INES I: Anno Domini
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Gah, sorry, I'm just spending so long trying to get these orders RIGHT.
I'm really trying to win this
the challange makes it fun. and my attention to detail is a bit OTT.
Describing final movements now btw so orders should be in soon.
I'm really trying to win this
the challange makes it fun. and my attention to detail is a bit OTT.Describing final movements now btw so orders should be in soon.
Perfectionist
Angel of Verdun
At Mediolanum, the leaders of the Gallic tribes are meeting to discuss the rebellion.
Bituitus, the leader of the Bituriges, stands to address the meeting. Tall, thin and pale, he is known for his intelligence, having studied with Greek scholars in his youth, and is one of the most influential of the assembled chiefs: “Divided as we are, we have been unable to effectively fight this rebellion. Now it threatens to destroy us. We have no choice but to unite under one man while there is still time to save our nation.”
At this, Ambicatus, the chief of the Petrocorii, rises. He is the opposite of Bituitus, short, stocky and proudly illiterate. He and Bituitus have been rivals for years.“And I suppose you mean to be that man” he growls.
Bituitus responds: “As a matter of fact, I think that I am the best suited to the posi-”
Ambicatus interrupts angrily: “I will be dead before I will follow orders from a Biturige. Never trust a Biturige and especially not this Biturige.”
Bituitus: “Well then, who do you suggest? Yourself?”
Ambicatus: “You are the one who desires to revive the kingship, not I. Gaul has had no king since the last of Brennus' children died. We do not need kings and I will not follow one now.”
At this line, there are murmurs of agreement throughout the room.
Bituitus attempts to regain the crowd: “You speak of Brennus as though he was terrible. Under Brennus we were strong. Under Brennus we were united. Under Brennus we were rich. Under Brennus”
Ambicatus interrupts Bituitus's declamation:“Under Brennus our property was taken at a whim. Under Brennus we were slaves. I would rather die fighting rebels than bow to another Brennus.”
He shouts the last line and some of the chiefs cheer.
Bituitus waits for the cheers to subside and begins quietly: “You speak only of rebels. You do not understand the full seriousness of the situation. The rebels are a threat, yes. But they are not the only threat. On our borders, Rome grows ever stronger. She may be occupied in Icosium at the moment, but Icosium's strength is nearly spent. Ere long, Rome's gaze will turn north. If we are divided when that happens, we shall fall quickly. I for one would rather willingly submit to a Gaul than be beaten into obedience by a Roman.” After this crescendo, the room erupts in cheers. He waits for them to subside and continues: “You say you will not follow a king; very well, we shall not have a king. But we should unite our armies, at the least, under the control of one man, until the war is won.”
Ambicatus senses that he has lost the room, but tries to defend his position anyway: “This smacks of kingship. We cannot trust this man to leave his position once the war is over.”
Bituitus turns to the room: “I believe that we have no choice. I ask the other chiefs their opinion on the subject.”
There is a chorus of agreement.
Bituitus turns back to Ambicatus and says smugly: “It seems that we are in agreement.”
Ambicatus: “Very well. How do you propose to select this man?.”
Bituitus: “You have made it clear that you will not follow me and that you do not desire the position. I therefore ask the candidates to make their case and then we will decide.”
Immediately, many of the assembled dignitaries stand up and begin loudly proclaiming their virtues to the group. Ambicatus shouts the room to order and the process begins, with Ambicatus and Bituitus leading the interrogations. After hours of debate and no agreement, a young man rises to make his case:
“I wish to put myself forward for the rôle.”
Ambicatus: “Who is this upstart?”
Luernios: “I am Luernios, of the Arverni”
Ambicatus: “Never heard of you. Get out of here and stop wasting our time.”
Bituitus: “Wait. Aren't you that noble who beat the rebels at Avaricum?” Luernios nods. “ Victories have been few and far between. Let him speak.”
Luernios: “Thank you. As you say, I have won several victories against the rebels, when few others could do so. I have spent time in Rome and seen their army in action. I possess good knowledge of the ground held by the rebels and”
Ambicatus interrupts: “You aren't seriously considering this man. He may have defeated some pitiful raiding band, but he's scarcely more than a boy. And who does he command? He isn't a chief. He's just some pathetic little noble from Gergovia with big ideas. Why is he even here?”
Bituitus: “It was more than just a raiding party. He defeated a numerically superior force through superior tactics and knowledge of the ground and repeated the feat several times. And, Ambicatus, the fact that he personally commands few troops is an asset. You are afraid that our man will try to seize power; a man with few personal troops will be unable to do so. The campaign will be rigourous. He is young, strong and one of our most promising leaders” Bituitus pauses and takes a long look at Luernios. “He has my support.”
Around the room, the chiefs rise to signal their support until only Ambicatus is left seated. He glares at Luernios: “I do not support this upstart, but it seems I am outnumbered.” He rises slowly and growls: “You had better be all that Bituitus has promised.”
OOC: Sorry about the poor quality. I was in a hurry and have been too sick to do any real research.
Bituitus, the leader of the Bituriges, stands to address the meeting. Tall, thin and pale, he is known for his intelligence, having studied with Greek scholars in his youth, and is one of the most influential of the assembled chiefs: “Divided as we are, we have been unable to effectively fight this rebellion. Now it threatens to destroy us. We have no choice but to unite under one man while there is still time to save our nation.”
At this, Ambicatus, the chief of the Petrocorii, rises. He is the opposite of Bituitus, short, stocky and proudly illiterate. He and Bituitus have been rivals for years.“And I suppose you mean to be that man” he growls.
Bituitus responds: “As a matter of fact, I think that I am the best suited to the posi-”
Ambicatus interrupts angrily: “I will be dead before I will follow orders from a Biturige. Never trust a Biturige and especially not this Biturige.”
Bituitus: “Well then, who do you suggest? Yourself?”
Ambicatus: “You are the one who desires to revive the kingship, not I. Gaul has had no king since the last of Brennus' children died. We do not need kings and I will not follow one now.”
At this line, there are murmurs of agreement throughout the room.
