1 # Translation template for 0 A.D. — Empires Ascendant.
2 # Copyright (C) 2024 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: 2024-04-19 07:08+0000\n"
9 "PO-Revision-Date: 2024-04-19 07:08+0000\n"
10 "Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n != 1);\n"
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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[1]
31 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[2]
35 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[3]
39 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[4]
43 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[5]
47 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[6]
51 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[7]
55 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[8]
59 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:AINames[9]
63 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:CivBonuses[0].Description
64 msgid "Workers +10% metal gather rate per phase advance."
67 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:CivBonuses[0].History
69 "The mines at Laureion in Attica provided Athens with a wealth of silver from which to "
70 "mint her famous and highly prized coin, The Athenian Owl."
73 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:CivBonuses[0].Name
77 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:CivBonuses[1].Description
78 msgid "Elite Hoplites can promote to Champion Spearmen."
81 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:CivBonuses[1].History
82 msgid "The best of the hoplites were chosen to form a group of elite professional soldiers."
85 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.json:CivBonuses[1].Name
86 msgid "Epilektoi Infantry"
89 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:AINames[0]
93 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:AINames[1]
97 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:AINames[2]
101 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:AINames[3]
105 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:AINames[4]
109 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:AINames[5]
113 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:AINames[6]
114 msgid "Dubnovellaunus"
117 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:AINames[7]
121 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:CivBonuses[0].Description
122 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.json:CivBonuses[0].Description
123 msgid "Druids increase attack rates of soldiers near them by 5%."
126 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:CivBonuses[0].History
127 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.json:CivBonuses[0].History
128 msgid "Celtic religion and druidry inspired their warlike mindset."
131 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:CivBonuses[0].Name
132 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.json:CivBonuses[0].Name
136 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:CivBonuses[1].Description
137 msgid "All Infantry Units +5% movement speed, and gain +1 loot taking."
140 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:CivBonuses[1].History
142 "Britons paint their bodies with Woad, which produces a blue color and gives them a "
143 "fiercesome appearance in battle."
146 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.json:CivBonuses[1].Name
147 msgid "Woad Warriors"
150 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[0]
151 msgid "Hasdrubal Barca"
154 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[10]
158 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[11]
159 msgid "Himilco Phameas"
162 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[12]
163 msgid "Hasdrubal the Boetharch"
166 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[1]
167 msgid "Hasdrubal Gisco"
170 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[2]
171 msgid "Hanno the Elder"
174 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[3]
178 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[4]
179 msgid "Hasdrubal the Fair"
182 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[5]
183 msgid "Hanno the Great"
186 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[6]
190 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[7]
194 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[8]
195 msgid "Hannibal Gisco"
198 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:AINames[9]
202 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:CivBonuses[0].Description
203 msgid "Merchant Ships +25% trade gain."
206 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:CivBonuses[0].Name
207 msgid "Commercial Acumen"
210 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:CivBonuses[1].Description
211 msgid "Docks and Markets +10% international trade bonus."
214 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.json:CivBonuses[1].Name
215 msgid "Desirable Products"
218 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.json:AINames[0]
222 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.json:AINames[1]
226 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.json:AINames[2]
230 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.json:AINames[3]
234 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.json:AINames[4]
238 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.json:AINames[5]
242 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.json:AINames[6]
246 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[0]
250 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[10]
254 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[11]
258 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[12]
262 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[13]
266 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[14]
270 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[15]
274 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[16]
278 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[17]
282 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[18]
286 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[19]
290 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[1]
294 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[20]
298 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[21]
302 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[22]
306 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[23]
310 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[24]
314 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[26]
318 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[27]
322 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[25] simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[2]
326 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[3]
330 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[4]
334 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[5]
338 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[6]
342 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[7]
346 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[8]
350 #: simulation/data/civs/han.json:AINames[9]
354 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.json:AINames[0]
358 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.json:AINames[1]
362 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.json:AINames[2]
366 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.json:AINames[3]
370 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.json:CivBonuses[0].Description
371 msgid "Iberians start with City Walls around their base on most maps."
374 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.json:CivBonuses[0].History
376 "With exception to alluvial plains and river valleys, stone is abundant in the Iberian "
377 "Peninsula and was greatly used in construction of structures of all types."
