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The Pharos was a marble watch tower and
lighthouse built in 280 BC on an island in the harbor of Alexandria, Egypt. Estimated to
have been 300 feet high, the primary function of the lighthouse was to guide approaching
ships to the harbor on an otherwise unmarked coast. Historians debate whether fires were
burned on the top of the tower, or whether mirrors were used to reflect sunlight. Since
ships rarely sailed along coasts at night, there was probably little need for the
lighthouse after dark. The Pharos was destroyed in the 14th century, after having been
damaged by several earthquakes.
| cost | 200 shields | |||||
| prerequisite | Map Making | |||||
| effect | Triremes can move across oceans without danger of being lost at sea, and all other types of sea units have their movement increased by one. Also, all new ships produced receive a Veteran ststus. | |||||
| expiration | Effects expire with the discovery of Magnetism. | |||||
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