A Tryst with Destiny

This voting's over !

Salisuka Maurya won with 4 votes against 1. The Mauryan dynasty will continue.

Update will be made tomorrow.

While samrat Ashoka ruled over the Mauryan empire, momentous events were unfolding in the occupied lands of the Persians. An Iranian tribe near Seleukeia Sushana led the resistance against Greek rule even in the core domains of Seleucus Nikator.

Thirty years ago, it seemed like they would succeed in overthrowing Greek rule, but with the intervention of the Greek emperor Antiochus III, the rebellion was stalled. A political arrangement which led to the Parthian lord, Arsaces II assuming the throne of Persia, ensured peace with the fierce warrior tribe. But the cost was too great.

King Phriapatius of Parthia, sought to complete what his forefathers had begun. To retake Persian lands from the clutches of the Greeks. With Antiochus III dead, the time was ripe for Persia to fight for its independence.

This is where I hand over control of the Persians to VGL. You are now in the position of the Parthian king you can chose 10 units to conquer the lands of the Greeks from Available units i.e : a) Horse Archer, b) Catapults , c) Immortals, d) Archers.

You are also in charge of diplomacy whether to declare war, peace, vassalize. If you wish to include India into your war you may send a request to me. PM me for further details.

How can I participate?

When will other leader slots be open? (eg. Greece, the Cholas, China)

Unfortunately, the Republic of Texas isn't in this game.

You could have Adhiraj place Mexico as Texas

CaterpillarKing said:

You could have Adhiraj place Mexico as Texas

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Oh HECK NO!!!

Better than being crummy Independent

@DKVM : I'll probably give you America once they spawn. Maybe give it to more than one player. Its a long time from now so I'll work it out when I come to it.

@Atlantic.Pacf : The Greek slot is not open, the Chola slot will be open 5 turns after the invasion ends.

@Sanguivorant : Most players decided to support King Salisuka of the Mauryan dynasty for the post of Emperor . This means that the players can't act as ministerial advisors at least as long as the Mauryan dynasty is in charge. From time to time however, i do give charge of a civ to a player. Preference is given if he is from that nationality. E.g I gave Persia to a player from Iran. This is a history based IAAR so I try to keep to history, so I prefer it if the player has some knowledge of the history of that country.

Also, there will be an update later today.

King Phriapatius stood before the people of Persepolis and declared "The lands of Persia shall be free today! I declare independence from Greece and war upon them. A war of liberation on all those lands the Greek invaders continue to occupy!" Cheers greeted the king's words. King Phriapatius, first of his name, crowned himself on that day as Emperor of Persia.

Hordes of Parthian horsemen rode out to relieve Seleukeia Sushana of Greek rule, and from then on to the rest of Mesopotamia. The Kingdom of Armenia which held out its independence against Greek rule, joined the Parthian empire.

Before long, the army of Phriapatius reached Seleukeia Sushana to begin the first battle in this war of liberation.



The battle was swift but brutal. The Greek infantry divisions guarding the province were overwhelmed by the hordes of Parthian cavalrymen, immortals and the constant bombardment by massive catapults. Sush as it was once called before Alexander's army descended upon Persia, was liberated after over a hundred and fifty years of foreign rule.

The citizens would not greet this victory with peace. For four whole days they would indulge in the massacre and destruction of every remnant of Greek rule in Sush.

Before emperor Phriapatius left the throne, he would leave a vast, extensive empire covering the bulk of the Mesopotamian delta and the Persian gulf, stretching up to the Caucausus hills.



But the Greeks would not be so easily accept defeat. Before Antiochus departed this world, he would leave one last legacy. That of the subjugation of the Egyptian people. A scion of General Ptolemy was placed in the position of Viceroy over Egypt to administer the Southern Nile. They would join in the war against the Parthians. Persia now faced two foes in place of one. Greece... and Egypt.

An army of Greek infantry was seen crossing the deserts across Babylon to take back what they had lost.

Well this is getting to another interesting climax. I can certainly see why your signature calls this the age of war. Also, how did Persia/Greece manage to found Taoism?

Hey Atlantic, are you going to continue with the tales of Atlantic, the time traveler?

DKVM said:

Well this is getting to another interesting climax. I can certainly see why your signature calls this the age of war. Also, how did Persia/Greece manage to found Taoism?

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Because they researched Calendar before the Chinese. It was kind of weird to see honestly but sometimes Confucianism and Taoism get founded in the mid-east. This is just an interim update, the major update is yet to come.

DKVM said:

Hey Atlantic, are you going to continue with the tales of Atlantic, the time traveler?

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I was wondering about the same thing actually that story was really interesting...

Honestly though, Atlantic's been a bit quiet lately ....

That is likely because America is gone.

Eh, it happens. There was a ripple effect. RT, Atlantic, and many others are showing up less because America is gone. I know how you feel though. I felt it in Brazil too.

Was i one of them?

I don't know, I'm just saying you could see the effects.

Yeah.I wanted to make a Persian story.Guess i'll have too wait