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
10 "Project-Id-Version: 0 A.D.\n"
11 "POT-Creation-Date: 2023-11-06 08:12+0000\n"
12 "PO-Revision-Date: 2014-06-19 17:44+0000\n"
13 "Last-Translator: irina shubladze <aliencat444@gmail.com>, 2015-2016\n"
14 "Language-Team: Georgian (http://app.transifex.com/wildfire-games/0ad/language/ka/)\n"
16 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
17 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
19 "Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n!=1);\n"
21 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[0]
25 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[10]
29 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[11]
33 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[1]
37 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[2]
41 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[3]
45 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[4]
49 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[5]
53 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[6]
57 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[7]
61 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[8]
65 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonAINames[9]
69 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
70 msgid "Workers +10% metal gather rate per phase advance."
73 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonCivBonuses[0].History
75 "The mines at Laureion in Attica provided Athens with a wealth of silver from"
76 " which to mint her famous and highly prized coin, The Athenian Owl."
77 msgstr "ლაურეიონის საბადოებს ატიკაში ათენელებისთვის მოჰქონდათ ვერცხლის სიმდიდრე, რისგანაც ისინი ქმნიდნენ სახლეგანთქმულ და ძვირფას მონეტას, ათენურ ბუს."
79 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
81 msgstr "ვერცხლის ბუები"
83 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonCivBonuses[1].Description
84 msgid "Elite Hoplites can promote to Champion Spearmen."
87 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonCivBonuses[1].History
89 "The best of the hoplites were chosen to form a group of elite professional "
93 #: simulation/data/civs/athen.jsonCivBonuses[1].Name
94 msgid "Epilektoi Infantry"
97 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[0]
101 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[1]
105 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[2]
109 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[3]
113 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[4]
117 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[5]
121 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[6]
122 msgid "Dubnovellaunus"
125 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonAINames[7]
129 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
130 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
131 msgid "Druids increase attack rates of soldiers near them by 5%."
134 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonCivBonuses[0].History
135 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonCivBonuses[0].History
136 msgid "Celtic religion and druidry inspired their warlike mindset."
139 #: simulation/data/civs/brit.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
140 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
144 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[0]
145 msgid "Hasdrubal Barca"
146 msgstr "ჰასდრუბალ ბარკა"
148 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[10]
152 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[11]
153 msgid "Himilco Phameas"
154 msgstr "ჰიმილკო ფამეასი"
156 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[12]
157 msgid "Hasdrubal the Boetharch"
158 msgstr "ჰიმილკო ბოეთარჩი"
160 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[1]
161 msgid "Hasdrubal Gisco"
162 msgstr "ჰასდრუბალ გისკო"
164 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[2]
165 msgid "Hanno the Elder"
168 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[3]
172 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[4]
173 msgid "Hasdrubal the Fair"
174 msgstr "ჰასდრუბალ სამართლიანი"
176 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[5]
177 msgid "Hanno the Great"
180 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[6]
184 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[7]
188 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[8]
189 msgid "Hannibal Gisco"
190 msgstr "ჰანიბალ გისკო"
192 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonAINames[9]
196 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
197 msgid "Merchant Ships +25% trade gain."
200 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
201 msgid "Commercial Acumen"
204 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonCivBonuses[1].Description
205 msgid "Docks and Markets +10% international trade bonus."
208 #: simulation/data/civs/cart.jsonCivBonuses[1].Name
209 msgid "Desirable Products"
212 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[0]
216 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[1]
220 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[2]
224 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[3]
228 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[4]
232 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[5]
236 #: simulation/data/civs/gaul.jsonAINames[6]
240 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[0]
244 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[10]
248 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[11]
252 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[12]
256 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[13]
260 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[14]
264 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[15]
268 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[16]
272 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[17]
276 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[18]
280 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[19]
284 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[1]
288 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[20]
292 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[21]
296 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[22]
300 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[23]
304 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[24]
308 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[26]
312 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[27]
316 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[25]
317 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[2]
321 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[3]
325 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[4]
329 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[5]
333 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[6]
337 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[7]
341 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[8]
345 #: simulation/data/civs/han.jsonAINames[9]
349 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonAINames[0]
353 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonAINames[1]
357 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonAINames[2]
361 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonAINames[3]
365 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
366 msgid "Iberians start with City Walls around their base on most maps."
