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Tower of Silence ArmeniaArmenia Religious Level 2

Tower of Silence

The dead must not sully earth, fire or water.

Excarnation, the removal of flesh by carrion birds, was a common form of funereal practice in the ancient world, and especially in the east. Bodies were placed on towers with high platforms and left for the birds and elements to consume, so that only the bones remained. These dakhma or 'towers of silence' were usually outside a settlement, as the bodies of the dead were considered unclean. Bones were eventually collected and placed in ossuaries, either within the tower or at a nearby shrine. In Zoroastrianism, where a body would contaminate the purity of earth and fire, its excarnated remains were placed inside a well-like structure known as an astudan; lime and rainwater were then used to disintegrate the bones. After being filtered through charcoal and sand, the water would be allowed to flow away.

Religious

Shrine
Shrine
(east_religious_1)
Religious Level 0
Fire Altar
Fire Altar
(east_religious_fire_2)
Religious Level 1
Fire Temple
Fire Temple
(east_religious_fire_3)
Religious Level 2
Temple of Great Fires
Temple of Great Fires
(east_religious_fire_4)
Religious Level 3
Royal Sanctuary
Royal Sanctuary
(east_religious_royal_2)
Religious Level 1
Royal Tombs
Royal Tombs
(east_religious_royal_3)
Religious Level 2
Royal Mausoleum
Royal Mausoleum
(east_religious_royal_4)
Religious Level 3
Tower of Silence
Tower of Silence
(east_religious_tower_2)
Religious Level 1
Ossuary
Ossuary
(east_religious_tower_3)
Religious Level 2
Astudan
Astudan
(east_religious_tower_4)
Religious Level 3
Tower of Silence

Building Name

Tower of Silence

Level Name

east_religious_tower_2

Building Chain

Religious

Building Level

2

Create Time

3

Create Cost

1400

Effects

+3 Eastern cultural influence (this_region)
-1 food (this_region)
+4 public order per turn (this_province)
Bread and Games Edict:
+2 public order (this_province)

Provides Garrison Army

No Garrison Units

Recruitable Units

No Recruitable Units
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