380 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.json:CivBonuses[0].Name
381 msgid "Starting Walls"
384 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.json:CivBonuses[1].Description
386 "Stone Towers −50% wood cost, +150% stone cost, +33% build time, +60% health, +3 "
387 "garrison capacity, and +1 default arrow count."
390 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.json:CivBonuses[1].Name
391 msgid "Massive Towers"
394 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[0]
398 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[10]
399 msgid "Malewiebamani"
402 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[11]
403 msgid "Shanakdakhete"
406 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[12]
407 msgid "Amanishakheto"
410 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[1]
414 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[2]
418 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[3]
422 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[4]
426 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[5]
430 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[6]
431 msgid "Takahatenamun"
434 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[7]
438 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[8]
442 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:AINames[9]
446 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:CivBonuses[0].Description
447 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:CivBonuses[1].Description
448 msgid "Battering Rams +20% attack damage and +2 garrison capacity."
451 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.json:CivBonuses[0].Name
452 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:CivBonuses[1].Name
456 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[0]
460 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[10]
464 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[1]
468 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[2] simulation/data/civs/spart.json:AINames[3]
472 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[3]
476 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[4]
477 msgid "Pyrrhus of Epirus"
480 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[5]
481 msgid "Antigonus II Gonatas"
484 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[6]
485 msgid "Demetrius II Aetolicus"
488 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[7]
492 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[8]
496 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.json:AINames[9]
500 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.json:AINames[0]
501 msgid "Bindusara Maurya"
504 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.json:AINames[1]
505 msgid "Dasharatha Maurya"
508 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.json:AINames[2]
509 msgid "Samprati Maurya"
512 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.json:AINames[3]
513 msgid "Shalishuka Maurya"
516 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.json:AINames[4]
517 msgid "Devavarman Maurya"
520 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.json:AINames[5]
521 msgid "Shatadhanvan Maurya"
524 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.json:AINames[6]
525 msgid "Brihadratha Maurya"
528 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:AINames[0]
532 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:AINames[1]
536 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:AINames[2]
537 msgid "Artaxshacha I"
540 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:AINames[3]
541 msgid "Darayavahush II"
544 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:AINames[4]
545 msgid "Darayavahush III"
548 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:AINames[5]
549 msgid "Artaxshacha II"
552 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:AINames[6]
553 msgid "Artaxshacha III"
556 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:AINames[7]
560 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:AINames[8]
564 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:CivBonuses[0].Description
565 msgid "Land Traders +25% trade gain."
568 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:CivBonuses[0].Name
572 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:CivBonuses[2].Description
573 msgid "The batch training time of units trained in Stables decreases each phase advance."
576 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:CivBonuses[2].History
577 msgid "The Persians were known for their large cavalry contingent."
580 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:CivBonuses[2].Name
584 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:CivBonuses[3].Description
585 msgid "Upgrade the Throne Hall to receive a free trickle of a desired resource."
588 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:CivBonuses[3].History
590 "The empire was divided into provinces, called “Satrapies,” that sent yearly tribute to "
591 "the ruling Persian dynasty in Persepolis as a form of tax."
594 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.json:CivBonuses[3].Name
595 msgid "Satrapy Tribute"
598 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[0]
599 msgid "Ptolemy Philadelphus"
602 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[10]
603 msgid "Cleopatra Tryphaena"
606 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[11]
607 msgid "Berenice Epiphaneia"
610 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[12]
611 msgid "Cleopatra Philopater"
614 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[13]
615 msgid "Cleopatra Selene"
618 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[14]
619 msgid "Cleopatra II Philometora Soteira"
622 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[15]
626 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[16]
630 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[1]
631 msgid "Ptolemy Epigone"
634 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[2]
635 msgid "Ptolemy Eurgetes"
638 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[3]
639 msgid "Ptolemy Epiphanes"
642 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[4]
643 msgid "Ptolemy Philometor"
646 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[5]
647 msgid "Ptolemy Eupator"
650 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[6]
651 msgid "Ptolemy Alexander"
654 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[7]
655 msgid "Ptolemy Neos Dionysos"
658 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[8]
659 msgid "Ptolemy Neos Philopater"
662 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:AINames[9]
663 msgid "Berenice Philopater"
666 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:CivBonuses[0].Description
667 msgid "Bolt Shooters −33% attack damage and −33% attack time."