369 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonCivBonuses[0].History
371 "With exception to alluvial plains and river valleys, stone is abundant in "
372 "the Iberian Peninsula and was greatly used in construction of structures of "
376 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
377 msgid "Starting Walls"
380 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonCivBonuses[1].Description
382 "Stone Towers −50% wood cost, +150% stone cost, +33% build time, +60% health,"
383 " +3 garrison capacity, and +1 default arrow count."
386 #: simulation/data/civs/iber.jsonCivBonuses[1].Name
387 msgid "Massive Towers"
390 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[0]
394 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[10]
395 msgid "Malewiebamani"
398 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[11]
399 msgid "Shanakdakhete"
402 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[12]
403 msgid "Amanishakheto"
406 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[1]
410 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[2]
414 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[3]
418 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[4]
422 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[5]
426 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[6]
427 msgid "Takahatenamun"
430 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[7]
434 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[8]
438 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonAINames[9]
442 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
443 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonCivBonuses[1].Description
444 msgid "Battering Rams +20% attack damage and +2 garrison capacity."
447 #: simulation/data/civs/kush.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
448 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonCivBonuses[1].Name
452 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[0]
456 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[10]
460 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[1]
464 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[2]
465 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[3]
469 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[3]
473 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[4]
474 msgid "Pyrrhus of Epirus"
477 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[5]
478 msgid "Antigonus II Gonatas"
481 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[6]
482 msgid "Demetrius II Aetolicus"
485 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[7]
489 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[8]
493 #: simulation/data/civs/mace.jsonAINames[9]
497 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[0]
498 msgid "Bindusara Maurya"
501 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[1]
502 msgid "Dasharatha Maurya"
505 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[2]
506 msgid "Samprati Maurya"
509 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[3]
510 msgid "Shalishuka Maurya"
513 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[4]
514 msgid "Devavarman Maurya"
517 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[5]
518 msgid "Shatadhanvan Maurya"
521 #: simulation/data/civs/maur.jsonAINames[6]
522 msgid "Brihadratha Maurya"
525 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[0]
529 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[1]
533 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[2]
534 msgid "Artaxshacha I"
537 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[3]
538 msgid "Darayavahush II"
541 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[4]
542 msgid "Darayavahush III"
545 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[5]
546 msgid "Artaxshacha II"
549 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[6]
550 msgid "Artaxshacha III"
553 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[7]
557 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonAINames[8]
561 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
562 msgid "Land Traders +25% trade gain."
565 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
569 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonCivBonuses[2].Description
570 msgid "Stable −10% batch training time per phase advance."
573 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonCivBonuses[2].History
574 msgid "The Persians were known for their large cavalry contingent"
577 #: simulation/data/civs/pers.jsonCivBonuses[2].Name
581 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[0]
582 msgid "Ptolemy Philadelphus"
585 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[10]
586 msgid "Cleopatra Tryphaena"
589 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[11]
590 msgid "Berenice Epiphaneia"
593 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[12]
594 msgid "Cleopatra Philopater"
597 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[13]
598 msgid "Cleopatra Selene"
601 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[14]
602 msgid "Cleopatra II Philometora Soteira"
605 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[15]
609 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[16]
613 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[1]
614 msgid "Ptolemy Epigone"
617 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[2]
618 msgid "Ptolemy Eurgetes"
621 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[3]
622 msgid "Ptolemy Epiphanes"
625 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[4]
626 msgid "Ptolemy Philometor"
629 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[5]
630 msgid "Ptolemy Eupator"
633 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[6]
634 msgid "Ptolemy Alexander"
637 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[7]
638 msgid "Ptolemy Neos Dionysos"
641 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[8]
642 msgid "Ptolemy Neos Philopater"
645 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonAINames[9]
646 msgid "Berenice Philopater"
649 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
650 msgid "Bolt Shooters −33% attack damage and −33% attack time."
653 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
657 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonCivBonuses[1].Description
658 msgid "The three farming technologies are available in Village Phase."
661 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonCivBonuses[1].History
663 "The Nile Delta is a region where the Nile River divides into several "
664 "branches to flow into the Mediterranean Sea, in northern Egypt."
