Improved Civ Overviews

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  <Identity>
    <Civ>athen</Civ>
    <GenericName>Athenians</GenericName>
-    <History>As the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, Athens was famed as a center for the arts, learning and philosophy. The Athenians were also powerful warriors, particularly at sea. At its peak, Athens dominated a large part of the Hellenic world for several decades.</History>
+    <History>The Greek city-state of Athens is remembered as a famed center for the arts, learning, and philosophy, as well as one of the earliest forms of democracy. That wasn't to say that they weren't warriors. Athens at its height had one of the most powerful navies in the ancient world and through conquering and colonizing built a vast empire.\nAncient Athens rose to an imperial power after defeating the invading Persians twice in the early fifth century BC and fell in 330 BC, when they lost the Battle of Chaeronea to King Phillip II of Macedonia. While after that it never rose again to power, Athens still was renowned for its learning and its scholars were well sought out as teachers.</History>
    <Icon>emblems/emblem_athenians.png</Icon>
  </Identity>
  <Player>
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  <Identity>
    <Civ>cart</Civ>
    <GenericName>Carthaginians</GenericName>
-    <History>Carthage, a city-state in modern-day Tunisia, was a formidable force in the western Mediterranean, eventually taking over much of North Africa and modern-day Spain in the third century B.C. The sailors of Carthage were among the fiercest contenders on the high seas, and masters of naval trade. They deployed towered War Elephants on the battlefield to fearsome effect, and had defensive walls so strong, they were never breached.</History>
+    <History>Carthage, a city-state in modern-day Tunisia, was a formidable force in the western Mediterranean, eventually taking over much of North Africa and modern-day Spain in the third century BC. The sailors of Carthage were among the fiercest contenders on the high seas, and masters of naval trade. They deployed towered War Elephants on the battlefield to fearsome effect, and had defensive walls so strong, they were never breached.</History>
    <Icon>emblems/emblem_carthaginians.png</Icon>
  </Identity>
  <Player>
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  <Identity>
    <Civ>han</Civ>
    <GenericName>Han</GenericName>
-    <History>The Han dynasty (206 BC – AD 220) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period (AD 220–280). It is considered a golden age in Chinese history, and China made significant progress in arts and sciences during the Han period. The core of the Han empire was around the Wei River, and the Han capital was Chang'an, very close to the Qin capital Xianyang (both are now part of Xi'an, Shaanxi).</History>
+    <History>The Han dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China. Founded by the commoner Liu Bang, the empire lasted from 202 BC to AD 220 with a short break from AD 9 to AD 23 when Wang Mang took the throne, making it the longest imperial dynasty in Chinese history. The Han dynasty was a period of relative peace, as well as cultural and technological growth, and for that reason is considered the first "Golden Age of China". The name of today's largest ethnic group in the world, the Han Chinese, derives from this very period.</History>
    <Icon>emblems/emblem_han.png</Icon>
  </Identity>
  <Player>
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  <Identity>
    <Civ>maur</Civ>
    <GenericName>Mauryas</GenericName>
-    <History>Founded in 322 B.C. by Chandragupta Maurya, the Mauryan Empire was the first to rule most of the Indian subcontinent, and was one of the largest and most populous empires of antiquity. Its military featured bowmen who used the long-range bamboo longbow, fierce female warriors, chariots, and thousands of armored war elephants. Its philosophers, especially the famous Acharya Chanakya, contributed to such varied fields such as economics, religion, diplomacy, warfare, and good governance. Under the rule of Ashoka the Great, the empire saw 40 years of peace, harmony, and prosperity.</History>
+    <History>Founded in 322 BC by Chandragupta Maurya, the Mauryan Empire was the first to rule most of the Indian subcontinent, and was one of the largest and most populous empires of antiquity. Its military featured bowmen who used the long-range bamboo longbow, fierce female warriors, chariots, and thousands of armored war elephants. Its philosophers, especially the famous Acharya Chanakya, contributed to such varied fields such as economics, religion, diplomacy, warfare, and good governance. Under the rule of Ashoka the Great, the empire saw 40 years of peace, harmony, and prosperity.</History>
    <Icon>emblems/emblem_mauryas.png</Icon>
  </Identity>
 </Entity>
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  <Identity>
    <Civ>spart</Civ>
    <GenericName>Spartans</GenericName>
-    <History>Sparta was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, and its dominant military power on land from circa 650 B.C. Spartan culture was obsessed with military training and excellence, with rigorous training for boys beginning at age seven. Thanks to its military might, Sparta led a coalition of Greek forces during the Greco-Persian Wars, and won over Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars, though at great cost.</History>
+    <History>Sparta was a prominent city-state in Ancient Greece, and its dominant military power started in the 7th century BC. It peaked after the Peloponnesian Wars in the late fifth century BC but declined soon after, ending when they lost to Thebes in the battle of Leuctra in 371 BC.\nSpartan culture was obsessed with military training; all Spartan boys were drafted into strict training at age seven, and their military service lasted until they were sixty. All trades were done by their serfs, the Helots. Spartans lived a strict and minimalistic lifestyle, separate from many of the other civilizations, due to reforms such as iron money, which were given by Lycurgus, the legendary lawgiver.</History>
    <Icon>emblems/emblem_spartans.png</Icon>
  </Identity>
  <Player>