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{{Infobox settlement
| name		= Old Ghis
| image		= [[File:Fall of Ghiscar.jpg|350px]]
| image_caption	= Fall of Ghis 

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| settlement_type= City ruins
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| destroyed	= at least 5,000 years ago{{ref|ASOS|23}}
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| places	= [[‎Great Pyramid of Ghis|‎Great Pyramid]]
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{{Location map|Slavers Bay |long=102|lat=-33|label=Old Ghis| caption = [[Slaver's Bay]] and the location of Old Ghis}}
[[File:Marc Simonetti Old Ghis slaves.jpg|thumb|right|350px|The Fall of Old Ghis by [http://art.marcsimonetti.com/ Marc Simonetti] ©]]
[[File:GhisHarpie.png|thumb|right|250px|The [[harpies|harpy]], the emblem of Ghis]]
'''Old Ghis''' is a ruined city in [[Essos]]. It is located in southwestern [[Ghiscar]], east across the [[Gulf of Grief]] from the [[Valyrian peninsula]].<ref>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[Map of Valyria (A Dance with Dragons)|Map of Valyria]]</ref>{{ref|TLOIAF| Central Essos}} It was the capital city of the [[Old Empire of Ghis]]. The ancient city was one of the oldest known [[Ghiscari|cultures]] and nations in the world. Its founding and golden age predate that of its successor, [[Valyria]], by thousands of years.{{ref|ASOS|23}}{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Rise of Valyria}}

==Layout==
The ancient city of Old Ghis had brick walls and colossal pyramids—such as the [[Great Pyramid of Ghis|Great Pyramid]]—temples, and homes.{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Rise of Valyria}}

==History==
===Old Empire===
Old Ghis was founded by [[Grazdan the Great]].{{Ref|aSoS|27}} Its emblem was a [[harpies|harpy]], which had a woman's torso, the wings of a [[bat]] instead of arms, the legs of an [[eagle]], and a scorpion's tail. In its claws rested a thunderbolt.{{Ref|aSoS|23}}

In the dawn of days Old Ghis opened its gates and poured forth its [[lockstep legions]] to control [[Slaver's Bay]] and the [[Gulf of Grief]]. With their lockstep discipline and absolute obedience the [[Old Empire of Ghis]] ground nations beneath their boots, destroying that which they did not enslave. 

===Fall===
Old Ghis was brought to ruin following a [[Ghiscari wars|series of wars]] with the [[Valyrian Freehold]].{{Ref|aSoS|23}}{{ref|ASOS|27}} Ghiscar fought with Valyria five times, losing each war because of Valyria's [[dragon]]s. Ghis's [[lockstep legions]] were shattered in the final war five thousand years ago. The city's brick walls were pulled down, its streets and buildings were turned to ash and cinder by [[dragonflame]], and its fields were sown with salt, sulfur, and skulls.{{Ref|aSoS|23}}  

===Aftermath===
The city of [[New Ghis]], located on an island south of [[Ghaen]] and the [[Ghiscari Strait]],{{ref|TLOIAF|Central Essos}} claims to be Old Ghis come again.{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Rise of Valyria}}

[[Lomas Longstrider]] once visited the colossal ruins of the [[Great Pyramid of Ghis]].{{ref|ADWD|67}} [[Dalton Greyjoy]] sailed to Old Ghis by the age of fourteen.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Red Kraken}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|Old Ghis ruled [[Old Empire of Ghis|an empire]] when the [[Valyria]]ns were still fucking sheep, and we are the sons of the [[harpies|harpy]].{{ref|ASOS|23}}|[[Kraznys mo Nakloz]] to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|Five times had Old Ghis contended with [[Valyria]] when the world was young, and five times had gone down to bleak defeat. For [[Valyrian Freehold|the Freehold]] had [[dragon]]s, and the Empire had none.{{ref|ASOS|27}}|thoughts of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

==References==
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[[Category:Ghiscari cities]]
[[Category:Places in Essos]]
[[Category:Ruined cities]]
[[Category:Slaver's Bay]]

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