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 HEREDOC %%NAMESPACE=Pedia %%NAME=A_Pass_at_Thermopylae_goal::APassatThermopylaeCompleted %%TYPE=xml %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=<

The "A Pass at Thermopylae" Objective Group has been completed.

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The pass at Thermopylae guards the coastal access from Thessaly into Boeotia. It was made famous in 480 BCE when 300 Spartans fought to the death in an attempt to hold the pass against the Persian invasion.

Having access to the coast, allows a fleet to supply the food needed to support a large land army.

Objective Group: Take Thermopylae to control the coastal route and help reestablish relations with the southern Greek city-states of Corinth and Argos.

HEREDOC %%NAME=A_Pass_at_Thermopylae_goal::GuardThermopylaeBody %%TYPE=xml-fragment %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< Philip will take advantage of the symbolic importance of Thermopylae to warn all the Greeks that Philip of Macedon has arrived.

HEREDOC %%NAME=A_Pass_at_Thermopylae_goal::GuardThermopylaeComplete %%TYPE=xml-fragment %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< You have moved Philip to Thermopylae. Let the ghost of the 300 beware, Philip of Macedon is no mere Xerxes.

HEREDOC %%NAME=A_Pass_at_Thermopylae_goal::GuardThermopylaeStatus1 %%TYPE=xml-fragment %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< to the Thermopylae fort.  HEREDOC %%NAME=A_Pass_at_Thermopylae_goal::GuardThermopylaeTitle %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< You will need to control Thermopylae to secure access into southern Greece. As an alternative, you can block the pass from the west and move on to attack the Phocians, returning to take the pass later.

The symbolic importance of controlling Thermopylae will warn all the Greeks that Philip of Macedon has arrived.

HEREDOC %%NAME=A_Pass_at_Thermopylae_goal::TakeThermopylaeComplete %%TYPE=xml-fragment %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< You have captured the fort guarding the pass at Thermopylae. Holding Thermopylae will protect your Lines of Communication as you campaign into Southern Greece.

Let the ghost of the 300 beware, Philip of Macedon is no mere Xerxes.

HEREDOC %%NAME=A_Pass_at_Thermopylae_goal::TakeThermopylaeStatus %%TYPE=xml-fragment %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< at Thermopylae.  HEREDOC %%NAME=A_Pass_at_Thermopylae_goal::TakeThermopylaeTitle %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< The "A Port South" Objective has been completed.

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The port city of Naupactus on the Gulf of Corinth is an ideal launch point for a campaign into the western Peloponnese.

Objective Group: Campaign into Aetolia and capture the port city of Naupactus.

HEREDOC %%NAME=A_Port_South_goal::NaupactusBody %%TYPE=xml-fragment %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< Take the port city of Naupactus to use as a staging point for campaigns into the western Peloponnese.

HEREDOC %%NAME=A_Port_South_goal::NaupactusComplete %%TYPE=xml-fragment %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< You have captured the strategically important port city of Naupactus. Naupactus is an ideal base to launch a small fleet of triremes from. The narrow crossing will shorten and simplify any amphibious operations into the western Peloponnese.

HEREDOC %%NAME=A_Port_South_goal::NaupactusStatus %%TYPE=xml-fragment %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=<.  HEREDOC %%NAME=A_Port_South_goal::NaupactusTitle %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< In 480 BCE The Magi of Xerxes spent time teaching in Abdera as a gift of thanks for help received during the Persian Invasions.

The city-state of Abdera also has connections to the scholars Protagoras, Leucippos and Democritus and due to its wealth was often targeted and sacked in antiquity.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Abdera::ARTICLETITLE %%INDEX=1 %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< The Abdera Region is located on the south coast of Thrace. The region is rich in farmland. Mountains limit access from the north and the east/west approaches are restricted by rivers. Some naval support is recommended to prevent seaborne raids as the coast is exposed to amphibious attack.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Abdera_Region::ARTICLETITLE %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< Abydos commands the Asian side of the narrowest point of the Hellespont and must be controlled if you wish to move ships safely through the Hellespont to the Black Sea.

In ancient times Abydos was an ally of Troy and the home of Leander, lover of Hero.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Abydos::ARTICLETITLE %%INDEX=1 %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< Acanthus was named after the thorn bushes that populated the ares. Acanthus controls land access to the Acte Peninsula and protects the Shrine of Acantha and the Canal of Xerxes that the citizens helped Xerxes dig in 480 BCE.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Acanthus::ARTICLETITLE %%INDEX=1 %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< Acarnania is a coastal city-state of western Greece, in the region and part of the faction of the same name. The area was often used as a stop-off point for armies going to and from Italy.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Acarnania::ARTICLETITLE %%INDEX=1 %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< The Acarnania Region is on the western coast of Greece. It contains a few farms, two mine sites and sheep. Bring in additional food supplies by ship if you plan any sizable buildup of troops.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Acarnania_Region::ARTICLETITLE %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< Achaea is the population centre of the Achaea region in the mountains of the northern Peloponnese. Peoples of the original tribe fled here from southern Thessaly to escape the invading Dorians.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Achaea::ARTICLETITLE %%INDEX=1 %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< The Achaea Region is the rugged region of the northern Peloponnese bordering on the Corinthian Gulf. Plan to haul in additional food supplies when going after this area that is lacking in farmland but rich in mines.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Achaea_Region::ARTICLETITLE %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< Achilles of Phthia was the quickest and greatest of the Greek warriors during the Trojan War.

