Chaldean Gate

PLEASE NOTE: The name of this article is a fan translation, as it was never officially localised from the original Japanese.

The Chaldean Gate (Japanese: カルデアの門, Hepburn: Karudea no mon) was a gate built in 868 AD to keep refugees out of the Cathedral City, which was undergoing a food shortage at the time. It was constructed over the course of three nights, which were followed by a battle between refugees and the City Self-Defense Forces that lasted a further seven nights. This conflict over the gate became known as the Ten Tragic Nights. The gate remained closed for the next ten years until it was opened again in 878 AD as the city began to expand.

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Etymology

Chaldea was a small country that existed between the late 10th or early 9th and mid-6th centuries BC, after which the country and its people were absorbed and assimilated into the indigenous population of Babylonia. In ancient times, it was believed that Chaldeans were skilled in astronomy. The reputation of Chaldeans for possessing magical powers became so widespread that the name "Chaldean" became synonymous with the word magician. The association between Chaldea and the Cathedral City likely arose due to this and the Cathedral City's nature as the origin of all magic.

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