Silly question...

[CarolvsAntonivs]

Hi, how many provinces are in the game???

Thanks...

[a completely inoffensive name]

I think they maxed out for all 199 provinces.

[Maion Maroneios]

Yeah, it's 199 regions and 1 sea (which works as one region) IIRC.

Maion

[Celtic_Punk]

bah who needs sea, lets add another settlement

[Gugus]

It should be hidden beneath the waves and called Atlantis...

[Celtic_Punk]

good call, i move for a new invisable city called atlantis, and you have to find it on yer own. it will be held by a full stack of the most powerful units in the game with 3 gold chevs and weapons n armour upgrades. if you manage to win, then you get a bazillion gold. lol

speaking of atlantis, when did that island that some think might be what homer was talking about (its in the agean archipelago) explode?

[desert]

You mean Santorini?

Some think the 'Atlanteans' were actually the Minoans that were destroyed due to the eruption at Santorini.

[Cimon]

speaking of atlantis, when did that island that some think might be what homer was talking about (its in the agean archipelago) explode?

I believe the date range is sometime between c.1500BC and c.1700BC, depending on which study you believe. I think that the most accepted is between 1600 and 1650 BC.

[machinor]

Atlantis was btw not mentioned by Homer but by Platon. I don't remember the exact dialogue though.
Yeah, that island is called Santorin. The Minoans were probably an influence on the myth of Atlantis.

[Maion Maroneios]

You mean Santorini?

Some think the 'Atlanteans' were actually the Minoans that were destroyed due to the eruption at Santorini.

First of all, it's Thera. Santorini is a modern non-greek name of it, adopted lately because of it's more popular use. As for the island being Atlantis, I personally highly doubt it, as Platon clearly states it is ''beyond the <<Herakleies Steiles>> (Gibraltar)>>.

Maion

[Cimon]

First of all, it's Thera. Santorini is a modern non-greek name of it, adopted lately because of it's more popular use. As for the island being Atlantis, I personally highly doubt it, as Platon clearly states it is ''beyond the <<Herakleies Steiles>> (Gibraltar)>>.

Maion

I highly doubt it too, mostly because I doubt almost all of Atlantis myth; there are so many rumors about Atlantis, both ancient and modern, that it's hard to figure out what's real anyway, and that's after discounting the absolutely crackpot outer space theories.

That said, Thera/Santorini is a fantastic place to visit. The Minoan site of Akrotiri is fantastic, and the island itself is quite beautiful. The island used to have a full circular ring and a center section (concentric circle around a point, if you will), but the volcanic blast caused it to look like a butcher's knife just cut the formation in half, causing a good portion of the the ring and part of the point to slip into the sea.

I highly recommend going there. It won't be a wasted trip.

[Celtic_Punk]

The archipelago is on my list of things to see in europe. first stop is WWI and 2 battlefields, Vimy ridge included, and cemetaries (im not going anywhere near civilization in France lol) germany, SWEDEN! gotta visit teh vikings and valkyries! haha

[Gleemonex]

The archipelago is on my list of things to see in europe. first stop is WWI and 2 battlefields, Vimy ridge included, and cemetaries (im not going anywhere near civilization in France lol) germany, SWEDEN! gotta visit teh vikings and valkyries! haha

Go to Dieppe. Stand by the waterline and look up at the town. It's a sobering and intense feeling.

When my family went there, they could tell from our accents that we were Canadian. I've never been treated with so much appreciation and respect in my life.

Also, check out the Canadian soldiers' cemetery there. To this day, there are people who go write in the registry every Sunday to thank the Dieppe raiders.

And if at all possible, before you go, try to get to the war museum in Ottawa and take a good long look at the painting "Der tote Kanadische".

I don't know when you're planning to go, but I hope you have fun! Don't forget to do some less-somber stuff too.

-Glee

[Celtic_Punk]

lol dieppe is my first stop, My bday is august 19th!