Greek City Description
City descriptions:
Uruk – Temples: Ishtar/Inanna, Goddesses of Love and War
Capitol and largest city of Arkadia, located where the two major rivers meet. The palace was located in the center of the city with the temples to Ishtar and Inanna on either side of it. The temple of Ishtar was there before Gilgamesh took the throne but after he saved Inanna from the demon attack, Gilgamesh built a temple to honor her. Uruk was built from clay and is the main cultural city of Arkadia. They were the ones to evolutionize writing and discover a way to irrigate crops by building canals from the rivers.
Akkad – Temple: Shamash, God of the Sun
Coastal city near the gulf to the south. Akkad is a port city as well as afishing village located in the south …show more content…
The city was built at the start of the river running from the highland region. The buildings were built with limestone found in the small mountain range northeast of the city. Anu's temple stands upon the peak of on the mountain closest to the city.
Babylon- Temple: Enlil, God of Wind
Babylon is the third largest city and is split along the river running from the highlands and is located in the plains region below Assur. The area around it is abundant with hills and agricultural lands. High walls surround the city with two massive gates at both entrances. The king of the city built a large temple dedicated to Enlil for the storms he blows in from the western coast. His temple is located on a hill in the eastern part of the city.
Nimrud- Temple: Sin, God of the Moon
Located at the bottom of the mountain range near the tip of the river that starts at the lake. The region is just west of a vast forested area and there's a waterfall that falls into the lake from the mountains. The buildings were built with lumber from the nearby forest. Sin's temple is located on a small island in the middle of the lake where citizens take small boats or walk across a dock that leads to it. There's a path that leads to the mountains where merchants from Nineveh trade goods for furs, lumber, and other forest
Uruk – Temples: Ishtar/Inanna, Goddesses of Love and War
Capitol and largest city of Arkadia, located where the two major rivers meet. The palace was located in the center of the city with the temples to Ishtar and Inanna on either side of it. The temple of Ishtar was there before Gilgamesh took the throne but after he saved Inanna from the demon attack, Gilgamesh built a temple to honor her. Uruk was built from clay and is the main cultural city of Arkadia. They were the ones to evolutionize writing and discover a way to irrigate crops by building canals from the rivers.
Akkad – Temple: Shamash, God of the Sun
Coastal city near the gulf to the south. Akkad is a port city as well as afishing village located in the south …show more content…
The city was built at the start of the river running from the highland region. The buildings were built with limestone found in the small mountain range northeast of the city. Anu's temple stands upon the peak of on the mountain closest to the city.
Babylon- Temple: Enlil, God of Wind
Babylon is the third largest city and is split along the river running from the highlands and is located in the plains region below Assur. The area around it is abundant with hills and agricultural lands. High walls surround the city with two massive gates at both entrances. The king of the city built a large temple dedicated to Enlil for the storms he blows in from the western coast. His temple is located on a hill in the eastern part of the city.
Nimrud- Temple: Sin, God of the Moon
Located at the bottom of the mountain range near the tip of the river that starts at the lake. The region is just west of a vast forested area and there's a waterfall that falls into the lake from the mountains. The buildings were built with lumber from the nearby forest. Sin's temple is located on a small island in the middle of the lake where citizens take small boats or walk across a dock that leads to it. There's a path that leads to the mountains where merchants from Nineveh trade goods for furs, lumber, and other forest