1 # Translation template for 0 A.D. — Empires Ascendant.
2 # Copyright (C) 2022 Wildfire Games
3 # This file is distributed under the same license as the 0 A.D. — Empires Ascendant
7 "Project-Id-Version: 0 A.D. — Empires Ascendant\n"
8 "POT-Creation-Date: 2022-07-04 07:10+0000\n"
9 "PO-Revision-Date: 2022-07-04 07:10+0000\n"
10 "Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n != 1)\n"
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13 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit"
15 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[0]
19 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[10]
23 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[11]
27 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[12]
31 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[13]
35 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[14]
39 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[1]
43 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[2]
47 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[3]
51 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[4]
55 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[5]
59 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[6]
63 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[7]
67 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[8]
71 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[9]
75 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:CivBonuses[0].Description
76 msgid "Workers +10% metal gather rate per phase advance."
79 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:CivBonuses[0].History
81 "The mines at Laureion in Attica provided Athens with a wealth of silver from which to "
82 "mint her famous and highly prized coin, The Athenian Owl."
85 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:CivBonuses[0].Name
89 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:AINames[0]
93 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:AINames[10]
97 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:AINames[1]
101 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:AINames[2]
105 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:AINames[3]
109 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:AINames[4]
113 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:AINames[5]
117 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:AINames[6]
121 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:AINames[7]
125 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:AINames[8]
129 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:AINames[9]
130 msgid "Dubnovellaunus"
133 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[0]
134 msgid "Hannibal Barca"
137 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[10]
141 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[11]
142 msgid "Hannibal Gisco"
145 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[12]
149 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[13]
153 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[14]
154 msgid "Himilco Phameas"
157 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[15]
158 msgid "Hasdrubal the Boetharch"
161 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[1]
162 msgid "Hamilcar Barca"
165 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[2]
166 msgid "Hasdrubal Barca"
169 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[3]
170 msgid "Hasdrubal Gisco"
173 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[4]
174 msgid "Hanno the Elder"
177 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[5]
181 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[6]
185 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[7]
186 msgid "Hasdrubal the Fair"
189 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[8]
190 msgid "Hanno the Great"
193 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[9]
197 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:CivBonuses[0].Description
198 msgid "Merchant Ships +25% trade gain."
201 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:CivBonuses[0].Name
202 msgid "Commercial Acumen"
205 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:CivBonuses[1].Description
206 msgid "Docks and Markets +10% international trade bonus."
209 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:CivBonuses[1].Name
210 msgid "Desirable Products"
213 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.json:AINames[0]
217 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.json:AINames[1]
221 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.json:AINames[2]
225 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.json:AINames[3]
229 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.json:AINames[4]
230 msgid "Vercingetorix"
233 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.json:AINames[5]
237 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.json:AINames[6]
241 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.json:AINames[7]
245 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.json:AINames[8]
249 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.json:AINames[9]
253 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[0]
257 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[10]
261 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[11]
265 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[12]
269 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[13]
273 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[14]
277 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[15]
281 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[16]
285 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[17]
289 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[18]
293 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[19]
297 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[1]
301 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[20]
305 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[21]
309 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[22]
313 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[23]
317 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[24]
321 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[26]
325 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[27]
329 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[25] simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[2]
333 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[3]
337 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[4]
341 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[5]
345 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[6]
349 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[7]
353 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[8]
357 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[9]
361 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.json:AINames[0] simulation/data/civs/iber.json:AINames[1]
365 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.json:AINames[2]
369 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.json:AINames[3]
373 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.json:AINames[4]
377 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.json:AINames[5]
381 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.json:AINames[6]
385 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.json:AINames[7]
389 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.json:CivBonuses[0].Description
390 msgid "Iberians start with City Walls around their base on most maps."
393 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.json:CivBonuses[0].History
395 "With exception to alluvial plains and river valleys, stone is abundant in the Iberian "
396 "Peninsula and was greatly used in construction of structures of all types."
