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Adds Antiqua to the game, a Sponsor that focuses on Excavations and Artifacts.

[h1]This Mod only works with the [url=http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=780912351]Codex Overhaul Mod[/url].[/h1]                                                                                                                                         
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[h1]Sponsor Trait[/h1]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/Ywp4id9.jpg[/img]

Antiqua, under the leadership of the experienced ledaer Valarius Beaufort, is a sponsor that excels at making the best out of the knowledge they can gain from excavations.

To use this Sponsor's full potential, players have to plan their expansion timing, and make sure as much free population as possible is granted in cities that have already grown a lot. When played well, the Sha'Yuri can construct tall empires that outgrow the cities that any other Civilization could produce, and at the same time gather up a lot of Virtues to put their Citizens to good use. 

Gaining culture from working Excavation Sites instead of letting an Explorer do its job, might seem like a questionable choice, but it is supported by their unique Golden Age:

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[h1]Golden Age[/h1]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/nwWwFkE.jpg[/img]

The Golden Age of Antiqua increases yields from Expeditions by an very large amount, and rewards well-coordinated excavations. It is a very strong strategy to save Excavations within your territory, working them for the extra culture until a Golden Age is ready to then pop them all at the same time and generate large amounts of... whatever that Excavation hides for you.

This is especially strong when combined with effects that have a chance to spawn new artifacts, such as the 'Discovery' Virtue found in the Society tree, or Faraday Gyre Wonder.

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[h1]Credits[/h1]
- Leader Image used: Emhyr var Emreis from Witcher 3