667 #: simulation/data/civs/ptol.jsonCivBonuses[1].Name
671 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[0]
672 msgid "Lucius Junius Brutus"
675 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[10]
676 msgid "Marcus Cornelius Cethegus"
679 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[11]
680 msgid "Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius"
683 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[12]
684 msgid "Marcus Licinius Crassus"
687 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[1]
688 msgid "Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus"
691 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[2]
692 msgid "Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus"
695 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[3]
696 msgid "Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa"
699 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[4]
700 msgid "Gaius Iulius Iullus"
703 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[5]
704 msgid "Gaius Servilius Structus Ahala"
707 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[6]
708 msgid "Publius Cornelius Rufinus"
711 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[7]
712 msgid "Lucius Papirius Cursor"
715 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[8]
716 msgid "Aulus Manlius Capitolinus"
719 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonAINames[9]
720 msgid "Publius Sempronius Tuditanus"
723 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
725 "Women train from houses without the need to research Fertility Festival."
728 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[0].History
729 msgid "Rome was one of the most populous cities in the ancient world."
732 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
736 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[1].Description
737 msgid "Roman Legionaries can form a Testudo."
740 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[1].History
742 "The Romans commonly used the Testudo or 'turtle' formation for defense: "
743 "Legionaries were formed into hollow squares with twelve men on each side, "
744 "standing so close together that their shields overlapped like fish scales."
747 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[1].Name
748 msgid "Testudo Formation"
751 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[2].Description
752 msgid "Promote Elite Rank Spearmen or Swordsmen to Champion Centurions."
755 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[2].History
757 "Centurions were the officers responsible for a centuria, a group of 100 "
761 #: simulation/data/civs/rome.jsonCivBonuses[2].Name
765 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[0]
766 msgid "Antiochus I Soter"
769 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[10]
770 msgid "Diodotus Tryphon"
773 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[11]
774 msgid "Antiochus VII Sidetes"
777 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[13]
778 msgid "Alexander II Zabinas"
781 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[14]
782 msgid "Cleopatra Thea"
785 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[15]
786 msgid "Seleucus V Philometor"
789 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[16]
790 msgid "Antiochus VIII Grypus"
793 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[17]
794 msgid "Antiochus IX Cyzicenus"
797 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[18]
798 msgid "Seleucus VI Epiphanes"
801 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[19]
802 msgid "Antiochus X Eusebes"
805 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[1]
806 msgid "Antiochus II Theos"
809 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[20]
810 msgid "Demetrius III Eucaerus"
813 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[21]
814 msgid "Antiochus XI Epiphanes"
817 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[22]
818 msgid "Philip I Philadelphus"
821 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[23]
822 msgid "Antiochus XII Dionysus"
825 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[24]
826 msgid "Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes"
829 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[25]
830 msgid "Antiochus XIII Asiaticus"
833 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[26]
834 msgid "Philip II Philoromaeus"
837 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[2]
838 msgid "Seleucus II Callinicus"
841 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[3]
842 msgid "Seleucus III Ceraunus"
845 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[4]
846 msgid "Seleucus IV Philopator"
849 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[5]
850 msgid "Antiochus V Eupator"
853 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[6]
854 msgid "Demetrius I Soter"
857 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[7]
858 msgid "Alexander I Balas"
861 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[12]
862 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[8]
863 msgid "Demetrius II Nicator"
866 #: simulation/data/civs/sele.jsonAINames[9]
867 msgid "Antiochus VI Dionysus"
870 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[0]
874 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[1]
878 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[2]
882 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[4]
886 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[5]
890 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[6]
894 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[7]
898 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[8]
902 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonAINames[9]
906 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonCivBonuses[0].Description
907 msgid "Female Citizens +40% health and +50% melee attack hack damage."
910 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonCivBonuses[0].Name
911 msgid "Spartan Women"
914 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonCivBonuses[1].Description
916 "Champion Hoplites are available in village phase, and can promote to highly "
917 "experienced Olympic Champions."
920 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonCivBonuses[1].History
922 "Under the constitution written by the mythical lawgiver Lycurgus, the "
923 "institution of the Agoge was established, where Spartans were trained from "
924 "the age of 6 to be superior warriors in defense of the Spartan state."