399 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.json:CivBonuses[0].Name
400 msgid "Starting Walls"
403 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.json:CivBonuses[1].Description
405 "Stone Towers −50% wood cost, +150% stone cost, +33% build time, +60% health, +3 "
406 "garrison capacity, and +1 default arrow count."
409 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.json:CivBonuses[1].Name
410 msgid "Massive Towers"
413 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[0]
417 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[10]
418 msgid "Malewiebamani"
421 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[11]
425 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[12]
426 msgid "Shanakdakhete"
429 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[13]
430 msgid "Amanishakheto"
433 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[1]
437 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[2]
441 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[3]
445 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[4]
449 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[5]
453 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[6]
454 msgid "Takahatenamun"
457 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[7]
461 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[8]
465 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[9]
469 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:CivBonuses[0].Description
470 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:CivBonuses[1].Description
471 msgid "Battering Rams +20% attack damage and +2 garrison capacity."
474 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:CivBonuses[0].Name
475 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:CivBonuses[1].Name
479 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[0]
480 msgid "Alexander the Great"
483 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[10]
487 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[11]
491 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[12]
495 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[1]
499 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[2]
503 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[3]
507 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[4] simulation/data/civs/spart.json:AINames[5]
511 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[5]
515 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[6]
516 msgid "Pyrrhus of Epirus"
519 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[7]
520 msgid "Antigonus II Gonatas"
523 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[8]
524 msgid "Demetrius II Aetolicus"
527 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[9]
531 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.json:AINames[0]
532 msgid "Chandragupta Maurya"
535 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.json:AINames[1]
536 msgid "Bindusara Maurya"
539 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.json:AINames[2]
540 msgid "Ashoka the Great"
543 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.json:AINames[3]
544 msgid "Dasharatha Maurya"
547 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.json:AINames[4]
548 msgid "Samprati Maurya"
551 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.json:AINames[5]
552 msgid "Shalishuka Maurya"
555 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.json:AINames[6]
556 msgid "Devavarman Maurya"
559 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.json:AINames[7]
560 msgid "Shatadhanvan Maurya"
563 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.json:AINames[8]
564 msgid "Brihadratha Maurya"
567 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:AINames[0]
568 msgid "Kurush II the Great"
571 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:AINames[10]
575 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:AINames[11]
579 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:AINames[1]
580 msgid "Darayavahush I"
583 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:AINames[2]
587 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:AINames[3]
591 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:AINames[4]
595 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:AINames[5]
596 msgid "Artaxshacha I"
599 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:AINames[6]
600 msgid "Darayavahush II"
603 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:AINames[7]
604 msgid "Darayavahush III"
607 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:AINames[8]
608 msgid "Artaxshacha II"
611 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:AINames[9]
612 msgid "Artaxshacha III"
615 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:CivBonuses[0].Description
616 msgid "Land Traders +25% trade gain."
619 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:CivBonuses[0].Name
623 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:CivBonuses[2].Description
624 msgid "Stable −10% batch training time per phase advance."
627 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:CivBonuses[2].History
628 msgid "The Persians were known for their large cavalry contingent"
631 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:CivBonuses[2].Name
635 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[0]
636 msgid "Ptolemy Soter"
639 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[10]
640 msgid "Ptolemy Neos Philopater"
643 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[11]
644 msgid "Berenice Philopater"
647 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[12]
648 msgid "Cleopatra Tryphaena"
651 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[13]
652 msgid "Berenice Epiphaneia"
655 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[14]
656 msgid "Cleopatra Philopater"
659 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[15]
660 msgid "Cleopatra Selene"
663 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[16]
664 msgid "Cleopatra II Philometora Soteira"
667 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[17]
671 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[18]
675 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[1]
676 msgid "Ptolemy Philadelphus"
679 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[2]
680 msgid "Ptolemy Epigone"
683 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[3]
684 msgid "Ptolemy Eurgetes"
687 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[4]
688 msgid "Ptolemy Philopater"
691 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[5]
692 msgid "Ptolemy Epiphanes"
695 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[6]
696 msgid "Ptolemy Philometor"
699 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[7]
700 msgid "Ptolemy Eupator"
703 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[8]
704 msgid "Ptolemy Alexander"
707 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[9]
708 msgid "Ptolemy Neos Dionysos"
711 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:CivBonuses[0].Description
712 msgid "Bolt Shooters −33% attack damage and −33% attack time."
