1 # Translation template for 0 A.D. — Empires Ascendant.
2 # Copyright (C) 2023 Wildfire Games
3 # This file is distributed under the same license as the 0 A.D. — Empires Ascendant
8 # Warat Chawengkittikul
11 "Project-Id-Version: 0 A.D.\n"
12 "POT-Creation-Date: 2023-09-11 07:08+0000\n"
13 "PO-Revision-Date: 2014-06-19 17:44+0000\n"
14 "Last-Translator: Alpaca Chorus, 2023\n"
15 "Language-Team: Thai (http://app.transifex.com/wildfire-games/0ad/language/th/)\n"
17 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
18 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
20 "Plural-Forms: nplurals=1; plural=0;\n"
22 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[0]
26 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[10]
30 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[11]
34 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[1]
38 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[2]
42 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[3]
46 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[4]
50 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[5]
54 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[6]
58 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[7]
62 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[8]
66 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[9]
70 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
71 msgid "Workers +10% metal gather rate per phase advance."
72 msgstr "คนงาน +10% อัตราการรวบรวมโลหะต่อเฟสล่วงหน้า"
74 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonCivBonuses[0].History
76 "The mines at Laureion in Attica provided Athens with a wealth of silver from"
77 " which to mint her famous and highly prized coin, The Athenian Owl."
80 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
84 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonCivBonuses[1].Description
85 msgid "Elite Hoplites can promote to Champion Spearmen."
88 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonCivBonuses[1].History
90 "The best of the hoplites were chosen to form a group of elite professional "
94 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonCivBonuses[1].Name
95 msgid "Epilektoi Infantry"
98 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[0]
102 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[1]
106 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[2]
110 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[3]
114 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[4]
118 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[5]
122 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[6]
123 msgid "Dubnovellaunus"
124 msgstr "ดุบบิโนเวลาอุนุส"
126 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[7]
130 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
131 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
132 msgid "Druids increase attack rates of soldiers near them by 5%."
135 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonCivBonuses[0].History
136 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonCivBonuses[0].History
137 msgid "Celtic religion and druidry inspired their warlike mindset."
140 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
141 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
145 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[0]
146 msgid "Hasdrubal Barca"
147 msgstr "ฮาสดูบัล บาร์ซา"
149 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[10]
153 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[11]
154 msgid "Himilco Phameas"
157 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[12]
158 msgid "Hasdrubal the Boetharch"
161 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[1]
162 msgid "Hasdrubal Gisco"
163 msgstr "ฮาสดูรูบัล กิสโก้"
165 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[2]
166 msgid "Hanno the Elder"
167 msgstr "ผู้เฒ่าฮันโน"
169 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[3]
173 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[4]
174 msgid "Hasdrubal the Fair"
177 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[5]
178 msgid "Hanno the Great"
181 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[6]
185 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[7]
189 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[8]
190 msgid "Hannibal Gisco"
193 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[9]
197 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
198 msgid "Merchant Ships +25% trade gain."
201 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
202 msgid "Commercial Acumen"
205 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonCivBonuses[1].Description
206 msgid "Docks and Markets +10% international trade bonus."
209 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonCivBonuses[1].Name
210 msgid "Desirable Products"
213 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[0]
217 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[1]
221 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[2]
225 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[3]
229 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[4]
233 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[5]
237 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[6]
241 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[0]
245 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[10]
249 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[11]
253 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[12]
257 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[13]
261 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[14]
265 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[15]
269 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[16]
273 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[17]
277 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[18]
281 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[19]
285 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[1]
289 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[20]
293 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[21]
297 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[22]
301 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[23]
305 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[24]
309 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[26]
313 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[27]
317 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[25]
318 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[2]
322 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[3]
326 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[4]
330 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[5]
334 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[6]
338 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[7]
342 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[8]
346 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[9]
350 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonAINames[0]
354 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonAINames[1]
358 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonAINames[2]
362 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonAINames[3]
366 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
367 msgid "Iberians start with City Walls around their base on most maps."
