“ Globe gores are strips of paper containing printed maps in the sizes and shapes needed for globe construction. The maps can be either terrestrial (showing the earth) or celestial (showing the heavens) and the gores are typically football shaped. The gores can be thought of as pre-assembled building blocks for a globe of a particular size which a globe-maker can quickly utilize to construct a globe without having to spend the time constructing the maps. ”
cf. Alexander the Great's destruction of the Greek city-state of Thebes in 335 BCE for its rebellion against Macedonian rule. Later, after defeating Darius III, he sacked and burned the Persian capital city of Persepolis in 330 BCE, as a symbol of revenge against the Persians.