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
8 "Project-Id-Version: 0 A.D.\n"
9 "POT-Creation-Date: 2022-07-04 07:10+0000\n"
10 "PO-Revision-Date: 2014-06-19 17:44+0000\n"
11 "Language-Team: Swahili (http://www.transifex.com/wildfire-games/0ad/language/sw/)\n"
13 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
14 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
16 "Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n != 1);\n"
18 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[0]
22 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[10]
26 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[11]
30 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[12]
34 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[13]
38 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[14]
42 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[1]
46 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[2]
50 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[3]
54 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[4]
58 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[5]
62 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[6]
66 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[7]
70 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[8]
74 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[9]
78 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
79 msgid "Workers +10% metal gather rate per phase advance."
82 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonCivBonuses[0].History
84 "The mines at Laureion in Attica provided Athens with a wealth of silver from"
85 " which to mint her famous and highly prized coin, The Athenian Owl."
88 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
92 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[0]
96 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[10]
100 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[1]
104 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[2]
108 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[3]
112 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[4]
116 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[5]
120 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[6]
124 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[7]
128 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[8]
132 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[9]
133 msgid "Dubnovellaunus"
136 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[0]
137 msgid "Hannibal Barca"
140 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[10]
144 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[11]
145 msgid "Hannibal Gisco"
148 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[12]
152 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[13]
156 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[14]
157 msgid "Himilco Phameas"
160 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[15]
161 msgid "Hasdrubal the Boetharch"
164 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[1]
165 msgid "Hamilcar Barca"
168 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[2]
169 msgid "Hasdrubal Barca"
172 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[3]
173 msgid "Hasdrubal Gisco"
176 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[4]
177 msgid "Hanno the Elder"
180 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[5]
184 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[6]
188 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[7]
189 msgid "Hasdrubal the Fair"
192 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[8]
193 msgid "Hanno the Great"
196 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[9]
200 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
201 msgid "Merchant Ships +25% trade gain."
204 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
205 msgid "Commercial Acumen"
208 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonCivBonuses[1].Description
209 msgid "Docks and Markets +10% international trade bonus."
212 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonCivBonuses[1].Name
213 msgid "Desirable Products"
216 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[0]
220 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[1]
224 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[2]
228 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[3]
232 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[4]
233 msgid "Vercingetorix"
236 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[5]
240 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[6]
244 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[7]
248 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[8]
252 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[9]
256 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[0]
260 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[10]
264 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[11]
268 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[12]
272 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[13]
276 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[14]
280 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[15]
284 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[16]
288 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[17]
292 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[18]
296 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[19]
300 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[1]
304 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[20]
308 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[21]
312 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[22]
316 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[23]
320 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[24]
324 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[26]
328 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[27]
332 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[25]
333 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[2]
337 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[3]
341 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[4]
345 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[5]
349 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[6]
353 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[7]
357 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[8]
361 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[9]
365 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonAINames[0]
366 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonAINames[1]
370 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonAINames[2]
374 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonAINames[3]
378 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonAINames[4]
382 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonAINames[5]
386 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonAINames[6]
390 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonAINames[7]
394 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
395 msgid "Iberians start with City Walls around their base on most maps."
398 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonCivBonuses[0].History
400 "With exception to alluvial plains and river valleys, stone is abundant in "
401 "the Iberian Peninsula and was greatly used in construction of structures of "
405 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
406 msgid "Starting Walls"
409 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonCivBonuses[1].Description
411 "Stone Towers −50% wood cost, +150% stone cost, +33% build time, +60% health,"
412 " +3 garrison capacity, and +1 default arrow count."
415 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonCivBonuses[1].Name
416 msgid "Massive Towers"
419 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[0]
423 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[10]
424 msgid "Malewiebamani"
427 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[11]
431 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[12]
432 msgid "Shanakdakhete"
435 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[13]
436 msgid "Amanishakheto"
439 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[1]
443 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[2]
447 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[3]
451 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[4]
455 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[5]
459 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[6]
460 msgid "Takahatenamun"
463 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[7]
467 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[8]
471 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[9]
475 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
476 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonCivBonuses[1].Description
477 msgid "Battering Rams +20% attack damage and +2 garrison capacity."
