Names and fluff texts for production buildings for a city builder set in ancient times. The intent here is to give a hint at the building’s function, effects on gameplay, and bits of historical context where possible.
Building name | Function | Description |
Barracks | Recruits military units | Where soldiers shed blood, sweat and tears; but all they think of is gambling and sneaking out. |
Shipyard | Builds ships | Romans all over the world, one ship at a time. |
Siege Workshop | Builds siege engines | Building machines to destroy what has been built. Balance is important. |
Equitum Campus | Recruits military units | Only the richest of soldiers get to pet the horses. |
Cattle Market | Deals with cattle and humans | How much does a cow cost? A handful of denarii and a few day’s colic. |
Latrines | Connects digestive systems and sewers | If you’re afraid of snakes randomly surging out of pipes, you might want to sit this one out. |
Sanctuary | Venerates a deity | Dedicated to a single deity; make sure to visit a few of them throughout the day. It’s also an excellent spot to observe the flight of birds. |
Fountain | Springs water around | When brimed over, it will rinse the trash out of your streets. |
School of Rethoric | Forms great minds | Where great minds are formed and grand speeches learned by heart. |
Forum | Widens political views | Crowded whenever someone stands on the rostrum for debate. |
Baths | Cleans citizens | A place to get clean and acquainted. In case of sickness, please keep your tunic on. |
Theater | Hosts theatrical performances | Romans didn’t steal everything from the Greeks, but a knack for tragedy, they certainly did. |
Temple | Worships all divine beings | Gods reside here. Make sure you’re paying enough respect – in coin. |
Amphitheater | Entertains the masses | Never forget to bring a hat and cushions here: people are supposed to be risking their lives inside the arena, not outside. |
Horse Market | Deals with mounts and humans | Judging by this place, saying Celts look like their horses must be a compliment. |
Tavern | Gathers drinkers | A place to enjoy the many specialties of the region… and sometimes a good deal more. |
Tattooist | Ink memories into skin | Choose the symbols wisely: you only have so much skin space left. |
Proving Grounds | Hosts fights and trials | For personal and legal disputes as well as wrestling competitions. |
Bardic Hearth | Hosts bards and crowds | All gather around the bairds and filids to hear from the neighbouring communities, safe from the freezing rain. |
Fanum | Consecrates ground | Got a request for the divine, not sure who to ask? This temple made of oak is the place. |
Nemeton | Roots faith and history | A place filled with roots, literal and figurative. |
Clay Heap | Filters Clay | It makes you think, how men must wade in the mud so they may live under a roof. |
Sturgeon Hatchery | Breeds Sturgeon | Where one sees to the upbringing of that which he soon must slay. |
Piscator’s Hut | Fishes Sardines | Better to teach one to catch many sardines than to give them one unidentified fish. |
Scomber’s Hut | Fishes Mackerel | Fish are slippery, but your citizens appreciate that slope, for it leads to untold delights. |
Salt Pond | Gathers Salt | Seawater in solid form ready to be gathered. |
Sand Refinery | Filters Silica | You’d be surprised at all that sand on a beach can accomplish in the right hands. |
Snail Farm | Breeds Murex Snails | Surprising how many snails it takes to dress a senator. |
Oyster Bed | Breeds Oysters | Offers oysters a place to settle without specifying the true intent of the bargain. |
Eel Grabber | Fishes Eels | Eel-fishing requires a long line and a longer bucket. |
Amber Diviner | Gathers Amber | The tears of Leto’s son converge upon this patch of coast. |
Shell Gatherer | Collects Seashells | Here your citizens seek gifts from the sea for all purposes. |
Cockle Picker | Picks Cockles | Cockles thrive in salty water. All one has to do is bend over. |
Mud Drier | Salvages Mud | Sometimes the most ordinary things turn out to be invaluable. Sometimes they’re just ordinary. |
Reed Harvester | Harvests Reed | Gathering grasses? What’s the rush? |
Peat Cutter | Piles Peat up | What you forget here will be preserved for ages. Tastiest butter in the province! |
Mire | Slow decay shall be swiftly burned. | |
Ochs Reserve | Breeds Ochs | With time, one can learn how to thank beasts for their unvoluntary offerings. |
Graes | Grazing wetness to nibble and welter in. | |
Bird Charmer | Captures Birds | Check up on the traplines, set them back. A nice start of a day, except for the birds. |
Limestone Quarry | Gouges Limestone | Cutting giant stones out of the belly of a mountain, one must feel like a god. Or a slave. |
Iron Mine | Mines Iron Ore | Lots of slaves and criminals down there. The others are wondering how they got so unlucky. |
Coal Mine | Extracts Coal | Minors from here are banned from the baths. Keep the lamps away from the walls. |