Bituitus attempts to regain the crowd: “You speak of Brennus as though he was terrible. Under Brennus we were strong. Under Brennus we were united. Under Brennus we were rich. Under Brennus”
Ambicatus interrupts Bituitus's declamation:“Under Brennus our property was taken at a whim. Under Brennus we were slaves. I would rather die fighting rebels than bow to another Brennus.”
He shouts the last line and some of the chiefs cheer.
Bituitus waits for the cheers to subside and begins quietly: “You speak only of rebels. You do not understand the full seriousness of the situation. The rebels are a threat, yes. But they are not the only threat. On our borders, Rome grows ever stronger. She may be occupied in Icosium at the moment, but Icosium's strength is nearly spent. Ere long, Rome's gaze will turn north. If we are divided when that happens, we shall fall quickly. I for one would rather willingly submit to a Gaul than be beaten into obedience by a Roman.” After this crescendo, the room erupts in cheers. He waits for them to subside and continues: “You say you will not follow a king; very well, we shall not have a king. But we should unite our armies, at the least, under the control of one man, until the war is won.”
Ambicatus senses that he has lost the room, but tries to defend his position anyway: “This smacks of kingship. We cannot trust this man to leave his position once the war is over.”
Bituitus turns to the room: “I believe that we have no choice. I ask the other chiefs their opinion on the subject.”
There is a chorus of agreement.
Bituitus turns back to Ambicatus and says smugly: “It seems that we are in agreement.”
Ambicatus: “Very well. How do you propose to select this man?.”
Bituitus: “You have made it clear that you will not follow me and that you do not desire the position. I therefore ask the candidates to make their case and then we will decide.”
Immediately, many of the assembled dignitaries stand up and begin loudly proclaiming their virtues to the group. Ambicatus shouts the room to order and the process begins, with Ambicatus and Bituitus leading the interrogations. After hours of debate and no agreement, a young man rises to make his case:
“I wish to put myself forward for the rôle.”
Ambicatus: “Who is this upstart?”
Luernios: “I am Luernios, of the Arverni”
Ambicatus: “Never heard of you. Get out of here and stop wasting our time.”
Bituitus: “Wait. Aren't you that noble who beat the rebels at Avaricum?” Luernios nods. “ Victories have been few and far between. Let him speak.”
Luernios: “Thank you. As you say, I have won several victories against the rebels, when few others could do so. I have spent time in Rome and seen their army in action. I possess good knowledge of the ground held by the rebels and”
Ambicatus interrupts: “You aren't seriously considering this man. He may have defeated some pitiful raiding band, but he's scarcely more than a boy. And who does he command? He isn't a chief. He's just some pathetic little noble from Gergovia with big ideas. Why is he even here?”
Bituitus: “It was more than just a raiding party. He defeated a numerically superior force through superior tactics and knowledge of the ground and repeated the feat several times. And, Ambicatus, the fact that he personally commands few troops is an asset. You are afraid that our man will try to seize power; a man with few personal troops will be unable to do so. The campaign will be rigourous. He is young, strong and one of our most promising leaders” Bituitus pauses and takes a long look at Luernios. “He has my support.”
Around the room, the chiefs rise to signal their support until only Ambicatus is left seated. He glares at Luernios: “I do not support this upstart, but it seems I am outnumbered.” He rises slowly and growls: “You had better be all that Bituitus has promised.”
OOC: Sorry about the poor quality. I was in a hurry and have been too sick to do any real research.
jeps
Arcadefire
OOC: Sorry about the poor quality. I was in a hurry and have been too sick to do any real research.
What poor quality? That is a great story, especially for a first attempt. My first was WAY worse.
What poor quality? That is a great story, especially for a first attempt. My first was WAY worse.
Ah. I took a break from updating, and came back here, just in time to see a great story. Perfectionist, you'll get the story bonus this turn, even though, strictly speaking, you should get it the next.
Update 85% done; all I have left to do is parts of the spotlight, the map, and the stats. However, as I have to go off to classes, expect the update within 12 hours, and not within the next few.
Update 85% done; all I have left to do is parts of the spotlight, the map, and the stats. However, as I have to go off to classes, expect the update within 12 hours, and not within the next few.
carmen510
Deity
*begins to try and bomb the Board of Education in D.C. (National)*
Nooooooo!!! They never taught me how to make one!!!!
Nooooooo!!! They never taught me how to make one!!!!
61 AD 80 AD: Turn 4
Domestic Events
Wars shudder the globe, as the civilizations of the Mediterranean and the Nile, and even the lands of Gaul, beyond, all lock themselves in epic struggles to decide the fate of humanity. But the East, perhaps to counter this, is quiet.
Emperor Chang, after his great victory over the Wu, subsides into quiet. There were some radical scholars who believed that he would capitalize upon his momentum, and strike at the Zhou, so that the Middle Kingdom could be reunified under his banner, but alas, they were horribly wrong. Chang formally integrates the western territories with the rest of his holdings, but, for two decades, does little else. The people of his nation slowly begin to loose confidence in what had once been a dynamic and vibrant ruler.
(-1 Chu Confidence)
Through the rest of China, the weak hegemon of the Council of China ambles on, and brings with it a peace. Little happens.
To the south, Cambodian sailors make contact with the Chu for the first time.
India is different. In Mohenjo-Daro, Prince Ashoka retires, and his grandson, Sheriar, succeeds him as leader of the Mohenjo-Daro Empire. As Ashoka, quite frail in his setting years, turns to playing games of chess for comfort, the heart of the nation he sustained endures a similar peace. But while the interior of Mohenjo-Daro is filled with calm and quiet, on the exterior, the nations armies march north, south, and west, conquering and annexing areas with frightening speed and determination.
As Harappa, to the north, is completely engulfed in Mohenjo-Daro occupied territory, a border is forged with the also-expanding Sogdianans. Even the tiny Mohenjo-Daro Arabian colony is expanded significantly, at the edge of a curved sword. Indeed, so much land is gained that it is rumored the commander of the Army of the Ganges, a man known as Harsha, commands more respect than even Prince Sheriar.
(-5 000 Mohenjo-Daro Soldiers)
In the remainder of India, Bengal continues to be isolationist. The allied nations of Satavahana and Pandya, to the south, expand their own borders until they connect by land. Very little of southern India now remains under unorganized rule.
