Place guessing

Malte279 · **Reply #220 on:** April 13, 2005, 02:07:57 PM

The name of this town resembled the name of the empire of which it was the capital. There was a famous palace with a hundred pillars in this town, but it was destroyed by invaders from the west many of whom were assimilated by the people they had come to defeat (even though they did defeat them military).

Petrie · **Reply #221 on:** April 13, 2005, 02:10:30 PM

Rome is the only thing that comes to mind --> Roman Empire

Nick22 · **Reply #222 on:** April 13, 2005, 02:11:31 PM

Byzantium
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #223 on:** April 13, 2005, 02:17:11 PM

Neither of those. You are both right about the town giving the name to the empire of which it was the capital (I have to admit that I didn't really think about for how many towns and empires this applies). Neither empire fell through invaders from the west though, so you should look a bit further to the east. Also note that the name relation between empire and capital is not as close in this case as it is in case of Rome or Byzanz. The empire I'm talking of had it's climax before both, Byzanz and Rome.

Nick22 · **Reply #224 on:** April 13, 2005, 02:17:55 PM

Carthage

Malte279 · **Reply #225 on:** April 13, 2005, 02:22:17 PM

No (Hell, the world was apparently SWARMING with empires named after their capitals and in the example I mean the names are probably least similar of all). Carthago though wasn't east of Byzanz. Look farther too Asia (and no, I'm not talking of Babylon).

Nick22 · **Reply #226 on:** April 14, 2005, 09:38:59 AM

China

Malte279 · **Reply #227 on:** April 14, 2005, 11:12:25 AM

No, the capital Beijing sounds nothing at all like China. The names of capital and empire I'm talking of are not THAT different. A country with the name of the old empire existed until mid 20th century (but don't forget we are looking for the capital of the ancient empire, not just the empire).

Nick22 · **Reply #228 on:** April 14, 2005, 11:49:11 AM

Ottoman

Malte279 · **Reply #229 on:** April 14, 2005, 12:34:27 PM

Nope their wasn't any town called Otto or the like. Remember, we are not looking for an empire, but a capital. The empire is just a helping hint.

Nick22 · **Reply #230 on:** April 14, 2005, 12:39:23 PM

Rome's end was in the 5th century Ad and Byzantium ended in the 8th century.. hmmm.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #231 on:** April 14, 2005, 03:34:00 PM

Look B.C. (no, I'm not talking of Brigade Commissary here

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Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #232 on:** April 14, 2005, 05:36:59 PM

Alexandria?

Malte279 · **Reply #233 on:** April 15, 2005, 01:00:46 AM

No, there was no Alexandrian Empire.

Look to the other "side".

Nick22 · **Reply #234 on:** April 15, 2005, 01:19:06 PM

Athens?

Malte279 · **Reply #235 on:** April 15, 2005, 05:39:23 PM

No Athenian empire either. The other side wasn't meant geographically.

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #236 on:** April 15, 2005, 05:52:29 PM

Other side... You mean the Persian Empire? Could the capital be named by the king?

Malte279 · **Reply #237 on:** April 15, 2005, 05:55:53 PM

You are extremely close! Just name me that capital. I don't think it is named after a king, but it sounds somewhat similar to the empire's name.

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #238 on:** April 15, 2005, 06:05:35 PM

Um...Persepolis?

Malte279 · **Reply #239 on:** April 15, 2005, 06:14:56 PM

Yes, that's it!

Your turn Kenji!