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divad:
that looks about right but I allways imagined the whole city set out in concentic circles with trades men lane being a complite circle and inside it was craftsmens lane and master craftsmens lane and citzens lane and garden lane and the palace
Syntopicon:
Every time I see the River Gaul...it just makes me think of France...considering the meaning of Gaul and all...just saying, Alera Imperia seems circular, Paris is fairly circular...hell, there is even an Aquitania in Roman Gaul...
belgarion:
--- Quote from: divad on January 11, 2008, 11:39:58 PM ---that looks about right but I allways imagined the whole city set out in concentic circles with trades men lane being a complite circle and inside it was craftsmens lane and master craftsmens lane and citzens lane and garden lane and the palace
--- End quote ---
Well, taking a look at the text, it does call it a trade quarter. And the lanes are stated as intersecting. I will make a revision making it more apparent that they are quarters.
M
Oh, and to answer Syntopicon, Jim in one of his comments stated this isn't our world at all. The names are similar because the transplanted romans would have named things on Alera after the things that existed in the world they left. Hence, the River Gaul, Aquitainia etc.
If I can find the quote I'll insert it. It's probably in the file somewhere that I keep of Jim's comments.
Kathleen Dante:
In another thread, Jim recently said:
--- Quote from: jimbutcher on January 30, 2008, 09:19:10 PM ---The "southern" cities are Kalare, Attica, Ceres, Forcia, Parcia and Rhodes.
--- End quote ---
While he did put southern between quotation marks, it does make me wonder if Ceres ought to be a bit more south -- at least relative to Aquitaine, which he didn't include among the "southern" cities.
Kathleen Dante:
I just happened to be re-reading CuF. On p.162, Amara says, "If Kalarus's forces take Ceres, there will be nothing to stand between them and the capital." And on p.163, Gaius says, "I'm dispatching Third Imperian to your aid, but they cannot reach you before Kalare's forces. The Crown Legion, however, was on maneuvers south of the capital, and I ordered them to your aid within an hour of the attack. They've been force-marching through the night, and Sir Miles should be arriving with his men within hours. . . . I have already asked High Lords Placidus and Atticus to send relief forces to link up with Third Imperian."
Based on the above, I think Alera Imperia should be where Placida is currently positioned in your map. Currently, the map doesn't support Amara's statement since Kalare would have to go through Atticus to get to Alera Imperia, and the Crown Legion maneuvering in the south of the capital would not have a rapid response advantage since it would have to march through Atticus to get to Ceres.
Edited to correct the last statement.
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