480 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
481 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonCivBonuses[1].Name
485 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[0]
486 msgid "Alexander the Great"
489 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[10]
493 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[11]
497 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[12]
501 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[1]
505 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[2]
509 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[3]
513 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[4]
514 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[5]
518 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[5]
522 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[6]
523 msgid "Pyrrhus of Epirus"
526 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[7]
527 msgid "Antigonus II Gonatas"
530 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[8]
531 msgid "Demetrius II Aetolicus"
534 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[9]
538 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[0]
539 msgid "Chandragupta Maurya"
542 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[1]
543 msgid "Bindusara Maurya"
546 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[2]
547 msgid "Ashoka the Great"
550 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[3]
551 msgid "Dasharatha Maurya"
554 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[4]
555 msgid "Samprati Maurya"
558 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[5]
559 msgid "Shalishuka Maurya"
562 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[6]
563 msgid "Devavarman Maurya"
566 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[7]
567 msgid "Shatadhanvan Maurya"
570 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[8]
571 msgid "Brihadratha Maurya"
574 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[0]
575 msgid "Kurush II the Great"
578 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[10]
582 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[11]
586 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[1]
587 msgid "Darayavahush I"
590 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[2]
594 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[3]
598 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[4]
602 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[5]
603 msgid "Artaxshacha I"
606 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[6]
607 msgid "Darayavahush II"
610 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[7]
611 msgid "Darayavahush III"
614 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[8]
615 msgid "Artaxshacha II"
618 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[9]
619 msgid "Artaxshacha III"
622 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
623 msgid "Land Traders +25% trade gain."
626 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
630 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonCivBonuses[2].Description
631 msgid "Stable −10% batch training time per phase advance."
634 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonCivBonuses[2].History
635 msgid "The Persians were known for their large cavalry contingent"
638 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonCivBonuses[2].Name
642 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[0]
643 msgid "Ptolemy Soter"
646 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[10]
647 msgid "Ptolemy Neos Philopater"
650 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[11]
651 msgid "Berenice Philopater"
654 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[12]
655 msgid "Cleopatra Tryphaena"
658 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[13]
659 msgid "Berenice Epiphaneia"
662 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[14]
663 msgid "Cleopatra Philopater"
666 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[15]
667 msgid "Cleopatra Selene"
670 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[16]
671 msgid "Cleopatra II Philometora Soteira"
674 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[17]
678 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[18]
682 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[1]
683 msgid "Ptolemy Philadelphus"
686 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[2]
687 msgid "Ptolemy Epigone"
690 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[3]
691 msgid "Ptolemy Eurgetes"
694 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[4]
695 msgid "Ptolemy Philopater"
698 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[5]
699 msgid "Ptolemy Epiphanes"
702 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[6]
703 msgid "Ptolemy Philometor"
706 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[7]
707 msgid "Ptolemy Eupator"
710 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[8]
711 msgid "Ptolemy Alexander"
714 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[9]
715 msgid "Ptolemy Neos Dionysos"
718 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
719 msgid "Bolt Shooters −33% attack damage and −33% attack time."
722 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
726 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[0]
727 msgid "Lucius Junius Brutus"
730 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[10]
731 msgid "Publius Sempronius Tuditanus"
734 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[11]
735 msgid "Marcus Cornelius Cethegus"
738 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[12]
739 msgid "Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius"
742 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[13]
743 msgid "Marcus Licinius Crassus"
746 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[1]
747 msgid "Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus"
750 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[2]
751 msgid "Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus"
754 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[3]
755 msgid "Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa"
758 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[4]
759 msgid "Gaius Iulius Iullus"
762 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[5]
763 msgid "Gaius Servilius Structus Ahala"
766 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[6]
767 msgid "Publius Cornelius Rufinus"
770 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[7]
771 msgid "Lucius Papirius Cursor"
774 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[8]
775 msgid "Aulus Manlius Capitolinus"
778 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[9]
779 msgid "Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus"
782 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
783 msgid "Roman Legionaries can form a Testudo."
786 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[0].History
788 "The Romans commonly used the Testudo or 'turtle' formation for defense: "
789 "Legionaries were formed into hollow squares with twelve men on each side, "
790 "standing so close together that their shields overlapped like fish scales."
793 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
794 msgid "Testudo Formation"
797 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[1].Description
798 msgid "Battering Rams +20% attack damage. Stone Throwers +10% attack damage."
