Capital city set up for a royal court, resembling
an Egyptian city

Explanation:

I believe it is the fall of Rome in the Middle Ages and the royal court I believe  

is where they do chariot racing to fight against each other.

demand is the need and oportunity to buy a given good or service.

“the iliad” (gr: “iliás”) is an epic poem by the ancient greek poet homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the trojan war and the greek siege of the city of troy (which was also known as ilion, ilios or ilium in ancient times).