670 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:CivBonuses[0].Name
674 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:CivBonuses[1].Description
675 msgid "The three farming technologies are available in Village Phase."
678 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:CivBonuses[1].History
680 "The Nile Delta is a region where the Nile River divides into several branches to flow "
681 "into the Mediterranean Sea, in northern Egypt."
684 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.json:CivBonuses[1].Name
688 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[0]
689 msgid "Lucius Junius Brutus"
692 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[10]
693 msgid "Marcus Cornelius Cethegus"
696 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[11]
697 msgid "Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius"
700 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[12]
701 msgid "Marcus Licinius Crassus"
704 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[1]
705 msgid "Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus"
708 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[2]
709 msgid "Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus"
712 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[3]
713 msgid "Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa"
716 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[4]
717 msgid "Gaius Iulius Iullus"
720 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[5]
721 msgid "Gaius Servilius Structus Ahala"
724 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[6]
725 msgid "Publius Cornelius Rufinus"
728 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[7]
729 msgid "Lucius Papirius Cursor"
732 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[8]
733 msgid "Aulus Manlius Capitolinus"
736 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:AINames[9]
737 msgid "Publius Sempronius Tuditanus"
740 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:CivBonuses[0].Description
741 msgid "Women train from houses without the need to research Fertility Festival."
744 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:CivBonuses[0].History
745 msgid "Rome was one of the most populous cities in the ancient world."
748 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:CivBonuses[0].Name
752 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:CivBonuses[1].Description
753 msgid "Roman Legionaries can form a Testudo."
756 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:CivBonuses[1].History
758 "The Romans commonly used the Testudo or 'turtle' formation for defense: Legionaries "
759 "were formed into hollow squares with twelve men on each side, standing so close "
760 "together that their shields overlapped like fish scales."
763 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:CivBonuses[1].Name
764 msgid "Testudo Formation"
767 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:CivBonuses[2].Description
768 msgid "Promote Elite Rank Spearmen or Swordsmen to Champion Centurions."
771 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:CivBonuses[2].History
772 msgid "Centurions were the officers responsible for a centuria, a group of 100 soldiers."
775 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.json:CivBonuses[2].Name
779 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[0]
780 msgid "Antiochus I Soter"
783 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[10]
784 msgid "Diodotus Tryphon"
787 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[11]
788 msgid "Antiochus VII Sidetes"
791 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[13]
792 msgid "Alexander II Zabinas"
795 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[14]
796 msgid "Cleopatra Thea"
799 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[15]
800 msgid "Seleucus V Philometor"
803 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[16]
804 msgid "Antiochus VIII Grypus"
807 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[17]
808 msgid "Antiochus IX Cyzicenus"
811 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[18]
812 msgid "Seleucus VI Epiphanes"
815 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[19]
816 msgid "Antiochus X Eusebes"
819 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[1]
820 msgid "Antiochus II Theos"
823 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[20]
824 msgid "Demetrius III Eucaerus"
827 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[21]
828 msgid "Antiochus XI Epiphanes"
831 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[22]
832 msgid "Philip I Philadelphus"
835 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[23]
836 msgid "Antiochus XII Dionysus"
839 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[24]
840 msgid "Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes"
843 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[25]
844 msgid "Antiochus XIII Asiaticus"
847 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[26]
848 msgid "Philip II Philoromaeus"
851 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[2]
852 msgid "Seleucus II Callinicus"
855 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[3]
856 msgid "Seleucus III Ceraunus"
859 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[4]
860 msgid "Seleucus IV Philopator"
863 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[5]
864 msgid "Antiochus V Eupator"
867 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[6]
868 msgid "Demetrius I Soter"
871 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[7]
872 msgid "Alexander I Balas"
875 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[12] simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[8]
876 msgid "Demetrius II Nicator"
879 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.json:AINames[9]
880 msgid "Antiochus VI Dionysus"
883 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:AINames[0]
887 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:AINames[1]
891 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:AINames[2]
895 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:AINames[4]
899 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:AINames[5]
903 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:AINames[6]
907 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:AINames[7]
911 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:AINames[8]
915 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:AINames[9]
919 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:CivBonuses[0].Description
920 msgid "Female Citizens +40% health and +50% melee attack hack damage."
