February 24, 2003, 20:22
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apolyton
where does the name apolyton come from
A- means withou
poly-means many
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February 24, 2003, 20:26
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a = without
poly = many
tons = measure of weight
therefore, Apolyton = light and fluffy like a pancake 
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February 24, 2003, 20:50
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Apolyton is Greek and means mighty. 
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February 24, 2003, 20:52
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Listed in the site history, you will find...
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but you may be wondering where DID the name for this new mega-site come from? Apolyton, translated from Greek, means ultimate. We'll let you draw your own conclusions. :-)
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And since Apoltyon was formed by the merger of two civ sites... Ultimate CivII and The First Greek Civ Site... 
You can find the history at...
http://apolyton.net/about/history/
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February 24, 2003, 20:53
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Damn, remembered it as mighty, and not as ultimate. 
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February 24, 2003, 20:54
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i prefer my pancake interpretation
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You cheeky sod :p - Provost Harrison, Puegot Porsche Interface Specialist.
Don't take that attitude with me, bucksnort. :p - Slowwhand, Texas Style List Keeper.
This obviously proves that Coldwizard = sivistynyt - kassiopeia, Wise Finn.
CW: Sometimes you're even bigger weirdo than kass... - Jeki, Wiser Finn.
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February 24, 2003, 21:21
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However apolyton means both ultimate and mighty, IIRC.
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February 25, 2003, 04:07
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Where can you find this history miscegnation?
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February 25, 2003, 06:18
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Never really thought about what Apolyton meant; useful to know. 
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February 25, 2003, 06:36
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Although I already knew the real answer ( ), I really liked ColdWizard's one.
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February 25, 2003, 06:37
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I always thought it was a RL location where Mark lives. Apolytown. That's how it reads to me...
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February 25, 2003, 08:33
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Originally posted by ColdWizard
i prefer my pancake interpretation
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so do i
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February 25, 2003, 09:56
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Doh! I've wondered on this myself, but never asked or searched! 
The name is perfect though! 
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February 25, 2003, 15:06
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Apolyton is named after an ancient Greek village. Anyone who played Civ 3 can tell you that...
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February 25, 2003, 15:47
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February 25, 2003, 16:02
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Why isn't it called "The Ultimate English First Greek Civil Civilization 2 Site"?
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February 25, 2003, 16:21
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I'm probably not alone in wondering why it should be.
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February 25, 2003, 17:07
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It can have something to do with the difficulity to build a trademark with that name, Abdul. 
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February 25, 2003, 17:30
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Yeah, but abbreviation could sound good:
TUEFGC2S
It could also be called "Banana Civ3 Site"...
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February 25, 2003, 18:29
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yes, but if it was called a civ3 site, i certainly wouldn't be here 
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February 25, 2003, 18:51
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Is TUEFGC2S something that only sounds good to an Arab ear?
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February 25, 2003, 18:55
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Originally posted by Felch X
Is TUEFGC2S something that only sounds good to an Arab ear?
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It is, IIRC, Arabic for light and fluffy pancakes.
ACK!
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February 25, 2003, 20:46
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long live the light and fluffy pancakes
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February 25, 2003, 20:53
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I don't know about Arab ears, I myself have only Azeri ones...
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February 25, 2003, 21:48
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Originally posted by Abdul-Aziz
I don't know about Arab ears, I myself have only Azeri ones...
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Educate me. what is the difference?
ACK!
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February 26, 2003, 01:26
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Ahem.
[pontification mode] Azerbaijan is a region that overlaps the corners of Turkey and Iran and a few Caucasus republics. Including a state called Azerbaijan, a former republic of the USSR. [/pontification mode]
A note from your friendly history nut.
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February 27, 2003, 00:50
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Originally posted by Straybow
Ahem.
[pontification mode] Azerbaijan is a region that overlaps the corners of Turkey and Iran and a few Caucasus republics. Including a state called Azerbaijan, a former republic of the USSR. [/pontification mode]
A note from your friendly history nut.
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I know about Azerbaijan, I have just never heard the term Azeri. I assumed that Azerbaijan was Arab.
I'm just a dumb American, I guess.
Thanks.
ACK!
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April 12, 2003, 05:06
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I always thought Azerbaijan was Azerbaijani...
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April 12, 2003, 09:23
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So Apolyton means "ultimate" and the site is the result of merging the "Ultimate Civ2 site" and "The First Greek Civ2 Site". Now I know who is giving the orders around here...
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April 12, 2003, 11:48
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