nSTRATEGY: Carnac provides an additional law bonus when possessed by the Aedui.
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Cairnaichaeoriam (Carnac) is an ancient set of megalithic monuments that spreads for miles.
{base1_greek} Olympias
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The Olympic Games\n\nBeginning in 776 BC and held every four years for over a millennia, the Olympic Games were considered so important that the Hellenic calendar system was reckoned by the most recent winners of the stadion race. The games included festivals for Zeus and commemorated the mythical Pelops' chariot victory.\n\nDuring the Games the roads in and out of Olympia were clogged with visitors. The tourism and sanctuary fostered by the games eventually brought athletes and spectators from across the Hellenic world. The Games also brought its hosts and the victors increasing amounts of importance, influence, and wealth. The dedications included countless sacrifices, statues, treasuries, and small temples. The most famous, the Chryselphantine statue of Zeus sculpted by Pheidias, was popularly considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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The Olympic Games honored Zeus and commemorated the mythical Pelops' chariot victory.
{base1_numidia} Philai, Edfu, & Abu Simbel\n(TRANSLATE ME PLEASE!)
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Philai, Edfu, & Abu Simbel\n\nThe ancient Egyptians thought the sacred hill of Biga to be the first mound created out of Chaos, as well as the burial place of Osiris. The earth was so hallowed that only priests and temple servants lived there. The island of Philai located beside Biga was dedicated to Isis, who became immensely popular with the Romaoi and the Ptolemaioi during the Hellenistic period.\n\nThe nearby Temple of Horus at Edfu was the second largest of all Egyptian temples (and was the best preserved). The monumental temples of Ammon Re and Hathor at Abu Simbel were cut from rock along the Nile, and were some of the most famous temples in the ancient world.
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The island of Philai and the temples at Edfu and Abu Simbel were sacred to the ancient Egyptians and eventually the Ptolemies.
{base1_roman} Artemision Ephesou
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The Temple of Artemis at Ephesos\n\nThe people of Ephesos built a magnificently beautiful temple to honor Artemis, goddess of hunting, nature, and fertility. They built it upon the foundations of a previous temple to Artemis sponsored by King Kroisos of Lydia, whose wealth was vast enough to be considered proverbial. The original temple burned to the ground in 356 BC, on the very night of Megas Alexandros’ birth. The arsonist Herostratos claimed he wanted his own name to be remembered for all time. Plutarchos would later declare the goddess was too busy watching over Alexandros to look after her own temple!\n\nIt was eventually restored in 323 BC, after the death of Alexandros. The sculptors Pheidias, Polykleitos, Kresilas, and Phradmon contributed great works to the temple. Filled with precious treasures and works of art, it continued to attract thousands of visitors and pilgrims from across the ancient world.
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The Temple of Artemis at Ephesos housed many precious treasures and works of art that attracted thousands of visitors and pilgrims from across the ancient world.
{base1_eastern} Ka'bah
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All the diverse tribes of Arabia took part in a great pilgrimage to the Ka'bah at Mecca. Such journeys were possible only when peace reigned throughout the land. To ensure this, all tribes prohibited internal warfare during the period from the month before the pilgrimage to the month after. Sacred territory meant that the tribes expected pilgrims to lay aside their weapons upon reaching Mecca. Once they entered the holy territory pilgrims were expected to practice self-denial and abstain from hunting, fighting, and sexual intercourse, amongst other things.\n\nAt the center of a month-long religious ceremony was the Ka’bah, where pilgrims worshipped a myriad of pre-Islamic gods. The Ka'bah itself consisted of a simple, cube-like stone structure with a black stone embedded in one of the walls that was supposedly of meteoric origin. Inside the Ka'bah sat a statue of the god Hubal, a small pit for offering, and statues of numerous other gods worshipped by various Arabic tribes.\n\nThe existence of the Kah’bah as a holy place to all Arabs seems to date to at least the early 1st century BC. Diodoros of Sicily remarks that “a temple has been set-up there, which is very holy and exceedingly revered by all Arabians.” While he doesn't mention the Ka'bah by name, it is the only known place in Arabia to fit such criteria. Further, such use of the Ka'bah in the early 1st century BC seems to justify its importance to pre-Islamic Arabians such as the Sabeans.