(-2 000 Satavahana Soldiers, -1 000 Pandya Soldiers)
As was already hinted, Sogdiana expanded. Its rulers also improved their nations infrastructure, bringing about the birth of the city of Bactra, on the southern banks of the Oxus.
(-2 000 Sogdianan Soldiers)
The Middle East, after Sargons War, undergoes a bad peace. King David of Assyria raises his armys size to unheard of levels, but does not direct them at an enemy. His own populace fears what the purpose of such an army is, and feel disconnected from the throne. At least under the mad King Sargon, there was a common enemy: the Persians. Now, the disperse peoples of the empire were having trouble forging links. For a few more years, the Assyrians maintained total control over their empire, crushing weak rebels with their massive army, which, over the years, has become surprisingly well trained.
But then, disaster struck. It was inevitable, some said. One man was not meant to passively lead such a large empire. What happened?
Rebellions. Rebellions of what some considered epic proportions, coupled with a barbarian Iranian invasion from the north, just to top things off. The great series of fortifications King David had ordered built on the western edge of the empire sat there, useless, as anarchy spread from every conceivable direction except the west.
First, the Babylonians, long oppressed, and without a nation to call their own, lifted their collective heads, and decided to regain rule over their lands. However, the years had weakened their culture, and, if they stood alone, the Babylonians might well have been crushed by Davids truly massive army.
But the Babylonians did not stand alone. The Medes struck up their own rebellion, to the east, and from the north, a great Iranian horde descended, wishing to take advantage of Assyrias strife. Due to all of this, Davids great project to enrich the capital of Harran was canceled, and several fortunes were lost.
However, even against what one might consider the odds, Assyria did not die immediately. Davids vaunted army was still vaunted, and still massive, and still quite worthy of its fearsome reputation. At Harran, a huge Iranian force was met by an even larger army of Assyrian forces. The Iranians were soundly defeated, and were all but expunged from their Assyrian holdings. The job of finishing off the barbarian armies, however, went undone, as the Assyrian army was needed in the south, and the east. Again, superior training allowed the Assyrians to score victories against the two rebellions, but with their great army split, they were unable to crush them.
The Assyrian Empire still stands, and still stands strong, but with the Iranians regrouping, and the fires in the hearts of the Babylonians and the Medes yet to be put out, collapse may well be eminent, if King David makes another false move.
(-1 Assyrian Culture, -12 000 Assyrian Soldiers)
In the other areas of the region, Persia begins to make an economic recovery. The city of Hormuz is founded, and quickly becomes a vibrant trade center. The leaders of Ur and Dilmun do little noticeable, but it is rumored that each are screaming to take advantage of Assyrian weakness. It is even said that the Urrians might well be helping to fund the Babylonian rebellion.
(+Hormuz as a Persian Economic Center)
Axum, knowing full well of the war in the north, militarizes, doubling its army, with the expected consequences.
(-1 Military Training)
However, contrary to Israeli wishes, Axum does not declare war against Aegypt. Trade relations have been cut off between the two countries, in light of recent accusations of atrocities against Jews, but the Axumite monarchy has stopped short of beginning hostilities. The recent construction of the Beit Axum signified that the Axumites were no longer puppets to the Israelis, but before now, it was not known how independent minded they would be.
After hearing a definitive statement from King Yehoshua ben Avimelech that the Axumites would not attack Aegypt unless invaded, the Israeli ambassador uttered a rather frightful series of curses, and had to be removed from court.
As more barbarian land is annexed, Axumite administrators petition the king that he integrate the outlying territories. The current system is very ineffective.
In Aegypt, an elder Tantamani hands over control of the empire to his capable son Amasis, and then passes away. Pharaoh Amasis I continues his fathers policies. There was to be no bowing to the Israeli invaders. There was to be no parlay. Once Thebes had been recaptured, and the Empire of the Nile was restored to its ancient glory, then there could be peace negotiations. But not before.
To help communicate effectively throughout the vast empire, Amasis commissions a series of runners. Due to their effectiveness, and Egyptian support even in Israeli-occupied Upper Egypt, there is a good semblance of communication, from Memphis in the north, to the capital of Napata, in the south.
Decreeing that loss in this war will mean infidel rule over the Nile for centuries to come, Amasis inspires many to take up arms, both in Lower Egypt, and in the Cuhorsehockye heartland.
(+10 000 Aegyptian Skirmishers)
Meanwhile, in Israel, Jehoiada, somehow still alive and vibrant, despite the death of all his contemporaries, creates through Avdimelach I a variety of special war taxes, which the merchants eagerly and willingly pay, not wishing to get on the wrong side of the One True God.
(+1 Israeli Treasury)
Jehoiada also creates a more reformed system for the Arab tribes to levy their troops for the defense of Israel. This has the dual effect of providing more troops for the Nilotic War, and binding the desert tribes officially outside Israels borders closer and closer to the throne.
(+5 000 Israeli Skirmishers)
Another great army of Israeli regulars is raised.
(-1 Israeli Army Training)
And then the two great cultures clash.
(See Spotlight)
North of all this, the Byzantine Empire contributes a vast army to the Israeli cause, which causes a stir among the people of the nation, who wonder why so many of their sons, fathers, and brothers are being called to fight in a war that has little to do with Byzantium. Basil I sits uneasily upon his throne.
(-1 Byzantine Confidence)
The members of the Hellenic Alliance, once so firmly under Byzantiums thumb, begin to go their separate ways. Athens becomes a nation of trade, focusing especially on sending merchants through the Sinai Canal, and through the Red Sea, to the rich and mysterious nations that lay beyond.
(+1 Athenian Treasury)
Minoa, meanwhile, cements its hold on Sparta through puppet rulers, and turns its focus to the western Mediterranean, in an attempt to regain its once great merchant empire. An offer to buy Corsica from Rome is turned down, but the Minoans are not so easily dissuaded from growth
In the northwestern Mediterranean, and the Tyrrhenian Sea, normal trade patterns begin to be restored, with the eviction of the Iscosium navy from those areas.
And in Gaul, well
It seems that fallen land might well be saved.
The remaining tribal leaders trying to hold Gaul together vest their power in Luernios, a powerful Arverni chieftain. He vows to crush the rebels, raising a great army, in order to do so.