370 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonCivBonuses[0].History
372 "With exception to alluvial plains and river valleys, stone is abundant in "
373 "the Iberian Peninsula and was greatly used in construction of structures of "
377 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
378 msgid "Starting Walls"
381 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonCivBonuses[1].Description
383 "Stone Towers −50% wood cost, +150% stone cost, +33% build time, +60% health,"
384 " +3 garrison capacity, and +1 default arrow count."
387 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonCivBonuses[1].Name
388 msgid "Massive Towers"
391 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[0]
395 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[10]
396 msgid "Malewiebamani"
399 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[11]
400 msgid "Shanakdakhete"
403 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[12]
404 msgid "Amanishakheto"
407 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[1]
411 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[2]
415 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[3]
419 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[4]
423 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[5]
427 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[6]
428 msgid "Takahatenamun"
431 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[7]
435 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[8]
439 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[9]
443 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
444 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonCivBonuses[1].Description
445 msgid "Battering Rams +20% attack damage and +2 garrison capacity."
448 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
449 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonCivBonuses[1].Name
453 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[0]
457 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[10]
461 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[1]
465 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[2]
466 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[3]
470 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[3]
474 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[4]
475 msgid "Pyrrhus of Epirus"
478 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[5]
479 msgid "Antigonus II Gonatas"
482 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[6]
483 msgid "Demetrius II Aetolicus"
486 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[7]
490 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[8]
494 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[9]
498 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[0]
499 msgid "Bindusara Maurya"
502 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[1]
503 msgid "Dasharatha Maurya"
506 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[2]
507 msgid "Samprati Maurya"
510 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[3]
511 msgid "Shalishuka Maurya"
514 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[4]
515 msgid "Devavarman Maurya"
518 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[5]
519 msgid "Shatadhanvan Maurya"
522 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[6]
523 msgid "Brihadratha Maurya"
526 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[0]
530 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[1]
534 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[2]
535 msgid "Artaxshacha I"
538 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[3]
539 msgid "Darayavahush II"
542 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[4]
543 msgid "Darayavahush III"
546 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[5]
547 msgid "Artaxshacha II"
550 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[6]
551 msgid "Artaxshacha III"
554 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[7]
558 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[8]
562 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
563 msgid "Land Traders +25% trade gain."
566 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
570 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonCivBonuses[2].Description
571 msgid "Stable −10% batch training time per phase advance."
574 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonCivBonuses[2].History
575 msgid "The Persians were known for their large cavalry contingent"
578 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonCivBonuses[2].Name
582 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[0]
583 msgid "Ptolemy Philadelphus"
586 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[10]
587 msgid "Cleopatra Tryphaena"
590 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[11]
591 msgid "Berenice Epiphaneia"
594 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[12]
595 msgid "Cleopatra Philopater"
598 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[13]
599 msgid "Cleopatra Selene"
602 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[14]
603 msgid "Cleopatra II Philometora Soteira"
606 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[15]
610 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[16]
614 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[1]
615 msgid "Ptolemy Epigone"
618 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[2]
619 msgid "Ptolemy Eurgetes"
622 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[3]
623 msgid "Ptolemy Epiphanes"
626 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[4]
627 msgid "Ptolemy Philometor"
630 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[5]
631 msgid "Ptolemy Eupator"
634 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[6]
635 msgid "Ptolemy Alexander"
638 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[7]
639 msgid "Ptolemy Neos Dionysos"
642 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[8]
643 msgid "Ptolemy Neos Philopater"
646 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[9]
647 msgid "Berenice Philopater"
650 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
651 msgid "Bolt Shooters −33% attack damage and −33% attack time."