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The Ka'bah was held as holy by the diverse tribes of Arabia. It was the most famous and visited pilgrimage site in the Arabian peninsula, drawing many people even from outside the region.
{base1_egypt} Ba'al Temple Complex\nNEEDS SPLITTING, (TRANSLATE ME PLEASE!)
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Four huge and powerful structures in the magnificent city of Karthadast stood as examples of Karthadastim might: the temple districts of Ba’al and Astarte, the harbor, and the triple wall.\n\nThe temple of Ba’al was famed for its cyclopean architecture that blended Greek and Phoenician styles. A massive academy was connected to the temple itself. The learned citizens of Karthadast attended what was essentially one of the first universities of antiquity. The priesthood of Ba’al-Hammon was based in this district, where it directly supported the élite fighting force known as the Sacred Band.\n\nThe district of Astarte, as well as the training grounds outside the city, was equally magnificent in both Carthage and its northern neighbor, Utica. Though her temple was less impressive than that of Ba’al, the massive estates controlled by the priesthood allowed a special division of cavalry: Astarte's own Sacred Band.\n\nThe circular harbor was a wonder in and of itself. This marvel of engineering allowed Carthaginian fleets to better prepare and equip themselves than the harbors of their rivals.\n\nThe final wonder was Carthage’s massive triple wall. According to many ancient historians, this defense system could comfortably house 19,000 troops, several thousand horses, and over seventy elephants within its massive structure.\n\nSTRATEGY: The Temple Complex provides additional happiness and troop experience bonuses when possessed by the Qarthadastim.
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The cyclopean Ba’al Temple Complex prominently displayed Karthadastim might and directly supported the Sacred Band.
{base2_greek} Mausoleion Halikarnassou
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The Mausoleum of Halikarnassos\n\nAs their realms expanded, Persian emperors could not control their vast lands without the help of local governors known as satraps. One of these satraps was King Mausolos of Karia. Although he led an uneventful life, his sister-wife constructed one the most beautiful buildings of the ancient world as his tomb.\n\nThe Mausoleion’s beauty lay not only in its design, but also in its many decorations. Life-sized as well as larger-than-life statues of people, lions, horses, and other animals carved by the great Hellene sculptors Bryaxis, Leochares, Skopas, and Timotheus, adorned the sides of the tomb. The Mausoleion holds a special place in history because it was not dedicated to any specific god yet it attracted visitors from all over the world for centuries.\n\nSTRATEGY: Morale bonus to troops trained here: +1 (Hellenic only)
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The tomb of Mausolos, one of the most richly adorned buildings in the ancient world, attracts visitors from all over the world.
{base2_barbarian} Cairncalladryrdan
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(Carn-cay-lad-reer-den) The Old Standing Stones, Stonehenge\n\nCairncalladryrdan is one of the hundreds of neolithic monuments that consist of multiple large stones arrayed in a circle. However, none of the rest were so well preserved nor quite so large. For this reason it impressed and confused those who happened to control the land around it.\n\nThe original purpose of Cairncalladryrdan is unknown. It was not a Celtic structure, but it was one of the most important religious sites to the Druidae. Many Celtic festivals, and in later times Roman festivals, were held here to honor various deities.\n\nThousands of Celtic and Roman statuettes, weapons, pieces of armor, and other small relics are buried in the soil around the henge in a very methodic manner.\n\nSTRATEGY: Public order bonus: 5% (Casse only)\nMorale bonus to troops trained here: +1 (Casse only)
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Cairncalladryrdan holds religious significance to the Celts and other peoples.
