This is a scenario based on the war between syracuse and carthage for control of Sicily. greekworld mod, and Syracuse starts with a negative
gold, which can be cured by allocating one merchant in each city.
huge map; features sicily, greece, the two peninsulae at the end of italy.
Civs:
Greek Sicily-dionysius
Native Sicels-sicelus
Greek Italy-whoever[no leadername found :blush:]
Carthage-Hamilco
Lucanians-[minor nation]
Athens-Pericles
Corinth-"catherine"[no leadername found]
Sparta-Lysander

Sounds interisting, but is this http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/8745/sicil8zt.th.jpg (http://img483.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sicil8zt.jpg) intentional?

Damn! i thought i deleted those. the "whoever" and "isabella" things are because i could not think of any names for them.:blush:

I have replaced the scenario with an updated version. no settlers in the sea,
lucanian pirates and raiders, and dionysius`s financial predicament
has been relieved[a bit].

Is this the same tyrant of Syracuse that killed the members of the senate to gain control of the city? As mentioned in Machiavelli's Prince?

Is this the same tyrant of Syracuse that killed the members of the senate to gain control of the city? As mentioned in Machiavelli's Prince?
yes. as i understand it, the Carthaginians were closing in on the
greek city of Selinus, the senate did nothing but argue, and Dionysius
[thats the tyrant, not me] gathered the army and left at full speed to relieve
Selinus without the senates permission.upon seing the charred ruins and
many refugees, he returned to Syracuse to stage a coup, as he believed that
the senate was only detrimental. I myself think democracy is fine, but
wouldnt work very well until around the industrial era.