[Preview] Unique Buildings Mini Preview

[Deutschland]

I am afraid only the remaining world wonders will be on the strat map unless we find a strat map modeller with lots of free time..

Important and famous churches and monasteries will be present as buildings. It might be that we will have a custom city strat model for the Polis Konstantinou.

[Constantius]

Good stuff, I hope you find a modeller

[The excited one]

mmm interesting that means you got lots of unique buildings in unique cities niiiiccee.......

[Deutschland]

Please continue postin the links to new buildings... They will likely be included.

[Giorgios]

New unique building added. The first of many unique buildings to be found in the Ruling City of Constantinople.

[The excited one]

oh my oh my oh my that aqueduct of Valens is AWESOME a sign of civilization while everything fell around it great job

[Ixor_Drakar]

I believe the better part of my first day playing this will be spent looking at all the unique buildings.

[The excited one]

absolutely you can actually learn something that might be useful when you are making a late antiquity essay

[Giorgios]

What's that? Another new building! Why, yes it is.

[Giorgios]

Apologies for the long delay. Another new building has been added.

[Ixor_Drakar]

The history of buildings can be as interesting as people.

[Deutschland]

Added another building.

[Ixor_Drakar]

Do I see new wall textures for the Roman cities?

[Alkimachos]

Do I see new wall textures for the Roman cities?

When we'll be ready, you'll see them mate....

[Ixor_Drakar]

Take your time, this site has taught me the meaning of the word patience.

[CReSTo]

Very cool.

[Parzival2211]

How about an Irminsul (or something like that) for the Germanic pagans?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irminsul

[Deutschland]

I am afriad Saxony is not on our map...

[Pseudo-Methodius]

What about the Prison of Lethe near Susa? It was the prison for political prisoners and was known as "Forgetfulness" of "Oblivion" because whoever was sent there were never heard from again.

Procopius (Wars, 1.5) discusses the reason for its name: [After the Persians overthrew Kavadh I for being a Mazdakite] they were altogether unwilling to put to death a man of the royal blood, and decided to confine him in a castle which it is their habit to call the "Prison of Oblivion." For if anyone is cast into it, the law permits no mention of him to be made thereafter, but death is the penalty for the man who speaks his name; for this reason it has received this title among the Persians.

Kavadh did eventually get out and joined with the Hephthalites to get his throne back.

Theophylact Simocatta (3.5.1-7) gives some history and its location: There is a fort (Giligerdon is its name) which is constructed in the interior of Media in the region known as Bizaë, not far from the city of Bendosabora. Adjacent to this fort there is also a prison; the barbarians call this Lethe. The place is dedicated to royal wrath, like a fertile tract to a god, and it would not be inappropriate if someone were to call the fort a precinct of hatred. Here, then, are enclosed all those caught in the nets of the king's displeasure, some of them his subjects, others prisoners of war. So when Justin the younger was commanding the Roman state, the king of the Persians reduced the city which is called Daras; so the king made his decision and the people of Daras became inhabitants of this fort. In it there were also Kadasenes (the tribe is a barbarous one from Media), and in truth others too whose fate had been to suffer misadventure, and the fort embraced a common congregation of men in distress. So common misfortunes brought harmony to the different races and those divided by race, custom, and speech were trained in concord by their affinity in sufferings and were united with their brother in distress. Then the men of Daras gave the lead in bravery and at the first shout, using the available tools of war, they slaughtered the guards; and after the killing flared up more fiercely (for there was a multitude of soldiery garrisoning the fort), the Romans were victorious and led out of the fort as well their fellow sufferers in adversities. They returned to the Roman land after many experiences and achievements.


I could see this giving a high public order due to law bonus.

[clone]

pharos and port wonders should give trade in bonus