(-1 Gaul Army Training)
(See Military Events)
Gaul also attempts to persuade learned men from the lands of Greece and Rome to journey to Gaul, in exchange for high salaries. This is not very successful, but the idea remains good, and it is predicted that if Gaul manages to quell the rebellions, it might receive the influx of the educated that it was hoping for.
Military Events
The Second Punic War rages, featuring intrigue, betrayal, and, most of all, death. Julius Caesar signs an accord with Hannibal, allowing for peace at current borders between Rome, and Icosium.
However, soon after this occurrence, the senate orders Julius Caesar to break his word, and continue with the war. It is rumored that the night Caesar received his orders, he thought about tearing them up. But in the end, he bowed to the senates wishes.
It is said that when Caesar surrendered to the will of the senate, all his cunning fled from him. The war continued, but Caesar no longer seemed to be gifted, or even all that capable.
The only true success the senate had in the resurrection of hostilities, was against the Balearic Isles. The Romans overwhelmed the tiny Icosium garrisons, as the Icosium navy weakly harried them from the south.
(-2 Roman Ships, -1 Icosium Ship, -2 000 Icosium Soldiers, -2 000 Roman Soldiers)
On mainland Africa, however, it seemed Icosium had caught a second wind. Hannibal, young and strong when the war began, was now wilted. The Second Punic War had gone on for many years. But he still had enough strength within him, to swear to Baal that the Roman oathbreakers and the Lusitanian opportunists would live to regret the day they cross him, and his nation. Hannibal brought forth a mighty army filled with angry Icosiums. The War Elephants that had surfaced in Aegypt made an appearance here as well, and in even greater numbers.
(+1 Icosium Culture, +1 Icosium Confidence, +10 000 Icosium Skirmishers, +20 Icosium War Elephants)
Lusitanian advances in Icosium Iberia are weak. The Lusitanians make some advances, but are largely repulsed by the population. Their massive, newly trained army suffers from training problems.
(-1 Lusitanian Army Training, -4 000 Lusitanian Soldiers, -1 000 Icosium Soldiers, -1 000 Icosium Skirmishers)
On the African side, however, is where Lusitania suffers the worst defeats. Tangier is heavily undergarrisoned, and an Icosium army takes the city back with a minimum of resistance.
(-2 000 Lusitanian Soldiers, -2 000 Icosium Skirmishers, -2 Icosium War Elephants)
The Lusitanian and Icosium navies fail to engage, due to the formers preoccupation supplying the troops invading eastern Iberia, and the latters preoccupation with Roman forces, to the east.
In the east, that is where the true battles are fought. Roman and Icosium forces clash again, and again, with little territory being gained by either side. However, as the Icosium are fighting in their homelands, attrition is on their side. The stall in the war makes Roman citizens unhappy, and Icosium citizens quite the opposite, for they realize that their nation can truly survive.
(-6 000 Icosium Skirmishers, -7 000 Icosium Soldiers, -8 Icosium War Elephants, -10 000 Roman Soldiers, -3 000 Roman Legionaries, -1 Roman Confidence, +1 Icosium Confidence)
The city of Carthage is retaken by old Hannibal, and Julius Caesar dies, under mysterious circumstances. Some say he died from stress, others say from poison, and still others say from knives
On the sea, at least, Rome fairs better, soundly defeating the Icosium fleet once again, and enforcing a blockade. However, this hurts the Icosium economy less than expected, as its trade routes are firmly focused southwards.
(-8 Roman Ships, -5 Icosium Ships)
Yet again, a time for a parlay has been reached. Rome and Icosiums economies both are nearing the bottom of a bubble, and neither nation can sustain the war footing for much longer.
(-Venice as a Roman Economy Center, -Carthage as a Icosium Economy Center)
And meanwhile, through this all, the Minoans lurk in the background. Despite the refusal of Rome to sell Corsica, the Minoans have established heavy links with the island, and the island serves as a base for their mercantile expansion, which includes heavy trading with Barcelona. Indeed, before long, Minoa and Barcelona sign an alliance, and Corsica slips from Roman control to Minoan control, after a small army is landed on the island, easily defeating the few Roman troops stationed there.
(-1 000 Roman Soldiers, -1 000 Minoan Soldiers)
The senate is uncertain how to react to this, as the Minoan government has already offered an apology for the violence, and offers to pay reparations, so long as they are allowed to keep Corsica.
Meanwhile, the people of the nation at large grow dangerously disenchanted with the senate
In Gaul, to the north, Luernios turns the rebels against each other, then sweeps in and destroys them, thus saving his nation.
(-7 000 Gallic Soldiers)
Luernios uses a variety of terror tactics to reaffirm the defeated tribes loyalty to his nation. The hundreds of rebel soldiers captured in battle are sold as slaves to Rome and Barcelona, for a tidy profit.
(+1 Gallic Treasury)
Gaul has been reestablished, and its future looks bright.
Domestic Events
Wars shudder the globe, as the civilizations of the Mediterranean and the Nile, and even the lands of Gaul, beyond, all lock themselves in epic struggles to decide the fate of humanity. But the East, perhaps to counter this, is quiet.
Emperor Chang, after his great victory over the Wu, subsides into quiet. There were some radical scholars who believed that he would capitalize upon his momentum, and strike at the Zhou, so that the Middle Kingdom could be reunified under his banner, but alas, they were horribly wrong. Chang formally integrates the western territories with the rest of his holdings, but, for two decades, does little else. The people of his nation slowly begin to loose confidence in what had once been a dynamic and vibrant ruler.
(-1 Chu Confidence)
Through the rest of China, the weak hegemon of the Council of China ambles on, and brings with it a peace. Little happens.
To the south, Cambodian sailors make contact with the Chu for the first time.
India is different. In Mohenjo-Daro, Prince Ashoka retires, and his grandson, Sheriar, succeeds him as leader of the Mohenjo-Daro Empire. As Ashoka, quite frail in his setting years, turns to playing games of chess for comfort, the heart of the nation he sustained endures a similar peace. But while the interior of Mohenjo-Daro is filled with calm and quiet, on the exterior, the nations armies march north, south, and west, conquering and annexing areas with frightening speed and determination.