927 #: simulation/data/civs/spart.jsonCivBonuses[1].Name
928 msgid "Laws of Lycurgus"
931 #: simulation/templates/special/players/athen.xml:8
935 #: simulation/templates/special/players/athen.xml:9
937 "As the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, "
938 "Athens was famed as a center for the arts, learning and philosophy. The "
939 "Athenians were also powerful warriors, particularly at sea. At its peak, "
940 "Athens dominated a large part of the Hellenic world for several decades."
941 msgstr "როგორც დასავლური ცივილიზაციის აკვანი და დემოკრატიის წარმოშობის ადგილი, ათენი იყო ცნობილი როგორც ხელოვნების, განათლების და ფილოსოფიის ცენტრი. ათენელები ასევე ძლევამოსილი მეომრებიც იყვნენ. თავიანთ პიკზე, ათენელები ელინური სამყაროს დიდ ნაწილზე დომინირებდნენ ათწლეულების განმავლობაში."
943 #: simulation/templates/special/players/brit.xml:8
947 #: simulation/templates/special/players/brit.xml:9
949 "The Britons were the Celtic tribes of the British Isles. Using chariots, "
950 "longswordsmen and powerful melee soldiers, they staged fearsome revolts "
951 "against Rome to protect their customs and interests. Also, they built "
952 "thousands of unique structures such as hill forts, crannogs and brochs."
955 #: simulation/templates/special/players/cart.xml:8
956 msgid "Carthaginians"
957 msgstr "კართაგენელები"
959 #: simulation/templates/special/players/cart.xml:9
961 "Carthage, a city-state in modern-day Tunisia, was a formidable force in the "
962 "western Mediterranean, eventually taking over much of North Africa and "
963 "modern-day Spain in the third century B.C. The sailors of Carthage were "
964 "among the fiercest contenders on the high seas, and masters of naval trade. "
965 "They deployed towered War Elephants on the battlefield to fearsome effect, "
966 "and had defensive walls so strong, they were never breached."
969 #: simulation/templates/special/players/gaia.xml:9
973 #: simulation/templates/special/players/gaul.xml:8
977 #: simulation/templates/special/players/gaul.xml:9
979 "The Gauls were the Celtic tribes of continental Europe. Dominated by a "
980 "priestly class of Druids, they featured a sophisticated culture of advanced "
981 "metalworking, agriculture, trade and even road engineering. With heavy "
982 "infantry and cavalry, Gallic warriors valiantly resisted Caesar's campaign "
983 "of conquest and Rome's authoritarian rule."
986 #: simulation/templates/special/players/han.xml:16
990 #: simulation/templates/special/players/han.xml:17
992 "The Han dynasty (206 BC – AD 220) was the second imperial dynasty of China, "
993 "preceded by the Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms"
994 " period (AD 220–280). It is considered a golden age in Chinese history, and "
995 "China made significant progress in arts and sciences during the Han period. "
996 "The core of the Han empire was around the Wei River, and the Han capital was"
997 " Chang'an, very close to the Qin capital Xianyang (both are now part of "
1001 #: simulation/templates/special/players/iber.xml:8
1005 #: simulation/templates/special/players/iber.xml:9
1007 "The Iberians were a people of mysterious origins and language, with a strong"
1008 " tradition of horsemanship and metalworking. A relatively peaceful culture, "
1009 "they usually fought in other's battles only as mercenaries. However, they "
1010 "proved tenacious when Rome sought to take their land and freedom from them, "
1011 "and employed pioneering guerrilla tactics and flaming javelins as they "
1015 #: simulation/templates/special/players/kush.xml:8
1019 #: simulation/templates/special/players/kush.xml:9
1021 "The Kingdom of Kush was an ancient African kingdom situated on the "
1022 "confluences of the Blue Nile, White Nile and River Atbara in what is now the"
1023 " Republic of Sudan. The Kushite era of rule in the region was established "
1024 "after the Bronze Age collapse of the New Kingdom of Egypt, and it was "
1025 "centered at Napata in its early phase. They invaded Egypt in the 8th century"
1026 " BC, and the Kushite emperors ruled as Pharaohs of the Twenty-fifth dynasty "
1027 "of Egypt for a century, until they were expelled by the Assyrians. Kushite "
1028 "culture was influenced heavily by the Egyptians, with Kushite pyramid "
1029 "building and monumental temple architecture still extent. The Kushites even "
1030 "worshipped many Egyptian gods, including Amun. During Classical antiquity, "
1031 "the Kushite imperial capital was at Meroe. In early Greek geography, the "
1032 "Meroitic kingdom was known as Aethiopia. The Kushite kingdom persisted until"
1033 " the 4th century AD, when it weakened and disintegrated due to internal "
1034 "rebellion, eventually succumbing to the rising power of Axum."