{base2_numidia} Pharos Alexandreias
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The Lighthouse of Alexandreia\n\nThe island of Pharos in the bay of Alexandreia was home to the one of the most famous lighthouses history. Sentries kept beacon-fires lit throughout the night to assist seafarers, but the lighthouse also served as a sign of the capabilities, wealth, and power of the Ptolemaioi.\n\nPtolemaios Soter, in the early days of his reign, authorized Sostratos of Knidos to build the lighthouse, but it was not completed until the reign of Ptolemaios. Philadelphos dedicated the lighthouse to his parents, Soter and Berenike.\n\nThe structure, once four hundred feet tall, has been hit by numerous earthquakes and today there is nothing left of it but rubble in the nearby harbor and stones reused in successive forts built upon the same spot.\n\nSTRATEGY: Public order bonus due to happiness: 5% (? only)
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The Pharos Alexandreias stands in the harbor of Alexandreia and displays the wealth and power of the Ptolemaioi.
{base2_roman} Temple of Baalbek\n(TRANSLATE ME PLEASE!)
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Temple of Baalbek\n\n Baal Hammon, Helios, and Ra were worshipped by Phoenicians, Hellenes, and Egyptians at this magnificent temple complex at a place called Heliopolis, “the City of the Sun.” Its massive edifice and lofty colonnades soared beneath the scorching Syrian sun to honor the great god of the sky.n\nPhoenician rulers, and later the Seleukid and Ptolemaic kings, expanded the complex with massive buildings carved with reliefs in honor of these magnificent deities. Bulls were sacrificed on the many altars found throughout the complex by Phoenician and Hellenic priests.
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The Temple of Baalbek is a massive temple complex dedicated to Baal Hammon and Helios.
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{land1_roman} Varkana Drubustih
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The Hyrkanian Defensive Wall\n\nThe Arsakid Dynasty built this monumental construction over earlier Achaemenid defense works to protect Parthia from the invasions of the northern nomad tribes. It is one of the most outstanding and gigantic architectural monuments in history, second only to the Great Wall of China as the largest defensive wall in the world. The wall begins at at the coast of the Vaurukesh (today known as the Caspian Sea), circles to the north of Gonbade Kâvous, continues northwest, and vanishes behind the Piškamar Mountains. It is 100 miles long and roughly 20 to 30 feet wide. Forty fortresses were spaced at intervals of 6 to 30 miles so any one fort could provide assistance to another in times of need.\n\nSTRATEGY: Population growth bonus: -0.5 (Sauromatae and Saka)
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The Pahlavans built the Varkana Drubustih to prevent invasions of the northern nomadic tribes.
{land1_numidia} A'ssakhr 'LMaghribi 'LAthim
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The Great Marib Dam\n\nThe ruler Sumhu' Alay Yanuf and his son, Yatha'-Amar Bayyin, began construction of a monumental earthen and stone dam near Marib in the seventh century BC. This damn in the Balaq Hills retained seasonal rains that fell in the area and allowed for more comprehensive irrigation. It was maintained by successive generations of skilled Sabaeans and eventually the kings of Himyar. The wall broke for the third and last time in 570 AD. It seems that by then the knowledge and skill to repair the dam had long vanished.\n\nThe dam itself was enormous, especially for the age and place in which it was constructed. Its meticulously block-cut stone facing spanned a gap of 1,800 feet across the path of the Wadi Adhanah. The irrigation system spread throughout an extensive area, using the dam's reserves to water approximately 25,000 acres. Spillways at the sides of the dam had 25-foot thick stone walls with gates and sluices to regulate water outflow. The dam provided the people of Marib with a bountiful crop that was far greater than that of their neighbors. Thie consistency of harvests ensured a boost to the local population.\n\n
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This dam, built in the seventh century BC and spanning 1,800 feet, irrigates roughly 25,000 acres of farmland.
{land1_greek} Capitolinvm Templvm Iovis Optimi Maximi
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The Capitoline Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus\n\nThis temple was the most magnificent in all of Roma. According to tradition it was dedicated in the first year of the Republic's formation and housed the Sibylline Books, the chief oracle of the Roman state. This collection of oracular responses given by the Cumaean Sibyl was the most important and holy set of documents possessed by the Republic. Legend has it that the early Etruscan king Tarquinius Priscus bought the three books from the Sibyl and placed them in the care of a priestly college, where they were to be consulted only at the command of the Senate. The books were lost in 83 BC during a fire on the Capitoline.\n\nSTRATEGY: Public order bonus due to loyalty: 5% (Romani only)\nMorale bonus to troops trained here: +1 (Romani only)
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The Capitoline Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus is the most magnificent temple in all of Roma and houses the Sibylline Books, the holiest documents possessed by the Republic.