As Harappa, to the north, is completely engulfed in Mohenjo-Daro occupied territory, a border is forged with the also-expanding Sogdianans. Even the tiny Mohenjo-Daro Arabian colony is expanded significantly, at the edge of a curved sword. Indeed, so much land is gained that it is rumored the commander of the Army of the Ganges, a man known as Harsha, commands more respect than even Prince Sheriar.
(-5 000 Mohenjo-Daro Soldiers)
In the remainder of India, Bengal continues to be isolationist. The allied nations of Satavahana and Pandya, to the south, expand their own borders until they connect by land. Very little of southern India now remains under unorganized rule.
(-2 000 Satavahana Soldiers, -1 000 Pandya Soldiers)
As was already hinted, Sogdiana expanded. Its rulers also improved their nations infrastructure, bringing about the birth of the city of Bactra, on the southern banks of the Oxus.
(-2 000 Sogdianan Soldiers)
The Middle East, after Sargons War, undergoes a bad peace. King David of Assyria raises his armys size to unheard of levels, but does not direct them at an enemy. His own populace fears what the purpose of such an army is, and feel disconnected from the throne. At least under the mad King Sargon, there was a common enemy: the Persians. Now, the disperse peoples of the empire were having trouble forging links. For a few more years, the Assyrians maintained total control over their empire, crushing weak rebels with their massive army, which, over the years, has become surprisingly well trained.
But then, disaster struck. It was inevitable, some said. One man was not meant to passively lead such a large empire. What happened?
Rebellions. Rebellions of what some considered epic proportions, coupled with a barbarian Iranian invasion from the north, just to top things off. The great series of fortifications King David had ordered built on the western edge of the empire sat there, useless, as anarchy spread from every conceivable direction except the west.
First, the Babylonians, long oppressed, and without a nation to call their own, lifted their collective heads, and decided to regain rule over their lands. However, the years had weakened their culture, and, if they stood alone, the Babylonians might well have been crushed by Davids truly massive army.
But the Babylonians did not stand alone. The Medes struck up their own rebellion, to the east, and from the north, a great Iranian horde descended, wishing to take advantage of Assyrias strife. Due to all of this, Davids great project to enrich the capital of Harran was canceled, and several fortunes were lost.
However, even against what one might consider the odds, Assyria did not die immediately. Davids vaunted army was still vaunted, and still massive, and still quite worthy of its fearsome reputation. At Harran, a huge Iranian force was met by an even larger army of Assyrian forces. The Iranians were soundly defeated, and were all but expunged from their Assyrian holdings. The job of finishing off the barbarian armies, however, went undone, as the Assyrian army was needed in the south, and the east. Again, superior training allowed the Assyrians to score victories against the two rebellions, but with their great army split, they were unable to crush them.
The Assyrian Empire still stands, and still stands strong, but with the Iranians regrouping, and the fires in the hearts of the Babylonians and the Medes yet to be put out, collapse may well be eminent, if King David makes another false move.
(-1 Assyrian Culture, -12 000 Assyrian Soldiers)
In the other areas of the region, Persia begins to make an economic recovery. The city of Hormuz is founded, and quickly becomes a vibrant trade center. The leaders of Ur and Dilmun do little noticeable, but it is rumored that each are screaming to take advantage of Assyrian weakness. It is even said that the Urrians might well be helping to fund the Babylonian rebellion.
(+Hormuz as a Persian Economic Center)
Axum, knowing full well of the war in the north, militarizes, doubling its army, with the expected consequences.
(-1 Military Training)
However, contrary to Israeli wishes, Axum does not declare war against Aegypt. Trade relations have been cut off between the two countries, in light of recent accusations of atrocities against Jews, but the Axumite monarchy has stopped short of beginning hostilities. The recent construction of the Beit Axum signified that the Axumites were no longer puppets to the Israelis, but before now, it was not known how independent minded they would be.
After hearing a definitive statement from King Yehoshua ben Avimelech that the Axumites would not attack Aegypt unless invaded, the Israeli ambassador uttered a rather frightful series of curses, and had to be removed from court.
As more barbarian land is annexed, Axumite administrators petition the king that he integrate the outlying territories. The current system is very ineffective.
In Aegypt, an elder Tantamani hands over control of the empire to his capable son Amasis, and then passes away. Pharaoh Amasis I continues his fathers policies. There was to be no bowing to the Israeli invaders. There was to be no parlay. Once Thebes had been recaptured, and the Empire of the Nile was restored to its ancient glory, then there could be peace negotiations. But not before.
To help communicate effectively throughout the vast empire, Amasis commissions a series of runners. Due to their effectiveness, and Egyptian support even in Israeli-occupied Upper Egypt, there is a good semblance of communication, from Memphis in the north, to the capital of Napata, in the south.
Decreeing that loss in this war will mean infidel rule over the Nile for centuries to come, Amasis inspires many to take up arms, both in Lower Egypt, and in the Cuhorsehockye heartland.
(+10 000 Aegyptian Skirmishers)
Meanwhile, in Israel, Jehoiada, somehow still alive and vibrant, despite the death of all his contemporaries, creates through Avdimelach I a variety of special war taxes, which the merchants eagerly and willingly pay, not wishing to get on the wrong side of the One True God.
(+1 Israeli Treasury)
Jehoiada also creates a more reformed system for the Arab tribes to levy their troops for the defense of Israel. This has the dual effect of providing more troops for the Nilotic War, and binding the desert tribes officially outside Israels borders closer and closer to the throne.
(+5 000 Israeli Skirmishers)
Another great army of Israeli regulars is raised.
(-1 Israeli Army Training)
And then the two great cultures clash.
(See Spotlight)
North of all this, the Byzantine Empire contributes a vast army to the Israeli cause, which causes a stir among the people of the nation, who wonder why so many of their sons, fathers, and brothers are being called to fight in a war that has little to do with Byzantium. Basil I sits uneasily upon his throne.
(-1 Byzantine Confidence)
The members of the Hellenic Alliance, once so firmly under Byzantiums thumb, begin to go their separate ways. Athens becomes a nation of trade, focusing especially on sending merchants through the Sinai Canal, and through the Red Sea, to the rich and mysterious nations that lay beyond.
