Cyclopean Fortress

Cyclopean Fortress
The Mycenaeans fortify cities with cyclopean walls, which involve stacking large limestone slabs without mortar to fashion strong barriers.
Details
Found in:	Humankind
Culture:	Mycenaeans
Era:	Ancient Era
Technology:	Instantly unlocked
Type:	Military
Resource exploitation
Placement prerequisites
Can be built once per Territory. Does not require being connected to a Main Plaza or Administrative Center.
Can be built once per Territory. Does not require being connected to a Main Plaza or Administrative Center.

The Cyclopean Fortress is the Emblematic District specific to the Mycenaeans.

Effects

• +20District Fortification
• +5Stability
• +2Combat Strength in combat for Units in or adjacent to the District.

Special Effects

• Acts as a Makers Quarter and a Garrison for bonuses
• Exploits Industry from below and adjacent tiles
• Is a Land Unit Spawn.
• Is fortified.
• Can be built anywhere in the Territory.
• Does not require being connected to a Main Plaza or Administrative Center.
• Increases the Movement point cost of tiles within a range of 1 tile for hostile Armies.

Trivia

• "Cyclopean" is the adjective form of "Cyclopes", the one-eyed giants in the Greek Mythology.
  • The Classical Greeks believed that, since the walls of ancient Mycenae (which was already in ruins in the Classical Era) was so magnificent, entirely made out of huge boulders, it was probably the Cyclopean giants that helped the Mycenaeans built the walls.
• The concept of the Cyclopean Fortress is a reference to this Mycenaean tradition of massive stonework and enormous fortifications.
• The in-game appearance of the Cyclopean Fortress is roughly based on the Citadel of the city of Mycenae, one of the largest Bronze Age fortifications.