801 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[1].Name
802 msgid "Legionary Engineers"
805 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[0]
806 msgid "Seleucus I Nicator"
809 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[10]
810 msgid "Alexander I Balas"
813 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[11]
814 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[15]
815 msgid "Demetrius II Nicator"
818 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[12]
819 msgid "Antiochus VI Dionysus"
822 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[13]
823 msgid "Diodotus Tryphon"
826 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[14]
827 msgid "Antiochus VII Sidetes"
830 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[16]
831 msgid "Alexander II Zabinas"
834 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[17]
835 msgid "Cleopatra Thea"
838 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[18]
839 msgid "Seleucus V Philometor"
842 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[19]
843 msgid "Antiochus VIII Grypus"
846 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[1]
847 msgid "Antiochus I Soter"
850 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[20]
851 msgid "Antiochus IX Cyzicenus"
854 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[21]
855 msgid "Seleucus VI Epiphanes"
858 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[22]
859 msgid "Antiochus X Eusebes"
862 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[23]
863 msgid "Demetrius III Eucaerus"
866 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[24]
867 msgid "Antiochus XI Epiphanes"
870 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[25]
871 msgid "Philip I Philadelphus"
874 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[26]
875 msgid "Antiochus XII Dionysus"
878 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[27]
879 msgid "Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes"
882 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[28]
883 msgid "Antiochus XIII Asiaticus"
886 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[29]
887 msgid "Philip II Philoromaeus"
890 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[2]
891 msgid "Antiochus II Theos"
894 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[3]
895 msgid "Seleucus II Callinicus"
898 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[4]
899 msgid "Seleucus III Ceraunus"
902 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[5]
903 msgid "Antiochus III Megas"
906 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[6]
907 msgid "Seleucus IV Philopator"
910 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[7]
911 msgid "Antiochus IV Epiphanes"
914 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[8]
915 msgid "Antiochus V Eupator"
918 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[9]
919 msgid "Demetrius I Soter"
922 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[0]
926 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[10]
930 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[11]
934 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[1]
938 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[2]
942 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[3]
946 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[4]
950 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[6]
954 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[7]
958 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[8]
962 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[9]
966 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
967 msgid "Female Citizens +40% health and +50% melee attack hack damage."
970 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
971 msgid "Spartan Women"
974 #: simulation/templates/special/players/athen.xml:8
978 #: simulation/templates/special/players/athen.xml:9
980 "As the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, "
981 "Athens was famed as a center for the arts, learning and philosophy. The "
982 "Athenians were also powerful warriors, particularly at sea. At its peak, "
983 "Athens dominated a large part of the Hellenic world for several decades."
986 #: simulation/templates/special/players/brit.xml:8
990 #: simulation/templates/special/players/brit.xml:9
992 "The Britons were the Celtic tribes of the British Isles. Using chariots, "
993 "longswordsmen and powerful melee soldiers, they staged fearsome revolts "
994 "against Rome to protect their customs and interests. Also, they built "
995 "thousands of unique structures such as hill forts, crannogs and brochs."
998 #: simulation/templates/special/players/cart.xml:8
999 msgid "Carthaginians"
1002 #: simulation/templates/special/players/cart.xml:9
1004 "Carthage, a city-state in modern-day Tunisia, was a formidable force in the "
1005 "western Mediterranean, eventually taking over much of North Africa and "
1006 "modern-day Spain in the third century B.C. The sailors of Carthage were "
1007 "among the fiercest contenders on the high seas, and masters of naval trade. "
1008 "They deployed towered War Elephants on the battlefield to fearsome effect, "
1009 "and had defensive walls so strong, they were never breached."
1012 #: simulation/templates/special/players/gaia.xml:5
1016 #: simulation/templates/special/players/gaul.xml:8
1020 #: simulation/templates/special/players/gaul.xml:9
1022 "The Gauls were the Celtic tribes of continental Europe. Dominated by a "
1023 "priestly class of Druids, they featured a sophisticated culture of advanced "
1024 "metalworking, agriculture, trade and even road engineering. With heavy "
1025 "infantry and cavalry, Gallic warriors valiantly resisted Caesar's campaign "
1026 "of conquest and Rome's authoritarian rule."
1029 #: simulation/templates/special/players/han.xml:16
1033 #: simulation/templates/special/players/han.xml:17
1035 "The Han dynasty (206 BC – AD 220) was the second imperial dynasty of China, "
1036 "preceded by the Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms"
1037 " period (AD 220–280). It is considered a golden age in Chinese history, and "
1038 "China made significant progress in arts and sciences during the Han period. "
1039 "The core of the Han empire was around the Wei River, and the Han capital was"
1040 " Chang'an, very close to the Qin capital Xianyang (both are now part of "
1044 #: simulation/templates/special/players/iber.xml:8
1048 #: simulation/templates/special/players/iber.xml:9
1050 "The Iberians were a people of mysterious origins and language, with a strong"
1051 " tradition of horsemanship and metalworking. A relatively peaceful culture, "
1052 "they usually fought in other's battles only as mercenaries. However, they "
1053 "proved tenacious when Rome sought to take their land and freedom from them, "
1054 "and employed pioneering guerrilla tactics and flaming javelins as they "
1058 #: simulation/templates/special/players/kush.xml:8
1062 #: simulation/templates/special/players/kush.xml:9
1064 "The Kingdom of Kush was an ancient African kingdom situated on the "
1065 "confluences of the Blue Nile, White Nile and River Atbara in what is now the"
1066 " Republic of Sudan. The Kushite era of rule in the region was established "
1067 "after the Bronze Age collapse of the New Kingdom of Egypt, and it was "
1068 "centered at Napata in its early phase. They invaded Egypt in the 8th century"
1069 " BC, and the Kushite emperors ruled as Pharaohs of the Twenty-fifth dynasty "
1070 "of Egypt for a century, until they were expelled by the Assyrians. Kushite "
1071 "culture was influenced heavily by the Egyptians, with Kushite pyramid "
1072 "building and monumental temple architecture still extent. The Kushites even "
1073 "worshipped many Egyptian gods, including Amun. During Classical antiquity, "
1074 "the Kushite imperial capital was at Meroe. In early Greek geography, the "
1075 "Meroitic kingdom was known as Aethiopia. The Kushite kingdom persisted until"
1076 " the 4th century AD, when it weakened and disintegrated due to internal "
1077 "rebellion, eventually succumbing to the rising power of Axum."