(+1 Athenian Treasury)
Minoa, meanwhile, cements its hold on Sparta through puppet rulers, and turns its focus to the western Mediterranean, in an attempt to regain its once great merchant empire. An offer to buy Corsica from Rome is turned down, but the Minoans are not so easily dissuaded from growth
In the northwestern Mediterranean, and the Tyrrhenian Sea, normal trade patterns begin to be restored, with the eviction of the Iscosium navy from those areas.
And in Gaul, well
It seems that fallen land might well be saved.
The remaining tribal leaders trying to hold Gaul together vest their power in Luernios, a powerful Arverni chieftain. He vows to crush the rebels, raising a great army, in order to do so.
(-1 Gaul Army Training)
(See Military Events)
Gaul also attempts to persuade learned men from the lands of Greece and Rome to journey to Gaul, in exchange for high salaries. This is not very successful, but the idea remains good, and it is predicted that if Gaul manages to quell the rebellions, it might receive the influx of the educated that it was hoping for.
Military Events
The Second Punic War rages, featuring intrigue, betrayal, and, most of all, death. Julius Caesar signs an accord with Hannibal, allowing for peace at current borders between Rome, and Icosium.
However, soon after this occurrence, the senate orders Julius Caesar to break his word, and continue with the war. It is rumored that the night Caesar received his orders, he thought about tearing them up. But in the end, he bowed to the senates wishes.
It is said that when Caesar surrendered to the will of the senate, all his cunning fled from him. The war continued, but Caesar no longer seemed to be gifted, or even all that capable.
The only true success the senate had in the resurrection of hostilities, was against the Balearic Isles. The Romans overwhelmed the tiny Icosium garrisons, as the Icosium navy weakly harried them from the south.
(-2 Roman Ships, -1 Icosium Ship, -2 000 Icosium Soldiers, -2 000 Roman Soldiers)
On mainland Africa, however, it seemed Icosium had caught a second wind. Hannibal, young and strong when the war began, was now wilted. The Second Punic War had gone on for many years. But he still had enough strength within him, to swear to Baal that the Roman oathbreakers and the Lusitanian opportunists would live to regret the day they cross him, and his nation. Hannibal brought forth a mighty army filled with angry Icosiums. The War Elephants that had surfaced in Aegypt made an appearance here as well, and in even greater numbers.
(+1 Icosium Culture, +1 Icosium Confidence, +10 000 Icosium Skirmishers, +20 Icosium War Elephants)
Lusitanian advances in Icosium Iberia are weak. The Lusitanians make some advances, but are largely repulsed by the population. Their massive, newly trained army suffers from training problems.
(-1 Lusitanian Army Training, -4 000 Lusitanian Soldiers, -1 000 Icosium Soldiers, -1 000 Icosium Skirmishers)
On the African side, however, is where Lusitania suffers the worst defeats. Tangier is heavily undergarrisoned, and an Icosium army takes the city back with a minimum of resistance.
(-2 000 Lusitanian Soldiers, -2 000 Icosium Skirmishers, -2 Icosium War Elephants)
The Lusitanian and Icosium navies fail to engage, due to the formers preoccupation supplying the troops invading eastern Iberia, and the latters preoccupation with Roman forces, to the east.
In the east, that is where the true battles are fought. Roman and Icosium forces clash again, and again, with little territory being gained by either side. However, as the Icosium are fighting in their homelands, attrition is on their side. The stall in the war makes Roman citizens unhappy, and Icosium citizens quite the opposite, for they realize that their nation can truly survive.
(-6 000 Icosium Skirmishers, -7 000 Icosium Soldiers, -8 Icosium War Elephants, -10 000 Roman Soldiers, -3 000 Roman Legionaries, -1 Roman Confidence, +1 Icosium Confidence)
The city of Carthage is retaken by old Hannibal, and Julius Caesar dies, under mysterious circumstances. Some say he died from stress, others say from poison, and still others say from knives
On the sea, at least, Rome fairs better, soundly defeating the Icosium fleet once again, and enforcing a blockade. However, this hurts the Icosium economy less than expected, as its trade routes are firmly focused southwards.
(-8 Roman Ships, -5 Icosium Ships)
Yet again, a time for a parlay has been reached. Rome and Icosiums economies both are nearing the bottom of a bubble, and neither nation can sustain the war footing for much longer.
(-Venice as a Roman Economy Center, -Carthage as a Icosium Economy Center)
And meanwhile, through this all, the Minoans lurk in the background. Despite the refusal of Rome to sell Corsica, the Minoans have established heavy links with the island, and the island serves as a base for their mercantile expansion, which includes heavy trading with Barcelona. Indeed, before long, Minoa and Barcelona sign an alliance, and Corsica slips from Roman control to Minoan control, after a small army is landed on the island, easily defeating the few Roman troops stationed there.
(-1 000 Roman Soldiers, -1 000 Minoan Soldiers)
The senate is uncertain how to react to this, as the Minoan government has already offered an apology for the violence, and offers to pay reparations, so long as they are allowed to keep Corsica.
Meanwhile, the people of the nation at large grow dangerously disenchanted with the senate
In Gaul, to the north, Luernios turns the rebels against each other, then sweeps in and destroys them, thus saving his nation.
(-7 000 Gallic Soldiers)
Luernios uses a variety of terror tactics to reaffirm the defeated tribes loyalty to his nation. The hundreds of rebel soldiers captured in battle are sold as slaves to Rome and Barcelona, for a tidy profit.
(+1 Gallic Treasury)
Gaul has been reestablished, and its future looks bright.
Random Events
Luernios of the Arverni inspires the soldiers, and is an excellent tactician.
(+1 Gallic Army Training, +1 Gallic Leadership)
Rumors of mistreatment of Jews in Aegyptian lands spreads to Axum, causing the people of the nation to rally around the government that protects them from such oppression.
(+1 Axumite Confidence, +1 Axumite Army Training)
Prince Sheriar continues his grandfather’s pledge to ‘Feed the poor, heal the sick, and clothe the naked.’ In Mohenjo-Daro, those are all generally good policies.