715 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:CivBonuses[0].Name
719 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[0]
720 msgid "Lucius Junius Brutus"
723 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[10]
724 msgid "Publius Sempronius Tuditanus"
727 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[11]
728 msgid "Marcus Cornelius Cethegus"
731 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[12]
732 msgid "Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius"
735 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[13]
736 msgid "Marcus Licinius Crassus"
739 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[1]
740 msgid "Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus"
743 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[2]
744 msgid "Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus"
747 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[3]
748 msgid "Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa"
751 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[4]
752 msgid "Gaius Iulius Iullus"
755 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[5]
756 msgid "Gaius Servilius Structus Ahala"
759 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[6]
760 msgid "Publius Cornelius Rufinus"
763 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[7]
764 msgid "Lucius Papirius Cursor"
767 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[8]
768 msgid "Aulus Manlius Capitolinus"
771 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[9]
772 msgid "Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus"
775 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:CivBonuses[0].Description
776 msgid "Roman Legionaries can form a Testudo."
779 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:CivBonuses[0].History
781 "The Romans commonly used the Testudo or 'turtle' formation for defense: Legionaries "
782 "were formed into hollow squares with twelve men on each side, standing so close "
783 "together that their shields overlapped like fish scales."
786 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:CivBonuses[0].Name
787 msgid "Testudo Formation"
790 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:CivBonuses[1].Description
791 msgid "Battering Rams +20% attack damage. Stone Throwers +10% attack damage."
794 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:CivBonuses[1].Name
795 msgid "Legionary Engineers"
798 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[0]
799 msgid "Seleucus I Nicator"
802 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[10]
803 msgid "Alexander I Balas"
806 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[11] simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[15]
807 msgid "Demetrius II Nicator"
810 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[12]
811 msgid "Antiochus VI Dionysus"
814 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[13]
815 msgid "Diodotus Tryphon"
818 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[14]
819 msgid "Antiochus VII Sidetes"
822 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[16]
823 msgid "Alexander II Zabinas"
826 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[17]
827 msgid "Cleopatra Thea"
830 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[18]
831 msgid "Seleucus V Philometor"
834 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[19]
835 msgid "Antiochus VIII Grypus"
838 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[1]
839 msgid "Antiochus I Soter"
842 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[20]
843 msgid "Antiochus IX Cyzicenus"
846 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[21]
847 msgid "Seleucus VI Epiphanes"
850 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[22]
851 msgid "Antiochus X Eusebes"
854 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[23]
855 msgid "Demetrius III Eucaerus"
858 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[24]
859 msgid "Antiochus XI Epiphanes"
862 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[25]
863 msgid "Philip I Philadelphus"
866 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[26]
867 msgid "Antiochus XII Dionysus"
870 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[27]
871 msgid "Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes"
874 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[28]
875 msgid "Antiochus XIII Asiaticus"
878 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[29]
879 msgid "Philip II Philoromaeus"
882 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[2]
883 msgid "Antiochus II Theos"
886 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[3]
887 msgid "Seleucus II Callinicus"
890 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[4]
891 msgid "Seleucus III Ceraunus"
894 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[5]
895 msgid "Antiochus III Megas"
898 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[6]
899 msgid "Seleucus IV Philopator"
902 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[7]
903 msgid "Antiochus IV Epiphanes"
906 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[8]
907 msgid "Antiochus V Eupator"
910 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[9]
911 msgid "Demetrius I Soter"
914 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:AINames[0]
918 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:AINames[10]
922 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:AINames[11]
926 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:AINames[1]
930 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:AINames[2]
934 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:AINames[3]
938 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:AINames[4]
942 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:AINames[6]
946 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:AINames[7]
950 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:AINames[8]
954 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:AINames[9]
958 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:CivBonuses[0].Description
959 msgid "Female Citizens +40% health and +50% melee attack hack damage."