1037 #: simulation/templates/special/players/mace.xml:8
1041 #: simulation/templates/special/players/mace.xml:9
1043 "Macedonia was an ancient Greek kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of"
1044 " the Greek peninsula. Under the leadership of Alexander the Great, "
1045 "Macedonian forces and allies took over most of the world they knew, "
1046 "including Egypt, Persia and parts of the Indian subcontinent, allowing a "
1047 "diffusion of Hellenic and eastern cultures for years to come."
1050 #: simulation/templates/special/players/maur.xml:8
1054 #: simulation/templates/special/players/maur.xml:9
1056 "Founded in 322 B.C. by Chandragupta Maurya, the Mauryan Empire was the first"
1057 " to rule most of the Indian subcontinent, and was one of the largest and "
1058 "most populous empires of antiquity. Its military featured bowmen who used "
1059 "the long-range bamboo longbow, fierce female warriors, chariots, and "
1060 "thousands of armored war elephants. Its philosophers, especially the famous "
1061 "Acharya Chanakya, contributed to such varied fields such as economics, "
1062 "religion, diplomacy, warfare, and good governance. Under the rule of Ashoka "
1063 "the Great, the empire saw 40 years of peace, harmony, and prosperity."
1066 #: simulation/templates/special/players/pers.xml:8
1070 #: simulation/templates/special/players/pers.xml:9
1072 "The Persian Empire, when ruled by the Achaemenid dynasty, was one of the "
1073 "greatest empires of antiquity, stretching at its zenith from the Indus "
1074 "Valley in the east to Greece in the west. The Persians were the pioneers of "
1075 "empire-building of the ancient world, successfully imposing a centralized "
1076 "rule over various peoples with different customs, laws, religions and "
1077 "languages, and building a cosmopolitan army made up of contingents from each"
1078 " of these nations."
1081 #: simulation/templates/special/players/ptol.xml:16
1085 #: simulation/templates/special/players/ptol.xml:17
1087 "The Ptolemaic dynasty was a Macedonian Greek royal family which ruled the "
1088 "Ptolemaic Empire in Egypt during the Hellenistic period. Their rule lasted "
1089 "for 275 years, from 305 BC to 30 BC. They were the last dynasty of ancient "
1093 #: simulation/templates/special/players/rome.xml:8
1097 #: simulation/templates/special/players/rome.xml:9
1099 "The Romans controlled one of the largest empires of the ancient world, "
1100 "stretching at its peak from southern Scotland to the Sahara Desert, and "
1101 "containing between 60 million and 80 million inhabitants, one quarter of the"
1102 " Earth's population at that time. Rome also remained one of the strongest "
1103 "nations on earth for almost 800 years. The Romans were the supreme builders "
1104 "of the ancient world, excelled at siege warfare and had an exquisite "
1105 "infantry and navy."
1108 #: simulation/templates/special/players/sele.xml:16
1112 #: simulation/templates/special/players/sele.xml:17
1114 "The Macedonian-Greek dynasty that ruled most of Alexander's former empire."
1117 #: simulation/templates/special/players/spart.xml:6
1121 #: simulation/templates/special/players/spart.xml:7
1123 "Sparta was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, and its dominant "
1124 "military power on land from circa 650 B.C. Spartan culture was obsessed with"
1125 " military training and excellence, with rigorous training for boys beginning"
1126 " at age seven. Thanks to its military might, Sparta led a coalition of Greek"
1127 " forces during the Greco-Persian Wars, and won over Athens in the "
1128 "Peloponnesian Wars, though at great cost."