923 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:CivBonuses[0].Name
924 msgid "Spartan Women"
927 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:CivBonuses[1].Description
929 "Champion Hoplites are available in village phase, and can promote to highly experienced"
930 " Olympic Champions."
933 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:CivBonuses[1].History
935 "Under the constitution written by the mythical lawgiver Lycurgus, the institution of "
936 "the Agoge was established, where Spartans were trained from the age of 6 to be superior"
937 " warriors in defense of the Spartan state."
940 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.json:CivBonuses[1].Name
941 msgid "Laws of Lycurgus"
944 #: simulation/templates/special/players/athen.xml:8
948 #: simulation/templates/special/players/athen.xml:9
950 "As the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, Athens was famed"
951 " as a center for the arts, learning and philosophy. The Athenians were also powerful "
952 "warriors, particularly at sea. At its peak, Athens dominated a large part of the "
953 "Hellenic world for several decades."
956 #: simulation/templates/special/players/brit.xml:8
960 #: simulation/templates/special/players/brit.xml:9
962 "The Britons were the Celtic tribes of the British Isles. Using chariots, longswordsmen "
963 "and powerful melee soldiers, they staged fearsome revolts against Rome to protect their"
964 " customs and interests. Also, they built thousands of unique structures such as hill "
965 "forts, crannogs and brochs."
968 #: simulation/templates/special/players/cart.xml:8
969 msgid "Carthaginians"
972 #: simulation/templates/special/players/cart.xml:9
974 "Carthage, a city-state in modern-day Tunisia, was a formidable force in the western "
975 "Mediterranean, eventually taking over much of North Africa and modern-day Spain in the "
976 "third century B.C. The sailors of Carthage were among the fiercest contenders on the "
977 "high seas, and masters of naval trade. They deployed towered War Elephants on the "
978 "battlefield to fearsome effect, and had defensive walls so strong, they were never "
982 #: simulation/templates/special/players/gaia.xml:9
986 #: simulation/templates/special/players/gaul.xml:8
990 #: simulation/templates/special/players/gaul.xml:9
992 "The Gauls were the Celtic tribes of continental Europe. Dominated by a priestly class "
993 "of Druids, they featured a sophisticated culture of advanced metalworking, agriculture,"
994 " trade and even road engineering. With heavy infantry and cavalry, Gallic warriors "
995 "valiantly resisted Caesar's campaign of conquest and Rome's authoritarian rule."
998 #: simulation/templates/special/players/han.xml:16
1002 #: simulation/templates/special/players/han.xml:17
1004 "The Han dynasty (206 BC – AD 220) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by"
1005 " the Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period (AD 220–280). "
1006 "It is considered a golden age in Chinese history, and China made significant progress "
1007 "in arts and sciences during the Han period. The core of the Han empire was around the "
1008 "Wei River, and the Han capital was Chang'an, very close to the Qin capital Xianyang "
1009 "(both are now part of Xi'an, Shaanxi)."
1012 #: simulation/templates/special/players/iber.xml:8
1016 #: simulation/templates/special/players/iber.xml:9
1018 "The Iberians were a people of mysterious origins and language, with a strong tradition "
1019 "of horsemanship and metalworking. A relatively peaceful culture, they usually fought in"
1020 " other's battles only as mercenaries. However, they proved tenacious when Rome sought "
1021 "to take their land and freedom from them, and employed pioneering guerrilla tactics and"
1022 " flaming javelins as they fought back."