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{build1_roman} Kedroi Phoinikikai
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The Cedars of Lebanon\n\nThe Cedrus Libani were the most famous trees of the ancient world. Their timbers were intensely sought for the construction of palaces, temples, and the largest of boats. These trees were a primary factor for the rise of Phoenician power and prosperity and, in later days, a cause for war between the Ptolemaioi and Seleukeia. The trees were part of many ancient legends: they held an important role in the Epic of Gilgamesh and King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon once boasted that he had cut some down with his bare hands.
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These trees are intensely sought after for use in the construction of large buildings and ships.
{build1_greek} Rhodios Kolossos
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The Kolossos of Rhodos\n\nThe thriving commercial city of Rhodos, located on a small island in the Mediterranean that bears the same name, had strong economic ties with the Ptolemaios Soter of Aigyptos. In 305 BC, the Antigonids of Makedonia, rivals of the Ptolemaioi, besieged Rhodos in an attempt to break the alliance of Rhodos and Ptolemaios. Antigonids failed to capture the city and lifted the siege, leaving a wealth of military equipment behind. To celebrate their victory, the Rhodians sold the equipment and used the money to erect an enormous statue of the sun god Helios. The construction of the Kolossos took 12 years and was finished in 282 BC. The statue stood at the harbor entrance for years until it collapsed during an earthquake that hit the island in 226 BC. The Rhodians received an immediate offer from Ptolemaios III Eurgetes of Egypt to cover all restoration costs for the toppled monument. However, an oracle was consulted and forbade the re-erection and its ruins remained where they were.
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The Kolossos, a famed statue of Helios, stands beside the entrance to the harbor of Rhodos.
{build1_barbarian} Teamhaidh Cnocinhaofan
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Holy Hill of Tara\n\nThe holy hill of Teamhaidh is actually not just a single hill, it's a series of smaller temple structures, as well as training structures, dormitories for soldiers, priests, and various servants. An ironsmith that produced weapons and jewelry for higher nobility and religious leaders was also located at the site. Both native Goidils and foreign Celts made pilgrimages to the holy site. Teamhaidh was a main site of the Goidils for centuries and eventually an important city was constructed near it to defend the site.\n\nIn later periods, the king of Ulster, Meath, and the High Kings were all coronated at Teamhaidh. The site was still an important religious site in Christian times, when several Christian crosses were arrayed around the grounds. Teamhaidh was eventually renamed Tara by the Vikings (a bastardization of its ancient name, Teamhair).
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This holy site contains a series of temple structures, training buildings, dormitories for soldiers, priests, and others, and attracts many pilgrims from the Celtic world.
{build1_eastern} Siva Mandir
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Temple of Siva\n\nThis great parasol-shaped temple, built to honor the Lord Siva, was an incredible feat of architecture. Construction involved giant dirt and log ramps that spiraled to the top where the temple received its final components. The temple was not only very large, it was also lavishly adorned. It was painted in a stunning display of color that covered nearly every inch of its interior and exterior from its base to the tip of it's majestic tower.\n\nThe ancient Indians believed that Siva was a late evolution of the great Ishvara, one of the earliest Hindu creator deities - and one of the last to ever be perceived as a single ruler. Siva later came to be associated with Brahma and Vishnu, departing from older perceptions as a purifier and even a creator, to adopt what would eventually become his nearly universal perception as the destroyer component of the 'Trimurti.'\n\nIt was during the period of frenzied political activity in the East that followed Alexander's departure and subsequent death that Siva and other deities enjoyed a financial resurgence, their worship being expanded in Gandhara by the great conqueror's lieutenants Ambhi (the Indian ruler of Takshaçila prior to Alexander's conquests), the Thracian Eudamus, and in the South by the Mauryan kings. Lord Siva became most revered in the Indian northwest, enjoying extensive worship during the periods of Mauryan expansion into Gandhara and during the rule of the Euthydemid Greeks. Especially strong in Taxila (Takshaçila to the Hindus,) the worship of Siva very frequently shifted along various culture lines. The Greeks equated Siva with Dionysos, while native Baktrians and Kambojas associated many “mountain gods” with him.