(+1 Mohenjo-Daro Confidence)
Spotlight: War of Gods
“Kill the infidels, my son.”
-Last Words of King Tantamani
Great Kohen Jehoiada versus Pharaoh Amasis I. The One True God versus Amon-Ra. Such was the state of the war, the war that had gone on for sixty years. Indeed, the Nilotic War seemed to bear witness to such hate that it could gone on for twice as long.
As an opening move, the Israelis send agents to Egypt, to stir up descent against the occupying Cuhorsehockyes. However, for the most part, these men are largely found out, and executed, or forced to flee. It seems the primary reason for this is the overwhelming hatred for Jews that has been building up over the war. Lower Egypt was emblazoned in all mens’ mind as a testimony to what would happen if Egypt attempted to go it on its own. The Cuhorsehockyes were barbarians, indeed, and perhaps after the war, there could be time for ethnic strife, but for the time being, all peoples of Ra ha to band together, in order to succeed.
The first play in the fourth stage of the war went to the Aegyptians.
But then the true war began. The Israelis, eager to conquer the north, surrounded Aegyptian-held Lower Egypt with massive armies, on all sides. No less than fifteen thousand Byzantines joined with them. Slowly, the Israeli armies began to tighten the noose around the Aegyptian lands, pushing forward from every side but the west. In the east and north, the Aegyptians largely let the Israelis gain ground without a fight, until Memphis itself was surrounded and besieged.
In the south of Lower Egypt, however, the Aegyptians concentrated their Lower Egyptian forces. Eighteen thousand Ra-sworn soldiers marched southwards, against an assembled Byzanto-Israeli army of fourteen thousand.
It was there that the Byzanto-Israelis noticed something. They were outnumbered. It seemed impossible, but it was true. One of the great cogs in the Israeli war machine ground to a halt, as it found itself overwhelmed. Chaotic battles for the north of Upper Egypt ensued, but in the end, superior tactics on the part of the Aegyptians turned the tide. The Israelis and their Hellenic allies were pushed back, and Thebes was retaken, even as the city welcomed the liberators.
(-8 Aegyptian War Elephants, -4 000 Aegyptian Skirmishers, -3 000 Aegyptian Soldiers, -2 000 Israeli Skirmishers, -3 000 Israeli Soldiers, -3 000 Byzantine Soldiers, -2 000 Byzantine Skirmishers +Thebes as an Aegyptian Economic Center)
With Israeli rule in Upper Egypt in ruins, a botched attempt at striking into Cush’s interior was defeated, and suddenly, the Israelis and the Byzantines noted that they were well and completely surrounded on all sides, and defending hostile territory. And so, seeing that further resistance would be suicide, the Byzantine commander in the region did what the Israelis considered unthinkable.
He surrendered.
The Israelis had little idea what to do next, pinned on the Nile as they were. Realizing that there was no way any of them would escape this alive, they simply tried to cost the enemy as many troops as possible, before dying. This collective act made the southern Israeli army known as the Southern Martyrs, to those Hebrews who heard of their great sacrifice.
To the Aegyptians, however, all they saw were Israeli demons depriving them of rightful victory. Battles ensued, but, in the end, the Southern Martyrs did indeed become just that. Upper Egypt rested in the hands of a weary Aegyptian army, but nevertheless, it was free.
(-2 000 Byzantine Soldiers, -2 000 Israeli Skirmishers, -9 000 Israeli Soldiers, -5 000 Aegyptian Royal Guards, -1 000 Aegyptian Skirmishers, -3 000 Aegyptian Soldiers, +1 Israeli Culture)
Port Cush, under garrisoned by the Israelis, was quickly liberated by the Aegyptians. Massive prisoner of war camps were set up for the Byzantines.
(-1 000 Israeli Soldiers, -1 000 Aegyptian Soldiers)
And that was the story of the south. We now return you to the north.
The Israeli grand strategy here seemed to be little more than flooding the Lower Egyptian lands with thousands upon thousands of troops. The Byzantines seemed not to have heart in this campaign, after news of what had happened to their brethren trickled in, and meanwhile, the Aegyptians, likewise informed, gained the courage to hold out in hopes of a relief force. But nevertheless, the Merkavot, as if to prove that they had truly been worth the effort building, spearheaded a successful Israeli assault on the land.
In short order, in Lower Egypt the Aegyptians were reduced to but Memphis, but those who remained did not surrender. Implementing ingenious tactics to try to save the city, the Aegyptians catapulted caltrops outside the city walls, coated with poison. Every last Jew within the city was executed, and their assets were quite literally liquidated, with the Israeli temples and commercial buildings being striped down stone by stone, so that the rocks could be used as more catapult fodder. When the supply of stone ran out, feces was thrown over the walls, in defiance.
But it was not to last. The Israeli commander was ordered by Jehoiada himself to take the city at all costs. Casualties were so high that stacks of human bodies were used to climb over the walls, but in the end, Memphis fell before the onslaught. In retribution for the deaths of all the Jews within the city, the remaining inhabitants were executed. Jehoiada visited the sight, and walked away from an empty city. Little more than the walls remained.
(-2 000 Byzantine Soldiers, -4 000 Israeli Soldiers, -2 000 Aegyptian Royal Guard, -3 000 Aegyptian Infantry, -5 000 Aegyptian Skirmishers, -Memphis as an Israeli Economic Center)
Completely and utterly horrified at the religious war they had been dragged into, the Byzantine commanders petitioned Basil I for their full withdrawal.
While Memphis was destroyed, the Aegyptians had planned one last, final offensive. Along the Red Sea coast, Aegyptians struck north, racing at the virtually undefended Israeli heartland. However, attrition, as well as Israeli dominance of the sea halted them just short of the canal. The Israelis then were able to bring a small portion of their army, largely tied down placating Lower Egypt, to bear, and the Aegyptians were pushed back, but they still remained well within Israeli territory.
(-1 000 Aegyptian Royal Guard, -2 000 Aegyptian Infantry, -2 000 Israeli Infantry)
Minor barbarian attacks occurred against Israeli held Cyrene and the African Horn, perhaps encouraged by the Aegyptians.
(-1 000 Israeli Infantry)
And there, then, and there, the war ground to a halt, as it had twenty years before. The Aegyptians proved once again that they could hold their own in a war they should have lost decades ago.
