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<blockquote data-quote="Ancalagon" data-source="post: 7196604" data-attributes="member: 23">Here we are16:&nbsp; Jiaohe:&nbsp; A city built on an island of rock, a plateau, between two shallow rivers in the desert.&nbsp; The northers section was reserved for temples - and graveyards.&nbsp; 7000 people lived here and farmed the fertile lands on both river banks.&nbsp; A narrow incline was the only way in or out of the city - unless you could climb the 30 metre cliffs (which served as city walls).&nbsp; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiaohe_ruins" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiaohe_ruins</a>17:&nbsp; Merv:&nbsp; This oasis city in the Karakum desert became a center of scholarship and trade and was briefly the largest city in the world.&nbsp; The city &quot;moved&quot; a few times, with new walls and streets being built besides the old city which was then semi-abandoned, becoming a place for the poor and undesired to live.&nbsp; Its walls were impressive but did not prove suitable to resist siege engines.&nbsp; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merv" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merv</a>18:&nbsp; Zeugma:&nbsp;&nbsp; This city was known for its mosaics.&nbsp; It had a pontoon bridge over the Euphrates and was thus of strategic importance.&nbsp;&nbsp; The local culture was a mixture of greek, roman and persian influence.&nbsp; Trade was very important as it was one of the westernmost cities of the Silk Road.&nbsp; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeugma,_Commagene" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeugma,_Commagene</a>Should I go on?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ancalagon, post: 7196604, member: 23"] Here we are 16: Jiaohe: A city built on an island of rock, a plateau, between two shallow rivers in the desert. The northers section was reserved for temples - and graveyards. 7000 people lived here and farmed the fertile lands on both river banks. A narrow incline was the only way in or out of the city - unless you could climb the 30 metre cliffs (which served as city walls). [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiaohe_ruins[/url] 17: Merv: This oasis city in the Karakum desert became a center of scholarship and trade and was briefly the largest city in the world. The city "moved" a few times, with new walls and streets being built besides the old city which was then semi-abandoned, becoming a place for the poor and undesired to live. Its walls were impressive but did not prove suitable to resist siege engines. [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merv[/url] 18: Zeugma: This city was known for its mosaics. It had a pontoon bridge over the Euphrates and was thus of strategic importance. The local culture was a mixture of greek, roman and persian influence. Trade was very important as it was one of the westernmost cities of the Silk Road. [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeugma,_Commagene[/url] Should I go on? [/QUOTE]

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