Marble Quarry | Gouges Marble | White mountain cheeks get more sunken by the year. |
Mineral Quarry | Selects Minerals | Colorful tunnels run under your land. |
Lead Mine | Mines Lead Ore | The workers here develop a close connection with Saturn… Which is one way to get poisoned. |
Copper Mine | Mines Copper Ore | Antibacterian hole into the ground. |
Tin Mine | Mines Tin Ore | Does the rarity of this ore make up for not being able to peep at the sky? |
Granite Quarry | Gouges Granite | A whole history of eruptions and slow cool-downs is written here for who can read it. |
Clifftop Trapper | Hunts Goats | Even the best hunters cannot hold a candle to a goat when it comes to climbing. |
Woodcutter | Chops Wood | The axe forgets, the tree remembers. |
Charcoal Kiln | Burns Charcoal | Where wood is burnt to make it easier to burn. |
Apiary | Hosts Beehives | Centuries of knowledge allowed your imperial citizens to gentle the bee queendoms. |
Pony Whisperer | Catches Ponies | Using old whispers to tame the equine kind, plus a looped rope if necessary. |
Hermit’s Hide | Forages Fungi | The ones that feed, the ones that kill, the ones that open eyes: the forest gives them all. |
Flax Farm | Grows Flax | It looks like plants, but it’s actually incoming clothing. |
Flax Field | A patch of ground solely dedicated to flax. | |
Oat Farm | Grows Oats | This kind of farm could become popular North of the Empire someday. |
Oat Field | It takes a family to bring all those crops up. | |
Wheat Farm | Grows Wheat | For wheat enthusiasts and people who ultimately would like to eat bread. |
Wheat Field | Wheat crops as far as the eye can see, and sometimes hiding place for deer babies. | |
Lavender Farm | Grows Lavender | Purple sea should feel dangerous, but this one is not. |
Lavender Field | The smell of the flowers hides that of fertilizer. | |
Olive Farm | Grows Olives | Not to be burned down: they take a long time to grow. |
Olive Grove | Vegetables are grown at the foot of the trees. | |
Vineyard | Grows Grapes | A whole estate alloted to the delicate art of cultivating grapes. |
Vines | Gorging on as much sun as they can before getting stomped on. | |
Cypress Nursery | Grows Cypress | Not just any wood. |
Cypress Grove | Not just any tree. | |
Barley Farm | Grows Barley | A farm shaken by the wind. |
Barley Field | There’s barley anything to do until the harvest comes. | |
Woad Farm | Grows Woad | Woad can dye cloth as well as the skin of the locals. |
Woad Patch | The horizon at the end of this field matches the sky. | |
Weld Farm | Grows Weld | Clothing the slopes in yellow. |
Weld Patch | Bushes of solid hues. | |
Sheep Farm | Breeds Sheep | No buttercups allowed here. The herd would poison itself. |
Sheepfold | A shelter for gregarious instincts. | |
Pig Farm | Breeds Pigs | Treat them kindly, for they taste like you. |
Pig Sty | Don’t blow on them, just in case. | |
Horse Breeder | Breeds Horses | Stout, stocky breeders and their stout, stocky horses. |
Pasture | Foals being born with their foal slippers, and mares ready to lick them. | |
Yarn Dipper | Dyes Yarn | Everyone flees from this smell but comes back for the yarn. |
Tannery | Tans Leather | A place for hardening human’s senses and refining animal’s skins. |
Fermentation Plant | Extracts Tyrian Purple | Multiple snails take multiple steps and dissolve into one shade. |
Perfumery | Creates Perfume | Sometimes a visit to the baths just isn’t enough. |
Paint Mixer | Produces Paint | They quicksand pigments into an oily trap. |
Greenhands | Creates Celtic Green | Will give garments shades of tree foliage. |
Silver Forge | Refines Silver | A lot less silver will remain, but what a shine! |
Furnace | Refines Iron | A trial by fire removes rust and chaff; only iron stands alone. |
Glass Smelter | Melts Glass | Makes sand uncomfortable to walk on. |
Terracotta Kiln | Cooks Terracotta | Cooks but does not assemble. |
Mineral Crusher | Refines Pigments | Proves technology’s superiority by reducing stone to dust. |
Copper Smelter | Refines Copper | Makes copper shelves easier to tidy up. |
Tin Smelter | Refines Tin | Melts tin down to make it solid again. |
Pulverizer | Crushes metals into Bronze Composite | Metals matchmakers. |
Bronze Smelter | Melts Bronze | Makes bricks of war effort and handicraft. |
Water Mill | Grinds Flour | The better the grain, the finest the flour. |
Olive Press | Extracts Olive Oil | The workers here have extremely smooth hands. |
Mellarium | Extracts Honey | Golden bounty in exchange for unsolicited housing. |
Shucker | Seasons Oysters | The fast-paced world of fish preservation stops for no clam. |
Fish Gutter | Extracts Caviar | The best part of the sturgeon is its unborn offspring. |
Malthouse | Sprouts Malt | Tricks barley seeds into sprouting prematurely. |
Ochs Mill | Grinds Flour | Crushes everything until it makes you sneeze. |
Milking Parlor | Milks milk | Supervising calves diet. |
Bone-Boiler | Prepares Aspic | Uncoating pigs to glaze other meals. |