1080 #: simulation/templates/special/players/mace.xml:8
1084 #: simulation/templates/special/players/mace.xml:9
1086 "Macedonia was an ancient Greek kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of"
1087 " the Greek peninsula. Under the leadership of Alexander the Great, "
1088 "Macedonian forces and allies took over most of the world they knew, "
1089 "including Egypt, Persia and parts of the Indian subcontinent, allowing a "
1090 "diffusion of Hellenic and eastern cultures for years to come."
1093 #: simulation/templates/special/players/maur.xml:8
1097 #: simulation/templates/special/players/maur.xml:9
1099 "Founded in 322 B.C. by Chandragupta Maurya, the Mauryan Empire was the first"
1100 " to rule most of the Indian subcontinent, and was one of the largest and "
1101 "most populous empires of antiquity. Its military featured bowmen who used "
1102 "the long-range bamboo longbow, fierce female warriors, chariots, and "
1103 "thousands of armored war elephants. Its philosophers, especially the famous "
1104 "Acharya Chanakya, contributed to such varied fields such as economics, "
1105 "religion, diplomacy, warfare, and good governance. Under the rule of Ashoka "
1106 "the Great, the empire saw 40 years of peace, harmony, and prosperity."
1109 #: simulation/templates/special/players/pers.xml:8
1113 #: simulation/templates/special/players/pers.xml:9
1115 "The Persian Empire, when ruled by the Achaemenid dynasty, was one of the "
1116 "greatest empires of antiquity, stretching at its zenith from the Indus "
1117 "Valley in the east to Greece in the west. The Persians were the pioneers of "
1118 "empire-building of the ancient world, successfully imposing a centralized "
1119 "rule over various peoples with different customs, laws, religions and "
1120 "languages, and building a cosmopolitan army made up of contingents from each"
1121 " of these nations."
1124 #: simulation/templates/special/players/ptol.xml:16
1128 #: simulation/templates/special/players/ptol.xml:17
1130 "The Ptolemaic dynasty was a Macedonian Greek royal family which ruled the "
1131 "Ptolemaic Empire in Egypt during the Hellenistic period. Their rule lasted "
1132 "for 275 years, from 305 BC to 30 BC. They were the last dynasty of ancient "
1136 #: simulation/templates/special/players/rome.xml:8
1140 #: simulation/templates/special/players/rome.xml:9
1142 "The Romans controlled one of the largest empires of the ancient world, "
1143 "stretching at its peak from southern Scotland to the Sahara Desert, and "
1144 "containing between 60 million and 80 million inhabitants, one quarter of the"
1145 " Earth's population at that time. Rome also remained one of the strongest "
1146 "nations on earth for almost 800 years. The Romans were the supreme builders "
1147 "of the ancient world, excelled at siege warfare and had an exquisite "
1148 "infantry and navy."
1151 #: simulation/templates/special/players/sele.xml:16
1155 #: simulation/templates/special/players/sele.xml:17
1157 "The Macedonian-Greek dynasty that ruled most of Alexander's former empire."
1160 #: simulation/templates/special/players/spart.xml:6
1164 #: simulation/templates/special/players/spart.xml:7
1166 "Sparta was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, and its dominant "
1167 "military power on land from circa 650 B.C. Spartan culture was obsessed with"
1168 " military training and excellence, with rigorous training for boys beginning"
1169 " at age seven. Thanks to its military might, Sparta led a coalition of Greek"
1170 " forces during the Greco-Persian Wars, and won over Athens in the "
1171 "Peloponnesian Wars, though at great cost."