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[ribez]

why not call barracks as praesidium (plural praesidia)?
http://www.scribd.co...arly-principate

[Pedro Falcão]

ribez, on 25 January 2012 - 09:20 PM, said:

why not call barracks as praesidium (plural praesidia)?
http://www.scribd.co...arly-principate

"praesidium/presidium" are the latin words for a defensive building, but i can't take away the thought that in portuguese it is more to Jail than to Barracks...
The english word "barracks" itself born from the spanish "barraca" that means "temporary shelter", but more commonly used as "tent".

[Spartan347]

Hello and congratulations for the quick respone of the developers .
After i played the Hellenes (Hellines) i noticed that some buildings and units are not named correctly. For example:

1) Pule is wrong it should be Pili or Thira.
2) Gyne is correct.
3)Hoplites Hellenikos it should be Hellinas Oplitis.
4)Emporion(Market) should be an a adjuscent to Agora(HQ).
5)Ekdromos Athenaikos it should be Athenaikos Ekdromos.
6)Spartiate it should be Spartiatis.
7)Oikos is correct.
8)Pezetairos is correct although is not a foot companion, Pezetairos is another name that was given by the other greeks for Macedonian Phalanx because of its unique formation the Pezetairoi used.
9)Hetairos is correct.
10) Teikhos is correct.
11) Pyrgos is correct.
12) The wall tower you have it should be Pyrgion Teikhous.
13) Strateigeion (barracks) it should be Stratopedon.
14) Teikhisma(fortress) ancient greeks didnt have castles or fortess till the Byzantine era and you can use on this building the name from barracks(Strateigeion).
15) Gymnasion is correct.
16) Sitobolion is correct.
17) Apothike should change to Apothiki.
18) Agros is correct.
19) Prytaneion is correct although it can be an adjuscent building to Agora(HQ)
20)Limin is correct or if you used Limenas is also correct.
21)Theatron should be changed to Amphitheatron.
22) Hippeus it should be Ippeus and a should have a shield in his left arm and move a bit faster when alone or with other units of the same kind.
23) Peltastis Thrax it should be Thrakas Peltastis.
24) Toxotes Kretikos it should be Kretis Toxotis.
25) Sphendonetes Rhodikos it should be Rhodian Sphendonetes.
26) Prodromos is correct all light cavalry in greece called that after Alexander the Great these units and where a mix of a scout and light skirmishers and assisted the heavy cavalry in their charge.
27) Ploion Halieutikon should be Naus alieutikon.
28) Ploion Phortegikon should be Naus Fortigon.
29) Pentekoteros is correct Pentekoteros whas a light attack ship for charging into enemy ships for boarding action.
30) Triires should be Triiris.
31) Epaulos should be Staulos.

And i notice some missing motions from the Gyne when the kill an animal they just stand there and look it to death
i hope i helped a bit

[Pedro Falcão]

Hey, spartan, could you please list your sources or something to base your corrections on and thus making it more credible? Not that i'm doubting your knowledge at all (i'm just a community fan, and don't know nothing at all about these greek names), but i'm sure the team has spent quite some time reasearching to come to these names and change them based on what some "newcomer" (not meaning to offend at all) says doesn't seem the way a serious game development should go for. Are you greek or something like that?

[Mythos_Ruler]

In fact, didn't we have a back n' forth in this very thread between some Greek speakers on this very subject? Whom are we to trust on this?

[Spartan347]

Pedro Falcão, on 05 March 2012 - 11:39 PM, said:

Hey, spartan, could you please list your sources or something to base your corrections on and thus making it more credible? Not that i'm doubting your knowledge at all (i'm just a community fan, and don't know nothing at all about these greek names), but i'm sure the team has spent quite some time reasearching to come to these names and change them based on what some "newcomer" (not meaning to offend at all) says doesn't seem the way a serious game development should go for. Are you greek or something like that?

