Temenos

Sanctuary of Asklepios, in the hills above a village
Tier · Kome (village shrine)
Treasury
300 dr.
spendable silver
Building fund
The god’s treasure
dr.
no objects yet
Renown
Piety
Year
1
the founding
Fig. 1 — The sanctuary restored · bird's-eye view

The Decade

Site file

The altar comes first

The sanctuary begins as a small plot of land, about 57 by 43 meters, bounded by horos stones and centered on an altar. One spring rises inside the stones. A second spring, an old oak and the rising ground to the north lie on the god’s land outside them, and come inside as the boundary is drawn wider. Select a building card and click a valid site to start construction; large buildings take many years to complete. Set the festival policy, then advance the decade. Click any built structure to inspect or upgrade it.

Ash altar of Zeus, Olympia — built up over centuries from sacrificial ash (Paus. 5.13.8–11).

Build

A work is paid for as it goes up: a fifth down, the rest by the year, and a tenth held until the work is approved. Upkeep is charged per year.

Chronicle

Temenos

Found the sanctuary

You direct the board of hieropoioi, the officials that a community appoints to manage festivals and sanctuaries. Your first decision is which god you want to dedicate your new sanctuary to. Several of the gods have multiple variants to choose from as well. Large buildings are paid for by patrons, and patrons expect something in return.
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