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This huge architectural wonder honors Siva.
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{loyal1_numidia} Gebel Barkal
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The Hill of Gebel Barkal\n\nA holy site long before its development, the hill of Gebel Barkal encompassed nine known temples and a field of pyramids which were part of the royal Naptan-Meroitic cemetery. The Napatan pyramids do not house their deceased kings, but instead are commemorative monuments to the deceased who are buryed in hypogea underneath. The small temples before each pyramid house the offerings. The hill also contains several palaces, administrative complexes, and other temples, the biggest of which is dedicated to the god Ammon. The area remains sacred to the local peoples even today.
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The Napatan pyramids are the most holy site for the peoples of Meroe, sacred places even to local peoples today.
{loyal1_eastern} Ustyurt Plateau Sanctuaries (TRANSLATE ME PLEASE!)
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Ustyurt Plateau Sanctuaries\n\nOn the windswept plains of the Ustyurt Plateau stood stone sculptures of the steppe nomads’ heroic ancestors. Erected in times of crisis, these statues were placed around altars where the people honored their gods (the Sun, the Fire, the God of War). At the same time they sought to propitiate their gods. Their descendants could look at the images of the heroes of the past and see models to imitate and be reminded of past glories to be gained anew through courage and prowess.
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The Ustyurt Plateau Sanctuaries are unique burial grounds dedicated to the gods of the Samartians.
{loyal1_roman} Pasargadai
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The Old Persian Capital, Tomb of the Dynast Founder\n\n"O man, I am Kyros son of Kambyses, who founded the empire of Persia and ruled over Asia. Do not grudge me my monument." When Alexander found the monument he showed great respect and ordered the vandalism done to it and the body of Kyrus himself repaired as a sign of his assumption of the Persian throne. Plutarch visited it also. It was a site revered by the Persians and sat among the ruins of Pasargadai, the original capital of the Persian Empire. It brought travelers from near and far and though it was smaller and older than the marvelous ruins at Persepolis, it was a site that inspired much respect from the Persians as well as the Greeks.
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The site of the first Persian capital and the tomb of Kyros the Great, the founder of the dynasty.
{loyal1_greek} Aigai
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Aigai\n\nAn important regional city from the early Bronze Age, Aigai was the home of the first Makedonian royal palaces and the capital of the early Makedonian Kingdom. The ancient city was the burial site for Makedonian kings including Philip II and Alexander IV and it became the most important historical and ceremonial site to the people of Makedonia.\n\nIn 274 BC, King Pyrrhos of Epeiros left a band of Gaulish mercenaries in charge of the site and they pillaged some of the tombs. Luckily, what is considered the most important tomb, that of Philip II, was left unharmed. Pyrrhos received a great deal of criticism from across the Hellenic world for his actions, and the recovery of the site by the true Makedonian kings gave a greater sense of pride and morale to the loyal Makedonians.
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The tombs of the great Makedonian kings are located at Aigai.
{loyal1_barbarian} Erknáhámmáráz
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"The Holy Stones" (known today as Externsteine)\n\nIn the southeastern part of the Teutoburger Forest, in the lands of the Cheruscii (Haruskoz), there are thirteen remarkable free standing sandstone rocks, some reaching heights of up to thirty-eight meters. The stones were used by the Germanic peoples as a holy site. Cult activities involving sacrifices were held at the site and priests and wise women (gudjon and weitagon) who predicted the future through astrology resided near the stones. Every solstice an important event takes place: the sun's light falls through a hole in the rock exactly on the rear wall of the destroyed observatory. The light reflects upon a particular stone, thought to represent Wodanaz hanging from the “world tree”, in such a way that its point is illuminated by the light.
