{
	"Code": "pers",
	"Name": "Persians",
	"Emblem": "session/portraits/emblems/emblem_persians.png",
	"History": "The Persians originally came from beyond the Zargos Mountains and moved into what is now Iran sometime in the first millennium B.C. They began their rise to power when Cyrus the Great led a revolt against the Median Empire, he would go on to conquer everything he possibly could. By the time of his death in 529 B.C. Cyrus  had created the greatest empire thus far seen in the ancient world. In 0 AD we will cover the Achaemenid dynasty of Persia, this dynasty was ended by the conquests of Alexander the Great starting with the Greek victory the Battle of Granicus in 334 B.C.",
	"Music":[
			{"File":"persian_peace_1.ogg", "Type":"peace"},
			{"File":"persian_battle_1.ogg", "Type":"battle"}
		],
	"Factions":
	[
		{
			"Name": "",
			"Description": "",
			"Technologies":
			[
				{
					"Name": "Naval Craftsmanship",
					"History": "Early Achaemenid rulers acted towards making Persia the first great Asian empire to rule the seas. The Great King behaved favourably towards the various sea peoples in order to secure their services, but also carried out various marine initiatives. During the reign of Darius the Great, for example, a canal was built in Egypt and a Persian navy was sent exploring the Indus river. According to Herodotus, some 300 ships in the Persian navy were retrofitted to carry horses and their riders.",
					"Description": "Cypriad Galleys gain the unique ability to transport cavalry" 
				},
				{
					"Name": "Persian Architecture",
					"History": "The Persians built the wonderful 1200 mile-long Royal Highway from Sardis to Susa; Darius the Great and Xerxes also built the magnificent Persepolis; Cyrus the Great greatly improved Ecbatana and virtually 'rebuilt' the old Elamite capital of Susa.",
					"Description": "Increases hitpoints of all structures." 
				} 
			],
			"Heroes":
			[
				{
					"Name": "Kurush II",
					"Class": "",
					"Armament": "",
					"Emblem": "",
					"History": "Cyrus (559 BC - 530 BC) The son of a Median princess and the ruler of Anshan; justly called the 'Father of the Empire', Cyrus the Great conquered Media, Lydia, Babylonia and Bactria, thereby establishing the Persian Empire. He was also renown as a benevolent conqueror. (OP - Kurush). Technically the second ruler of the Persians by that name, and so appears as Kurush II on his documents and coins. Kurush I was his grandfather." 
				},
				{
					"Name": "Darayavahush I",
					"Class": "",
					"Armament": "",
					"Emblem": "",
					"History": "Darius (521 BC - 486 BC) The son of Vishtaspa (Hystaspes), the satrap of Parthia and Hyrcania; a great administrator as well as a decent general, Darius introduced the division of the empire into satrapies and conquered NW India, Thrace and Macedonia. He was called the 'Merchant of the Empire'." 
				},
				{
					"Name": "Xsayarsa I",
					"Class": "",
					"Armament": "",
					"Emblem": "",
					"History": "Xerxes (485 BC - 465 BC) The son of Darius the Great and Atoosa, a daughter of Cyrus the Great, Xerxes was an able administrator, who also extended Imperial rule into Chorasmia. Apart from his failed invasion of Greece, he was famous for his extensive building programme, especially at Persepolis."
				} 
			]
		} 
	],
	"CivBonuses":
	[
		{
			"Name": "Corral Camels and Horses",
			"History": "While the Persians employed camelry only in a few cases, its use was always accompanied by great success (most notably during the battle of Sardis in 546 BC). The satrapy of Bactria was a rich source of 'two-hump' camels, while Northern Arabia supplied 'one-hump' camels",
			"Description": "Cost of training camel-mounted units or horse-mounted units (as appropriate) is reduced by a fixed amount per corralled animal" 
		},
		{
			"Name": "Great King's Levy",
			"History": "The Persians could and did levy a large number of infantry during wartime due to the sheer size of the Achaemenid Empire and the way in which it was set-up. In general the Persian infantry was well trained and fought with great tenacity. However while this was true the infantry were poor hand-to-hand, close combat fighters. Also, with the exception of the elite regiments, the Persian infantry was not a standing professional force.",
			"Description": "All Persian Citizen Infantry units are available at a reduced cost to represent their quick mobilization and light status in comaparion to the other civs." 
		} 
	],
	"TeamBonuses":
	[
		{
			"Name": "Reform",
			"History": "Coinage was invented by the Lydians in 7th Century BC, but it was not very common until the Persian period. Darius the Great standardised coined money and his golden coins (known as 'darics') became commonplace not only throughout his empire, but as far to the west as Central Europe.",
			"Description": "Higher income from trade routes." 
		} 
	],
	"Structures":
	[
		{
			"Name": "Tacara",
			"Class": "",
			"Emblem": "",
			"History": "The annual tribute that the Persians received from their satrapies and vassal states, as regularised by Darius the Great, accounted for incredible annual revenue. As a result this building is named Tacara, after the winter palace of Darius in Persepolis.",
			"Requirements": "",
			"Phase": "",
			"Special": "" 
		} 
	],
	"StartEntities":
	[
	],
	"SelectableInGameSetup": false
}