654 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
658 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[0]
659 msgid "Lucius Junius Brutus"
662 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[10]
663 msgid "Marcus Cornelius Cethegus"
666 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[11]
667 msgid "Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius"
670 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[12]
671 msgid "Marcus Licinius Crassus"
674 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[1]
675 msgid "Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus"
678 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[2]
679 msgid "Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus"
682 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[3]
683 msgid "Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa"
686 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[4]
687 msgid "Gaius Iulius Iullus"
690 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[5]
691 msgid "Gaius Servilius Structus Ahala"
694 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[6]
695 msgid "Publius Cornelius Rufinus"
698 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[7]
699 msgid "Lucius Papirius Cursor"
702 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[8]
703 msgid "Aulus Manlius Capitolinus"
706 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[9]
707 msgid "Publius Sempronius Tuditanus"
710 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
712 "Women train from houses without the need to research Fertility Festival."
715 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[0].History
716 msgid "Rome was one of the most populous cities in the ancient world."
719 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
723 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[1].Description
724 msgid "Roman Legionaries can form a Testudo."
727 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[1].History
729 "The Romans commonly used the Testudo or 'turtle' formation for defense: "
730 "Legionaries were formed into hollow squares with twelve men on each side, "
731 "standing so close together that their shields overlapped like fish scales."
734 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[1].Name
735 msgid "Testudo Formation"
738 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[2].Description
739 msgid "Battering Rams +20% attack damage. Stone Throwers +10% attack damage."
742 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[2].Name
743 msgid "Legionary Engineers"
746 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[3].Description
747 msgid "Promote Elite Rank Spearmen or Swordsmen to Champion Centurions."
750 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[3].History
752 "Centurions were the officers responsible for a centuria, a group of 100 "
756 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[3].Name
760 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[0]
761 msgid "Antiochus I Soter"
764 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[10]
765 msgid "Diodotus Tryphon"
768 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[11]
769 msgid "Antiochus VII Sidetes"
772 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[13]
773 msgid "Alexander II Zabinas"
776 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[14]
777 msgid "Cleopatra Thea"
780 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[15]
781 msgid "Seleucus V Philometor"
784 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[16]
785 msgid "Antiochus VIII Grypus"
788 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[17]
789 msgid "Antiochus IX Cyzicenus"
792 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[18]
793 msgid "Seleucus VI Epiphanes"
796 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[19]
797 msgid "Antiochus X Eusebes"
800 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[1]
801 msgid "Antiochus II Theos"
804 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[20]
805 msgid "Demetrius III Eucaerus"
808 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[21]
809 msgid "Antiochus XI Epiphanes"
812 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[22]
813 msgid "Philip I Philadelphus"
816 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[23]
817 msgid "Antiochus XII Dionysus"
820 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[24]
821 msgid "Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes"
824 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[25]
825 msgid "Antiochus XIII Asiaticus"
828 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[26]
829 msgid "Philip II Philoromaeus"
832 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[2]
833 msgid "Seleucus II Callinicus"
836 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[3]
837 msgid "Seleucus III Ceraunus"
840 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[4]
841 msgid "Seleucus IV Philopator"
844 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[5]
845 msgid "Antiochus V Eupator"
848 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[6]
849 msgid "Demetrius I Soter"
852 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[7]
853 msgid "Alexander I Balas"
856 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[12]
857 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[8]
858 msgid "Demetrius II Nicator"
861 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[9]
862 msgid "Antiochus VI Dionysus"
865 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[0]
869 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[1]
873 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[2]
877 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[4]
881 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[5]
885 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[6]
889 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[7]
893 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[8]
897 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[9]
901 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
902 msgid "Female Citizens +40% health and +50% melee attack hack damage."
905 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
906 msgid "Spartan Women"
909 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonCivBonuses[1].Description
911 "Champion Hoplites are available in village phase, and can promote to highly "
912 "experienced Olympic Champions."
915 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonCivBonuses[1].History
917 "Under the constitution written by the mythical lawgiver Lycurgus, the "
918 "institution of the Agoge was established, where Spartans were trained from "
919 "the age of 6 to be superior warriors in defense of the Spartan state."