Tongue Plucker | Cuts Bird Tongues | They talked too much. |
Weaver | Weaves Cloth | It’s like weaving the threads of destiny, but with regular cloth. |
Ropemaker | Weaves Ropes | If it’s too rough to wear, might as well tie it. |
Sailmaker | Weaves Sails | Crafts to catch and borrow the force of the wind. |
Wax Shaper | Casts Wax | Bees bedrooms put to other uses. |
Wood Polisher | Polishes Cypress | Requires elbow grease and bees polisher. |
Cushion Stuffer | Stuffs Cushions | Protectors of noble bums. |
Amputator | Severs Horns | Removes the cow from the cowhorn. |
Chassis Builder | Builds Chassis | Assemblers of horseless carriages. The horse will be added later. |
Stringer | Crafts Strings | Removing the bonds between parts of the goat. |
Scalloper | Carves Nacre | Separating mother-of-pearl from sea chaff. |
Handle Carver | Carves Handles | Let them handle this. |
Grindstone | Grinds Porridge | Will make grain easier on your teeth. |
Bakery | Bakes Bread | A well-timed battlefield of loaves and ovens. |
Garum Works | Prepares Garum | Unwanted parts of fish turn smelly yet tasty. |
Vintner | Makes Wine | Guardians of the very mark of civilization. |
Epicure | Presents Oysters with Caviar | The Empire’s most elite chefs serve fish with fish and call it a day. |
Eel Smokery | Smokes Eels | Trades eels smell for woodfire smell. |
Brewery | Brews Beer | Brewing worries and consciousness out of you. |
Dairy | Makes Cheese | If the milk is already rotten, what else can happen to it? |
Salsicium | Stuffs Sausages | A jeweller of sorts, making beads of pigs. |
Delicacier | Preserves Bird Tongues in Aspic | The principles of Roman cuisine applied to passerines. |
Clothier | Sew Tunics | Makes sheep cold to keep people warm. |
Hatter | Makes Pileus | Bringers of Freedom… symbols. That’s something. |
Seamstress | Knits Stolas | Weaving garments that take time to put on and off again, to protect the ladies’ virtue. |
Sandal-Maker | Makes Sandals | The roads of the Empire are good but not that good. |
Loom | Weaves Togas | They dress everyone that matters around here. |
Kosmetikos | Prepares Cosmetics | Sworn to correct ailments from old age and short nights. |
Shoe Weaver | Braids Reed Shoes | Turns spears of grass into shields for feet. |
Hosier | Sew Trousers | Surely you don’t expect blacksmith to be blacksmithing in a skirt. |
Ring Forge | Forges Rings | They’ll only stop when there are more rings than fingers in the province. |
Fibularium | Crafts Brooches | Provides the means for clothes to avoid falling off. |
Wire Twister | Crafts Torcs | Twisting metal into meaning. |
Birrus Stitcher | Sew Cloaks | Stitching charisma and tradition together. |
Narcissium | Crafts Handmirrors | If you were to wander into this workshop, you might lose you way. |
Lamp Kiln | Bakes Lamps | The lampmaker’s rule of entry; be matchless. |
Tabulus | Assembles Writing Tablets | They make tools more powerful than a sword with an erase and replace feature. |
Glassblower | Blows Fine Glass | They write songs of crystal and fire. |
Lecticarium | Builds Palanquins | The slaves come separately. |
Chariot Workshop | Builds Chariots | The rate of chariots destructions in races ensures this place never runs out of work. |
Cutler | Forges Silverware | Placing civilization’s barrier between food and hands. |
Sculptor | Paints Statues | Pygmalions, minus the creepy part. |
Horner | Carves Drinking Horns | Making vessels is thirsty work, but you’ll never want for a cup. |
Sickle Smith | Forges Golden Sickles | Sometimes you need to slice your way toward the gods. |
Lythier | Crafts Lyres | For the love of music, all strings attached. |
Weaponsmith | Forges weapons | This smith makes strong arguments in favor of the Empire. |
Armourer | Forges armors | Quenches and distribute metal if not character. Your citizen appreciate enhanced sturdiness. |
Chassis Plater | Builds war chariots | Only the Celts can drive the chariots made here without crashing into each other. No offense. |
Sawmill | Saws Timber | The best way to make sure wood gets cut before your workers’ limbs. |
Concrete Mixer | Prepares Concrete | Where volcanic ash and seawater are introduced. Their child is called solidity. |
Tiler | Cooks Tiles | Houses are so much cosier when rain falls only in the impluvium. |
Marble Mason | Carves Marble | One blow off the mark and it all crumbles apart. |
Tesserae Works | Cuts Mosaic | The smallest colored squares make the grandest and most profitable frescoes. |
Laborer’s Yard | Prepares Wattle&Daub | These walls will last longer than they let on. |
Source | Draws Water from the mountain | Why did you think they settled here? |
Aqueduct | Guides Water to the Cistern | As impressive as a sewer, except it’s clean. |
Cistern | Distributes Water to street piping | Check once a week for clandestine pipings. |
Drainage | Drives Water out of Marshes | Allows for bridge savings. |
Waterlock | Flushes Water to the sea | And don’t come back! |