Whats about the server names > Explanation

xzaz · Post by **xzaz** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:30 am

AdamantWinds wrote:As a pedantic observer who, along with the rest of us, has noticed that the names of the servers in fact have jack squat to do with the historical Silk Road, why did you even attempt to connect the two?

You think they choose a name random? Lets name the next one Jhon! And then Erica. They are not just names.

Xian
The end (city) of Silk road at the western side.
Info : Wikipedia

Alps
It was called "the Alps of the Himalayan" Alsow in the trade router

Aege
Cant find anything from Aege, must be somthing like the age where they live in. Not sure

Olympus
Where Gods in the time of Silk Road

Troy
Everyone knows the story of Troy

Babel
Comes form Babylon, More info

Athens
One of the citys of the Silk Road

Rome
If you see this Image you can see that aslow Rome was one of the citys from the Silk Road.

Red Sea
Above image you can alsow see On the left side, "Saudi-Araia" on the left side you can see "Red Sea". It was one of the water trade routes from Silk Road

Tibet
Says enough You can also see "Taklamakan desert"

Oasis
Oasis in Taklmakan There where more of them, second paragraph.

Venice
Marco Polo was one of the first new traders to China. He started at Venice

Eldorado
Cant find info on this one.

Greece
One of the countrys where the silk road passes. But has also the history of Sparta against the Persians.

Pacific
Dunno why they choose this server name. Someone?

Alexander
Must be one of the kings more info
Ofcourse, it was Alexander the Great that conquered the Persians.

Persia
One of the largest empires of the world. But i cant see any proof that this was in the time of Silk Road. The silk road has a long history and is not from xxx BC to xxx BC. But its spreads over a 3000 years. But it can be that the persians used this road to trafel goods between there citys. The lastest part of the silk road has been completed in 1994. See alsow wikipedia.

Sparta
Same as the Persians, same time much war. It was alsow one of the stop points of the trade routes.

Info about Silkroad : Wikipida

Waisha · Post by **Waisha** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:38 am

they have taken cities/countries with historical meaning, plain and simple.

xzaz · Post by **xzaz** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:41 am

W3GAN wrote:they have taken cities/countries with historical meaning, plain and simple.

And alsow has somthing to do with Silk Road.

Post by **Stress** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:09 pm

As far as I know, the cities of Khotan (that's how it's spelled

) and Donwhang actually existed. No idea about Jangan though.

Deacon · Post by **Deacon** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:22 pm

Interesting

Stallowned · Post by **Stallowned** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:24 pm

Doesn't really seem like you researched much.... Rather just mainly put stuff off the top of your head that mostly anyone already knew or could easily figure out.

Infurnal · Post by **Infurnal** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:26 pm

The original name is Chang'an, I think Donwang is Dunhuang or something similar

xzaz · Post by **xzaz** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:34 pm

Stallowned wrote:Doesn't really seem like you researched much.... Rather just mainly put stuff off the top of your head that mostly anyone already knew or could easily figure out.

True, i cant get a clear view about the story line. And what this "names" have in common with the story line. Im at school now, but when i'm home ill will do more research abotu the story line.

I made this topic because people think they just give names to server.

mostly anyone already knew

Doubt that, but thats something else.

The citys:
Jangan = Chang'an, info
Downhang = aka Dunhuang info
Hotan = aka Khotan, info

Silver · Post by **Silver** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:23 pm

does Aege have anything to do with the Aegean Sea?

[SD]Frites · Post by **[SD]Frites** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:33 pm

Alexander is also from the city Alexandria (founded by Alexander the great)

shousuke · Post by **shousuke** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:01 pm

Loulan / 樓蘭 A server in tSRO & jSRO (spelled Rouran in jSRO - cause japanese dont have L)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loulan

Loulan (Traditional Chinese: 樓蘭; pinyin: Lóulán) is an ancient town founded in the second century BC on the north-eastern edge of the Taklamakan desert

Braxton · Post by **Braxton** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:05 pm

Eldorado came from the Cadillac line of cars....Joymax is into the pimp game :roll:

ElCapuccino · Post by **ElCapuccino** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:08 pm

Eldorado was a myth about a golden city or a golden king or something.

HakubiNi · Post by **HakubiNi** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:17 pm

Eldorado is the legend of a city where everything was made out of gold, and it was searched all over the world by the Europeans that believed on this myth. Other similar versions include Shangri-la and Xanadu.

Braxton · Post by **Braxton** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:48 pm

^^ and or a badass caddy

Spanktastik · Post by **Spanktastik** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:08 pm

AdamantWinds wrote:Pacific
Dunno why they choose this server name. Someone?

Pacific ocean? Its at one end of the trade routes.

Egg · Post by **Egg** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:50 pm

Servum wrote:Alexander is also from the city Alexandria (founded by Alexander the great)

Alexander is named after Alexander the great who had Alexandria named after him but they decided to name the server Alexander instead of Alexandria for some reason even though all the other servers are places (ex/Alexandria) and not people (ex/Alexander).

o.O

SextoEspada · Post by **SextoEspada** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:25 pm

i think Xian was taken from one of the province's of china's name or something like that, and Aege is short form for Aegis/Aeges i'm pretty sure

uBeR · Post by **uBeR** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:51 pm

How do you not know the Aegean Sea?

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