922 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonCivBonuses[1].Name
923 msgid "Laws of Lycurgus"
926 #: simulation/templates/special/players/athen.xml:8
930 #: simulation/templates/special/players/athen.xml:9
932 "As the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, "
933 "Athens was famed as a center for the arts, learning and philosophy. The "
934 "Athenians were also powerful warriors, particularly at sea. At its peak, "
935 "Athens dominated a large part of the Hellenic world for several decades."
938 #: simulation/templates/special/players/brit.xml:8
942 #: simulation/templates/special/players/brit.xml:9
944 "The Britons were the Celtic tribes of the British Isles. Using chariots, "
945 "longswordsmen and powerful melee soldiers, they staged fearsome revolts "
946 "against Rome to protect their customs and interests. Also, they built "
947 "thousands of unique structures such as hill forts, crannogs and brochs."
950 #: simulation/templates/special/players/cart.xml:8
951 msgid "Carthaginians"
954 #: simulation/templates/special/players/cart.xml:9
956 "Carthage, a city-state in modern-day Tunisia, was a formidable force in the "
957 "western Mediterranean, eventually taking over much of North Africa and "
958 "modern-day Spain in the third century B.C. The sailors of Carthage were "
959 "among the fiercest contenders on the high seas, and masters of naval trade. "
960 "They deployed towered War Elephants on the battlefield to fearsome effect, "
961 "and had defensive walls so strong, they were never breached."
964 #: simulation/templates/special/players/gaia.xml:9
968 #: simulation/templates/special/players/gaul.xml:8
972 #: simulation/templates/special/players/gaul.xml:9
974 "The Gauls were the Celtic tribes of continental Europe. Dominated by a "
975 "priestly class of Druids, they featured a sophisticated culture of advanced "
976 "metalworking, agriculture, trade and even road engineering. With heavy "
977 "infantry and cavalry, Gallic warriors valiantly resisted Caesar's campaign "
978 "of conquest and Rome's authoritarian rule."
981 #: simulation/templates/special/players/han.xml:16
985 #: simulation/templates/special/players/han.xml:17
987 "The Han dynasty (206 BC – AD 220) was the second imperial dynasty of China, "
988 "preceded by the Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms"
989 " period (AD 220–280). It is considered a golden age in Chinese history, and "
990 "China made significant progress in arts and sciences during the Han period. "
991 "The core of the Han empire was around the Wei River, and the Han capital was"
992 " Chang'an, very close to the Qin capital Xianyang (both are now part of "
996 #: simulation/templates/special/players/iber.xml:8
1000 #: simulation/templates/special/players/iber.xml:9
1002 "The Iberians were a people of mysterious origins and language, with a strong"
1003 " tradition of horsemanship and metalworking. A relatively peaceful culture, "
1004 "they usually fought in other's battles only as mercenaries. However, they "
1005 "proved tenacious when Rome sought to take their land and freedom from them, "
1006 "and employed pioneering guerrilla tactics and flaming javelins as they "
1010 #: simulation/templates/special/players/kush.xml:8
1014 #: simulation/templates/special/players/kush.xml:9
1016 "The Kingdom of Kush was an ancient African kingdom situated on the "
1017 "confluences of the Blue Nile, White Nile and River Atbara in what is now the"
1018 " Republic of Sudan. The Kushite era of rule in the region was established "
1019 "after the Bronze Age collapse of the New Kingdom of Egypt, and it was "
1020 "centered at Napata in its early phase. They invaded Egypt in the 8th century"
1021 " BC, and the Kushite emperors ruled as Pharaohs of the Twenty-fifth dynasty "
1022 "of Egypt for a century, until they were expelled by the Assyrians. Kushite "
1023 "culture was influenced heavily by the Egyptians, with Kushite pyramid "
1024 "building and monumental temple architecture still extent. The Kushites even "
1025 "worshipped many Egyptian gods, including Amun. During Classical antiquity, "
1026 "the Kushite imperial capital was at Meroe. In early Greek geography, the "
1027 "Meroitic kingdom was known as Aethiopia. The Kushite kingdom persisted until"
1028 " the 4th century AD, when it weakened and disintegrated due to internal "
1029 "rebellion, eventually succumbing to the rising power of Axum."