962 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:CivBonuses[0].Name
963 msgid "Spartan Women"
966 #: simulation/templates/special/players/athen.xml:8
970 #: simulation/templates/special/players/athen.xml:9
972 "As the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, Athens was famed"
973 " as a center for the arts, learning and philosophy. The Athenians were also powerful "
974 "warriors, particularly at sea. At its peak, Athens dominated a large part of the "
975 "Hellenic world for several decades."
978 #: simulation/templates/special/players/brit.xml:8
982 #: simulation/templates/special/players/brit.xml:9
984 "The Britons were the Celtic tribes of the British Isles. Using chariots, longswordsmen "
985 "and powerful melee soldiers, they staged fearsome revolts against Rome to protect their"
986 " customs and interests. Also, they built thousands of unique structures such as hill "
987 "forts, crannogs and brochs."
990 #: simulation/templates/special/players/cart.xml:8
991 msgid "Carthaginians"
994 #: simulation/templates/special/players/cart.xml:9
996 "Carthage, a city-state in modern-day Tunisia, was a formidable force in the western "
997 "Mediterranean, eventually taking over much of North Africa and modern-day Spain in the "
998 "third century B.C. The sailors of Carthage were among the fiercest contenders on the "
999 "high seas, and masters of naval trade. They deployed towered War Elephants on the "
1000 "battlefield to fearsome effect, and had defensive walls so strong, they were never "
1004 #: simulation/templates/special/players/gaia.xml:5
1008 #: simulation/templates/special/players/gaul.xml:8
1012 #: simulation/templates/special/players/gaul.xml:9
1014 "The Gauls were the Celtic tribes of continental Europe. Dominated by a priestly class "
1015 "of Druids, they featured a sophisticated culture of advanced metalworking, agriculture,"
1016 " trade and even road engineering. With heavy infantry and cavalry, Gallic warriors "
1017 "valiantly resisted Caesar's campaign of conquest and Rome's authoritarian rule."
1020 #: simulation/templates/special/players/han.xml:16
1024 #: simulation/templates/special/players/han.xml:17
1026 "The Han dynasty (206 BC – AD 220) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by"
1027 " the Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period (AD 220–280). "
1028 "It is considered a golden age in Chinese history, and China made significant progress "
1029 "in arts and sciences during the Han period. The core of the Han empire was around the "
1030 "Wei River, and the Han capital was Chang'an, very close to the Qin capital Xianyang "
1031 "(both are now part of Xi'an, Shaanxi)."
1034 #: simulation/templates/special/players/iber.xml:8
1038 #: simulation/templates/special/players/iber.xml:9
1040 "The Iberians were a people of mysterious origins and language, with a strong tradition "
1041 "of horsemanship and metalworking. A relatively peaceful culture, they usually fought in"
1042 " other's battles only as mercenaries. However, they proved tenacious when Rome sought "
1043 "to take their land and freedom from them, and employed pioneering guerrilla tactics and"
1044 " flaming javelins as they fought back."
