Unique 1 - Land 1

{land1_roman} Varkana Drubustih
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Population growth bonus: -0.5 (Sauromatae and Yuèzhi)\n\nThe Hyrkanian Defensive Wall\n\nKnown today as the Gorgân Defense Wall, the Parthian Dynasty built this monumental construction over earlier Acheamenid defense works to protect Iran 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 the Caspian coast, 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.
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The Parthians built the Hyrkanian Defensive Wall to prevent invasions of the northern nomadic tribes. It is second only to the Great Wall of China as the largest defensive wall in the world.

{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 civilization that succeeded the Sabaeans to become a potent force in Southern Arabia.\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. This consistency of harvest ensured a boost to the local population.\n\nThe 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 since vanished.
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This dam was built in the seventh century BC and spanned an 1,800 foot gap. It irrigated roughly 25,000 acres of farmland.

{land1_greek} Capitolinvm Templvm Iovis Optimi Maximi
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Public order bonus due to loyalty: 5% (Romani only)\nMorale bonus to troops trained here: +1 (Romani only)\n\nThe Capitoline Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus\n\nThis temple was the most magnificent in all of Rome. According to tradition it was dedicated in the first year of the Republic's formation and housed the Sibylline Books, the chief oracle for 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 to a fire on the Capitoline.
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The Capitoline Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus was the most magnificent in all of Rome and housed the Sibylline Books, the holiest documents possessed by the Republic.