1025 #: simulation/templates/special/players/kush.xml:8
1029 #: simulation/templates/special/players/kush.xml:9
1031 "The Kingdom of Kush was an ancient African kingdom situated on the confluences of the "
1032 "Blue Nile, White Nile and River Atbara in what is now the Republic of Sudan. The "
1033 "Kushite era of rule in the region was established after the Bronze Age collapse of the "
1034 "New Kingdom of Egypt, and it was centered at Napata in its early phase. They invaded "
1035 "Egypt in the 8th century BC, and the Kushite emperors ruled as Pharaohs of the Twenty-"
1036 "fifth dynasty of Egypt for a century, until they were expelled by the Assyrians. "
1037 "Kushite culture was influenced heavily by the Egyptians, with Kushite pyramid building "
1038 "and monumental temple architecture still extent. The Kushites even worshipped many "
1039 "Egyptian gods, including Amun. During Classical antiquity, the Kushite imperial capital"
1040 " was at Meroe. In early Greek geography, the Meroitic kingdom was known as Aethiopia. "
1041 "The Kushite kingdom persisted until the 4th century AD, when it weakened and "
1042 "disintegrated due to internal rebellion, eventually succumbing to the rising power of "
1046 #: simulation/templates/special/players/mace.xml:8
1050 #: simulation/templates/special/players/mace.xml:9
1052 "Macedonia was an ancient Greek kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek "
1053 "peninsula. Under the leadership of Alexander the Great, Macedonian forces and allies "
1054 "took over most of the world they knew, including Egypt, Persia and parts of the Indian "
1055 "subcontinent, allowing a diffusion of Hellenic and eastern cultures for years to come."
1058 #: simulation/templates/special/players/maur.xml:8
1062 #: simulation/templates/special/players/maur.xml:9
1064 "Founded in 322 B.C. by Chandragupta Maurya, the Mauryan Empire was the first to rule "
1065 "most of the Indian subcontinent, and was one of the largest and most populous empires "
1066 "of antiquity. Its military featured bowmen who used the long-range bamboo longbow, "
1067 "fierce female warriors, chariots, and thousands of armored war elephants. Its "
1068 "philosophers, especially the famous Acharya Chanakya, contributed to such varied fields"
1069 " such as economics, religion, diplomacy, warfare, and good governance. Under the rule "
1070 "of Ashoka the Great, the empire saw 40 years of peace, harmony, and prosperity."
1073 #: simulation/templates/special/players/pers.xml:8
1077 #: simulation/templates/special/players/pers.xml:9
1079 "The Persian Empire, when ruled by the Achaemenid dynasty, was one of the greatest "
1080 "empires of antiquity, stretching at its zenith from the Indus Valley in the east to "
1081 "Greece in the west. The Persians were the pioneers of empire-building of the ancient "
1082 "world, successfully imposing a centralized rule over various peoples with different "
1083 "customs, laws, religions and languages, and building a cosmopolitan army made up of "
1084 "contingents from each of these nations."
1087 #: simulation/templates/special/players/ptol.xml:16
1091 #: simulation/templates/special/players/ptol.xml:17
1093 "The Ptolemaic dynasty was a Macedonian Greek royal family which ruled the Ptolemaic "
1094 "Empire in Egypt during the Hellenistic period. Their rule lasted for 275 years, from "
1095 "305 BC to 30 BC. They were the last dynasty of ancient Egypt."
1098 #: simulation/templates/special/players/rome.xml:8
1102 #: simulation/templates/special/players/rome.xml:9
1104 "The Romans controlled one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching at "
1105 "its peak from southern Scotland to the Sahara Desert, and containing between 60 million"
1106 " and 80 million inhabitants, one quarter of the Earth's population at that time. Rome "
1107 "also remained one of the strongest nations on earth for almost 800 years. The Romans "
1108 "were the supreme builders of the ancient world, excelled at siege warfare and had an "
1109 "exquisite infantry and navy."
1112 #: simulation/templates/special/players/sele.xml:16
1116 #: simulation/templates/special/players/sele.xml:17
1117 msgid "The Macedonian-Greek dynasty that ruled most of Alexander's former empire."
1120 #: simulation/templates/special/players/spart.xml:6
1124 #: simulation/templates/special/players/spart.xml:7
1126 "Sparta was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, and its dominant military power on"
1127 " land from circa 650 B.C. Spartan culture was obsessed with military training and "
1128 "excellence, with rigorous training for boys beginning at age seven. Thanks to its "
1129 "military might, Sparta led a coalition of Greek forces during the Greco-Persian Wars, "
1130 "and won over Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars, though at great cost."