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"The Holy Stones" were monumental rock formations used by the Germanic peoples for worship and astronomical purposes.
{loyal1_egypt} Sardinian Nuraghi (TRANSLATE ME PLEASE!)
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Approximately 7,000 nuraghi (single stone towers in the shape of a cone) dot the landscape of Sardinia. Although most of the towers were constructed in the Bronze Age, they were still in use during Carthaginian and Roman times. Their development seems to have been indigenous to Sardinia, but they are similar in some respects to the other "cyclopean" constructions constructed throughout the Mediterranean in the Bronze Age.\n\nThe nuraghi, which had flat, ladder-accessible roofs that aided defenders, usually had a defensive purpose. They were especially troublesome for any group that wanted to to control the native inhabitants of the island’s mountainous interior. Throughout the Carthaginian hegemony they provided places of refuge for the native Sardinians when conflicts occurred with their foreign rulers. The Romans also had difficulties eliminating the native Sardinian resistance because of the nuraghi. In later Roman times they became a center of festivals and cults and they housed shrines to various gods. Many remain central gathering places even today.
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The Nuraghi are stone towers spread across Sardinia that serve as easily defensible locations and play an important cultural role for the native Sardinians.
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{uniqueroad1_eastern} Râh-e Abrisham
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The Silk Road\n\nThe Râh-e Abrisham was a vital source of income for many Eastern peoples. Persia and other empires gained exotic treasures and riches from China via the Râh-e Abrisham. Silk, one of the most valuable goods traded on the road, is a wonderful clothing material because, in addition to being attractive and expensive, it is also tough an durable. Silk was not the only commodity that was imported from the eastern end of the road. The exchange of amber, gold, ivory, and exotic animals and plants all brought wealth and prestige to the rulers of the nations that controlled the trade route.
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The Râh-e Abrisham is the primary trade route to and from China.
{uniqueroad1_roman} Keleuthos Bombykike
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The Silk Road\n\nKeleuthos Bombykike was a vital source of income for many Eastern peoples. Persia and other empires gained exotic treasures and riches from China via the Keleuthos Bombykike. Silk, one of the most valuable goods traded on the road, is a wonderful clothing material because, in addition to being attractive and expensive, it is also tough an durable. Silk was not the only commodity that was imported from the eastern end of the road. The exchange of amber, gold, ivory, and exotic animals and plants all brought wealth and prestige to the rulers of the nations that controlled the trade route.
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The Keleuthos Bombykike is the primary trade route to and from China.
{uniqueroad1_numidia} Megales Pyramides
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The Great Pyramids of Gizeh\n\nDesigned to last an eternity, these manmade mountains were constructed over many decades by thousands of workers with an astonishing precision. They inspire and amaze all who see them and forever stand as a monument to the genius of the civilization of Aigyptos.\n\nMany other monuments stand in the vast necropolis, including the sphinx, the two temples for the dead pharaohs that are part of each pyramid complex, the many Mastaba tombs of Old Kingdom officials, and the smaller “pyramids of the queens”.\n\nThe three pyramids of Gizeh, build between 2551 and 2471 BC on a desert plateau near the Neilos, were nearly as ancient for the Ptolemaioi and Romaioi as they are for us today. Traditionally the pharaohs of the 4th dynasty (Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinos) are credited with constructing the pyramids. The great Pyramid of Cheops and the slightly smaller of Pyramid of Chephren are the biggest and most perfect shaped of the over 80 that can be found along the west bank of the Neilos. With original heights of 146.6 and 143.5 meters and side lengths from 230 to 215 meters, they are easily among the largest structures ever built and were the world’s tallest buildings for over four millennia. Each pyramid consists of several million multi-ton stone blocks. Until the Middle Ages, their surfaces were covered with polished plain limestone plates that gave them an even more impressive look.
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Built to last an eternity, the great Pyramids of Gizeh are manmade mountains that forever praise the genius of the ancient culture of Aigyptos.