1047 #: simulation/templates/special/players/kush.xml:8
1051 #: simulation/templates/special/players/kush.xml:9
1053 "The Kingdom of Kush was an ancient African kingdom situated on the confluences of the "
1054 "Blue Nile, White Nile and River Atbara in what is now the Republic of Sudan. The "
1055 "Kushite era of rule in the region was established after the Bronze Age collapse of the "
1056 "New Kingdom of Egypt, and it was centered at Napata in its early phase. They invaded "
1057 "Egypt in the 8th century BC, and the Kushite emperors ruled as Pharaohs of the Twenty-"
1058 "fifth dynasty of Egypt for a century, until they were expelled by the Assyrians. "
1059 "Kushite culture was influenced heavily by the Egyptians, with Kushite pyramid building "
1060 "and monumental temple architecture still extent. The Kushites even worshipped many "
1061 "Egyptian gods, including Amun. During Classical antiquity, the Kushite imperial capital"
1062 " was at Meroe. In early Greek geography, the Meroitic kingdom was known as Aethiopia. "
1063 "The Kushite kingdom persisted until the 4th century AD, when it weakened and "
1064 "disintegrated due to internal rebellion, eventually succumbing to the rising power of "
1068 #: simulation/templates/special/players/mace.xml:8
1072 #: simulation/templates/special/players/mace.xml:9
1074 "Macedonia was an ancient Greek kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek "
1075 "peninsula. Under the leadership of Alexander the Great, Macedonian forces and allies "
1076 "took over most of the world they knew, including Egypt, Persia and parts of the Indian "
1077 "subcontinent, allowing a diffusion of Hellenic and eastern cultures for years to come."
1080 #: simulation/templates/special/players/maur.xml:8
1084 #: simulation/templates/special/players/maur.xml:9
1086 "Founded in 322 B.C. by Chandragupta Maurya, the Mauryan Empire was the first to rule "
1087 "most of the Indian subcontinent, and was one of the largest and most populous empires "
1088 "of antiquity. Its military featured bowmen who used the long-range bamboo longbow, "
1089 "fierce female warriors, chariots, and thousands of armored war elephants. Its "
1090 "philosophers, especially the famous Acharya Chanakya, contributed to such varied fields"
1091 " such as economics, religion, diplomacy, warfare, and good governance. Under the rule "
1092 "of Ashoka the Great, the empire saw 40 years of peace, harmony, and prosperity."
1095 #: simulation/templates/special/players/pers.xml:8
1099 #: simulation/templates/special/players/pers.xml:9
1101 "The Persian Empire, when ruled by the Achaemenid dynasty, was one of the greatest "
1102 "empires of antiquity, stretching at its zenith from the Indus Valley in the east to "
1103 "Greece in the west. The Persians were the pioneers of empire-building of the ancient "
1104 "world, successfully imposing a centralized rule over various peoples with different "
1105 "customs, laws, religions and languages, and building a cosmopolitan army made up of "
1106 "contingents from each of these nations."
1109 #: simulation/templates/special/players/ptol.xml:16
1113 #: simulation/templates/special/players/ptol.xml:17
1115 "The Ptolemaic dynasty was a Macedonian Greek royal family which ruled the Ptolemaic "
1116 "Empire in Egypt during the Hellenistic period. Their rule lasted for 275 years, from "
1117 "305 BC to 30 BC. They were the last dynasty of ancient Egypt."
1120 #: simulation/templates/special/players/rome.xml:8
1124 #: simulation/templates/special/players/rome.xml:9
1126 "The Romans controlled one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching at "
1127 "its peak from southern Scotland to the Sahara Desert, and containing between 60 million"
1128 " and 80 million inhabitants, one quarter of the Earth's population at that time. Rome "
1129 "also remained one of the strongest nations on earth for almost 800 years. The Romans "
1130 "were the supreme builders of the ancient world, excelled at siege warfare and had an "
1131 "exquisite infantry and navy."
1134 #: simulation/templates/special/players/sele.xml:16
1138 #: simulation/templates/special/players/sele.xml:17
1139 msgid "The Macedonian-Greek dynasty that ruled most of Alexander's former empire."
1142 #: simulation/templates/special/players/spart.xml:6
1146 #: simulation/templates/special/players/spart.xml:7
1148 "Sparta was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, and its dominant military power on"
1149 " land from circa 650 B.C. Spartan culture was obsessed with military training and "
1150 "excellence, with rigorous training for boys beginning at age seven. Thanks to its "
1151 "military might, Sparta led a coalition of Greek forces during the Greco-Persian Wars, "
1152 "and won over Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars, though at great cost."