To avoid his fate, Achilles hid out on Skyros for a time before joining the war against Troy.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Achilles::ARTICLETITLE %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< Aphrodite was frequently seen to bathe at this healing shrine located near Coronea.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Acidalia_Spring::ARTICLETITLE %%INDEX=1 %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< In ancient times, Aedon was the name of a famous Amazon warrior who fought with the Scythians. Aedon was also turned into a nightingale by Zeus to lament her accidental killing of her son.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Aedon::ARTICLETITLE %%INDEX=1 %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< Being the original capital of the Kingdom of Macedon, Aegeae is the location of the Royal Tombs of Macedon. Aegeae guards the key crossing point on the Haliacmon River.

Archelaus I built a new capital at Pella to take advantage of its better farmland and more central location.

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Aegeae has been lost!

If Philip is defeated before the city is retaken he will be lost permanently and the game will end.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Aegean_Region %%CATEGORY=CategoryMap_Regions %%INDEX=1 %%TYPE=xml-fragment %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< The Aegean Region is the central region of the Aegean Sea basin, with Lemnos to the north; the Cyclades islands to the south; Ionia and Lesbos to the east; Euboea to the west; the Sporades islands to the northwest and the Dodecanese islands to the southeast.

Note: It is only safe to cross in the southern areas around the island of Icarus.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Aegean_Region::ARTICLETITLE %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< The island city-state of Aegina occupies a central location in the Saronic Gulf and vied with Athens for maritime dominance until defeated circa 450 BCE.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Aegina::ARTICLETITLE %%INDEX=1 %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< Aeneas was one of the few heroes or Troy to survive the Trojan War. Aeneas escaped with the survivors of the sack of Troy and settled in Italy.

The descendants of Aeneas went on to found Rome circa 750 BCE.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Aeneas::ARTICLETITLE %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< The Ionian Greek city of Aeolis is located at the head of the Idaios Gulf and was part of the Lydian Kingdom before being conquered by the growing Persian Empire.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Aeolis::ARTICLETITLE %%INDEX=1 %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< The region of Aeolis extends along the coast of Asia Minor from Mt Ida, south to Pergamum. The southern parts of the region are rich with farmland, but the only routes south to Pergamum are via the coast or well inland.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Aeolis_Region::ARTICLETITLE %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< Aeropus II was King of Macedon from 399-394 BCE. He was the brother of Archelaus I and initially reigned jointly with Orestes, the primary son of Archelaus I. Aeropus and Orestes were both weak kings.

Aeropus II was replaced by Amyntas II a grandson of Alexander I through his fourth son Menelaus.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Aeropus_II::ARTICLETITLE %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< Aesine is a coastal city-state in Messenia.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Aesine::ARTICLETITLE %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< Aesop was a slave who lived in the sixth century BCE in Delphi.

Aesop wrote down hundreds of fables that were designed to teach moral lessons. Some of the better known ones include:

  • "The Tortoise and the Hare"
  • "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"
  • "The Dog in the Manger"
  • "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"
  • "The Ant and the Grasshopper"
  • "The Crow and the Pitcher"
  • "The Dog and the Bone"
  • "The Fox and the Grapes"
  • "The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs"
  • "The Frog and the Ox"
  • "The Lion and the Mouse"
  • "The Lion's Share"
HEREDOC %%NAME=Aesop::ARTICLETITLE %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< The region of Aetolia is a mountainous area in western Greece best know as the location of the Calydonian Hunt for the mythical Calydonian Boar.

Note: The coastal city of Naupactus is a strategically important location in this otherwise poor, mostly mountainous region.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Aetolia_Region::ARTICLETITLE %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< Agamemnon was king of Mycenae and leader of the Mycenaean Empire during the Trojan War.

Upon returning home after the 10 year siege of Troy, Agamemnon was murdered by his queen Clytemnestra, with the help of her lover Aegisthus.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Agamemnon::ARTICLETITLE %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=<A scholar with important information on shipbuilding. He will appear in the city of Methone after completing the objective Punish Methone. Along with the scholar Callistratus, who resides in Olynthus, Agathon can be escorted back to Pella to allow the construction of Triremes in any controlled coastal city.

Historical Note: Historically Agathon was an Athenian tragic poet who moved to Macedon to work in the court of Archelaus I. Although none of his works survive he is prominently referenced in Plato's Symposium and Artisophanes' Thesmophoriazusae.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Agathon::ARTICLETITLE %%INDEX=1 %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< Agrianes is a tribal city with excellent light infantry. In exchange for protection against the tribes of the Danube Agrianes wisely allied itself with Philip of Macedon and later with Philip's son, Alexander the Great.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Agrianes::ARTICLETITLE %%INDEX=1 %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< The region of Agrianes is an important link between upper Paeonia and the Danube River. The one sizable valley around the city of Agrianes has a wealth of mines and farmland.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Agrianes_Region::ARTICLETITLE %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< The company of Agrianians is an elite special unit of javelineers that appear as a reward after completing the objective The Entourage of King Langarus. The Agrianians fight in a loose formation with javelins.

Deployment: The Agrianians are fast moving, with an excellent view distance making them great for reconnaissance, raiding and battleline support.

HEREDOC %%NAME=Agrianians::ARTICLETITLE %%INDEX=1 %%TYPE=text %%LANGUAGE=en %%STRING=< Aigeira is a city in the Peloponnese that was originally named Hyperesia when its inhabitants