Well since you ask my knowledge comes for been a Greek and study Ancient Greek history hard and i have many books about ancient greek strategies and warfare and ancient greek sound a bit off when writen with english characters and although my ancient greek are a little rusty i had a friend of mine to check these before i post them just in case

[Geek377]

Minor suggestion. For the Roman walls, I think murus would be better suited. Moenia strictly refers to city walls whereas murus can be any wall outside a building.
Sources: Latin book

[Mythos_Ruler]

Geek377, on 27 March 2012 - 02:07 AM, said:

Minor suggestion. For the Roman walls, I think murus would be better suited. Moenia strictly refers to city walls whereas murus can be any wall outside a building.
Sources: Latin book

Right, but the moenia are city walls. The siege walls, which aren't city walls, are called murus. It works.

[historic_bruno]

We need native word(s) for the Celtic gates. A quick search uncovered the terms "duro(n)" (Celtic/Gaulish?) and "dor" (Welsh/Breton?) for door/gate apparently related to the word "hard". From this Wikipedia artcle: http://en.wikipedia....ayeux#Etymology

I'm not sure about the terms of the other gates and walls. Maybe we need to revisit them now that a wall system is implemented and people will be using walls more often.

[Zeta1127]

It looks like there is something weird going on with both the Athenian and Spartan support ships, the fishing boat and the trading ship, are named the same, the trading ship with diacritics and the fishing boat without.

Is the Celtic Cavalry Skirmisher/Raiding Cavalry supposed to be named Gaisaredos, from Alpha 10, or Marcos, from the Celtic civ profiles?

Is the Cantabrian Cavalry intentionally missing from the Iberian civ profile?

Several Persian specific names are missing from their civ profile, does that have something to do with borrowed words mentioned recently?

For the Roman Barracks and Fortress on the Romans (Republican) civ profile, the specific names, Castra and Fortis, should be changed to Armamentarium and Castellum, unless I am mistaken?

I assume the Macedonian civ profile is only temporarily using some Mauryan information?

Edited by Zeta1127, 25 August 2012 - 05:24 AM.

[Spahbod]

I felt it like a waste to open a new thread for it, but it is better to change the name of Persian spearman to simply "Sparabara". Firstly because they were recruited from both Medians and Persians, because we have two other Median units (cavalry jav and healer), and because there are no "Persian" units in the faction except Anushiya.

[Spahbod]

Bump for mythos to see the above post ^^^

[Lion.Kanzen]

historic_bruno, on 18 July 2012 - 01:41 AM, said:

We need native word(s) for the Celtic gates. A quick search uncovered the terms "duro(n)" (Celtic/Gaulish?) and "dor" (Welsh/Breton?) for door/gate apparently related to the word "hard". From this Wikipedia artcle: http://en.wikipedia....ayeux#Etymology

I'm not sure about the terms of the other gates and walls. Maybe we need to revisit them now that a wall system is implemented and people will be using walls more often.

mi Second namee is Duron XD always know are come France, now i know why and what means.

[Mythos_Ruler]

Spahbod, on 24 November 2012 - 07:50 AM, said:

I felt it like a waste to open a new thread for it, but it is better to change the name of Persian spearman to simply "Sparabara". Firstly because they were recruited from both Medians and Persians, because we have two other Median units (cavalry jav and healer), and because there are no "Persian" units in the faction except Anushiya.

Changed their name to "Sparabara" and amended their "History" description:

Quote

Median and Persian infantry armed with short spears and 2 meter-tall shields comprised the main infantry regiment of the Persians during this period, especially in the reign of Xerxes. First under the Medes and later the Achaemenid Persians, these soldiers were the bread and butter infantry for hand-to-hand engagement. Within the Satabam, the basic tactical unit of the Achamenid army, the shieldbearers formed the first two ranks, protecting the arhcers and also serving as a way to keep the enemy pinned down until the cavalry could act. While well known for tenacity the shieldbearers were not equipped to last long in an extended melee with heavy infantry, like hoplites.

Also updated Macedonian and Athenian profiles.