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Bacchanalia is a wonder in Rise of Rome, a scenario in Civilization III: Conquests. It requires Philosophy, Silk and Spices. It gives +3 
in every city. This Great Wonder may trigger Golden Age for Commercial and Expansionist civilizations.
Civilopedia entry[]
The Roman god Bacchus, known earlier to the Greeks as Dionysus, was the god of wine and plants, and was also associated with procreation and lust (since Bacchus’ association with plants represented a general theme of vigor and growth). His worshippers, at first disproportionately women but later encompassing men as well, engaged in long, exhausting ritual celebrations at private lodges -- not unlike modern-day fraternity houses! Bacchanalia referred to a specific series of festivals and celebrations in the god’s honor. Usually these celebrations included plays and songs in addition to plenty of wine. However, late in the Roman Republic they were deemed immoral and outlawed, although they continued in secret.
Most Greek and Roman gods were, according to myth, accompanied and assisted by nature spirits or other lesser mythical creatures. Bacchus was typically depicted with satyrs, centaurs, and other beast/man combinations. His was one of the most primal of the early Greek cults, appealing to man’s baser instincts and connection with nature.
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