1032 #: simulation/templates/special/players/mace.xml:8
1036 #: simulation/templates/special/players/mace.xml:9
1038 "Macedonia was an ancient Greek kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of"
1039 " the Greek peninsula. Under the leadership of Alexander the Great, "
1040 "Macedonian forces and allies took over most of the world they knew, "
1041 "including Egypt, Persia and parts of the Indian subcontinent, allowing a "
1042 "diffusion of Hellenic and eastern cultures for years to come."
1045 #: simulation/templates/special/players/maur.xml:8
1049 #: simulation/templates/special/players/maur.xml:9
1051 "Founded in 322 B.C. by Chandragupta Maurya, the Mauryan Empire was the first"
1052 " to rule most of the Indian subcontinent, and was one of the largest and "
1053 "most populous empires of antiquity. Its military featured bowmen who used "
1054 "the long-range bamboo longbow, fierce female warriors, chariots, and "
1055 "thousands of armored war elephants. Its philosophers, especially the famous "
1056 "Acharya Chanakya, contributed to such varied fields such as economics, "
1057 "religion, diplomacy, warfare, and good governance. Under the rule of Ashoka "
1058 "the Great, the empire saw 40 years of peace, harmony, and prosperity."
1061 #: simulation/templates/special/players/pers.xml:8
1065 #: simulation/templates/special/players/pers.xml:9
1067 "The Persian Empire, when ruled by the Achaemenid dynasty, was one of the "
1068 "greatest empires of antiquity, stretching at its zenith from the Indus "
1069 "Valley in the east to Greece in the west. The Persians were the pioneers of "
1070 "empire-building of the ancient world, successfully imposing a centralized "
1071 "rule over various peoples with different customs, laws, religions and "
1072 "languages, and building a cosmopolitan army made up of contingents from each"
1073 " of these nations."
1076 #: simulation/templates/special/players/ptol.xml:16
1080 #: simulation/templates/special/players/ptol.xml:17
1082 "The Ptolemaic dynasty was a Macedonian Greek royal family which ruled the "
1083 "Ptolemaic Empire in Egypt during the Hellenistic period. Their rule lasted "
1084 "for 275 years, from 305 BC to 30 BC. They were the last dynasty of ancient "
1088 #: simulation/templates/special/players/rome.xml:8
1092 #: simulation/templates/special/players/rome.xml:9
1094 "The Romans controlled one of the largest empires of the ancient world, "
1095 "stretching at its peak from southern Scotland to the Sahara Desert, and "
1096 "containing between 60 million and 80 million inhabitants, one quarter of the"
1097 " Earth's population at that time. Rome also remained one of the strongest "
1098 "nations on earth for almost 800 years. The Romans were the supreme builders "
1099 "of the ancient world, excelled at siege warfare and had an exquisite "
1100 "infantry and navy."
1103 #: simulation/templates/special/players/sele.xml:16
1107 #: simulation/templates/special/players/sele.xml:17
1109 "The Macedonian-Greek dynasty that ruled most of Alexander's former empire."
1112 #: simulation/templates/special/players/spart.xml:6
1116 #: simulation/templates/special/players/spart.xml:7
1118 "Sparta was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, and its dominant "
1119 "military power on land from circa 650 B.C. Spartan culture was obsessed with"
1120 " military training and excellence, with rigorous training for boys beginning"
1121 " at age seven. Thanks to its military might, Sparta led a coalition of Greek"
1122 " forces during the Greco-Persian Wars, and won over Athens in the "
1123 "Peloponnesian Wars, though at great cost."