(+1 Aegyptian Confidence)
Perhaps, think some on both sides, it is time for peace.
NPC Diplomacy
To: Rome and Lusitania
From: Icosium
We wish for peace. Let us all try to reach a settlement.
To: Rome
From: Minoa
You do not need war with us. In exchange for one eco point in reparations, will you acknowledge our rightful hold on Corsica?
Luernios of the Arverni inspires the soldiers, and is an excellent tactician.
(+1 Gallic Army Training, +1 Gallic Leadership)
Rumors of mistreatment of Jews in Aegyptian lands spreads to Axum, causing the people of the nation to rally around the government that protects them from such oppression.
(+1 Axumite Confidence, +1 Axumite Army Training)
Prince Sheriar continues his grandfather’s pledge to ‘Feed the poor, heal the sick, and clothe the naked.’ In Mohenjo-Daro, those are all generally good policies.
(+1 Mohenjo-Daro Confidence)
Spotlight: War of Gods
“Kill the infidels, my son.”
-Last Words of King Tantamani
Great Kohen Jehoiada versus Pharaoh Amasis I. The One True God versus Amon-Ra. Such was the state of the war, the war that had gone on for sixty years. Indeed, the Nilotic War seemed to bear witness to such hate that it could gone on for twice as long.
As an opening move, the Israelis send agents to Egypt, to stir up descent against the occupying Cuhorsehockyes. However, for the most part, these men are largely found out, and executed, or forced to flee. It seems the primary reason for this is the overwhelming hatred for Jews that has been building up over the war. Lower Egypt was emblazoned in all mens’ mind as a testimony to what would happen if Egypt attempted to go it on its own. The Cuhorsehockyes were barbarians, indeed, and perhaps after the war, there could be time for ethnic strife, but for the time being, all peoples of Ra ha to band together, in order to succeed.
The first play in the fourth stage of the war went to the Aegyptians.
But then the true war began. The Israelis, eager to conquer the north, surrounded Aegyptian-held Lower Egypt with massive armies, on all sides. No less than fifteen thousand Byzantines joined with them. Slowly, the Israeli armies began to tighten the noose around the Aegyptian lands, pushing forward from every side but the west. In the east and north, the Aegyptians largely let the Israelis gain ground without a fight, until Memphis itself was surrounded and besieged.
In the south of Lower Egypt, however, the Aegyptians concentrated their Lower Egyptian forces. Eighteen thousand Ra-sworn soldiers marched southwards, against an assembled Byzanto-Israeli army of fourteen thousand.
It was there that the Byzanto-Israelis noticed something. They were outnumbered. It seemed impossible, but it was true. One of the great cogs in the Israeli war machine ground to a halt, as it found itself overwhelmed. Chaotic battles for the north of Upper Egypt ensued, but in the end, superior tactics on the part of the Aegyptians turned the tide. The Israelis and their Hellenic allies were pushed back, and Thebes was retaken, even as the city welcomed the liberators.
(-8 Aegyptian War Elephants, -4 000 Aegyptian Skirmishers, -3 000 Aegyptian Soldiers, -2 000 Israeli Skirmishers, -3 000 Israeli Soldiers, -3 000 Byzantine Soldiers, -2 000 Byzantine Skirmishers +Thebes as an Aegyptian Economic Center)
With Israeli rule in Upper Egypt in ruins, a botched attempt at striking into Cush’s interior was defeated, and suddenly, the Israelis and the Byzantines noted that they were well and completely surrounded on all sides, and defending hostile territory. And so, seeing that further resistance would be suicide, the Byzantine commander in the region did what the Israelis considered unthinkable.
He surrendered.
The Israelis had little idea what to do next, pinned on the Nile as they were. Realizing that there was no way any of them would escape this alive, they simply tried to cost the enemy as many troops as possible, before dying. This collective act made the southern Israeli army known as the Southern Martyrs, to those Hebrews who heard of their great sacrifice.
To the Aegyptians, however, all they saw were Israeli demons depriving them of rightful victory. Battles ensued, but, in the end, the Southern Martyrs did indeed become just that. Upper Egypt rested in the hands of a weary Aegyptian army, but nevertheless, it was free.
(-2 000 Byzantine Soldiers, -2 000 Israeli Skirmishers, -9 000 Israeli Soldiers, -5 000 Aegyptian Royal Guards, -1 000 Aegyptian Skirmishers, -3 000 Aegyptian Soldiers, +1 Israeli Culture)
Port Cush, under garrisoned by the Israelis, was quickly liberated by the Aegyptians. Massive prisoner of war camps were set up for the Byzantines.
(-1 000 Israeli Soldiers, -1 000 Aegyptian Soldiers)
And that was the story of the south. We now return you to the north.
The Israeli grand strategy here seemed to be little more than flooding the Lower Egyptian lands with thousands upon thousands of troops. The Byzantines seemed not to have heart in this campaign, after news of what had happened to their brethren trickled in, and meanwhile, the Aegyptians, likewise informed, gained the courage to hold out in hopes of a relief force. But nevertheless, the Merkavot, as if to prove that they had truly been worth the effort building, spearheaded a successful Israeli assault on the land.
In short order, in Lower Egypt the Aegyptians were reduced to but Memphis, but those who remained did not surrender. Implementing ingenious tactics to try to save the city, the Aegyptians catapulted caltrops outside the city walls, coated with poison. Every last Jew within the city was executed, and their assets were quite literally liquidated, with the Israeli temples and commercial buildings being striped down stone by stone, so that the rocks could be used as more catapult fodder. When the supply of stone ran out, feces was thrown over the walls, in defiance.
But it was not to last. The Israeli commander was ordered by Jehoiada himself to take the city at all costs. Casualties were so high that stacks of human bodies were used to climb over the walls, but in the end, Memphis fell before the onslaught. In retribution for the deaths of all the Jews within the city, the remaining inhabitants were executed. Jehoiada visited the sight, and walked away from an empty city. Little more than the walls remained.
(-2 000 Byzantine Soldiers, -4 000 Israeli Soldiers, -2 000 Aegyptian Royal Guard, -3 000 Aegyptian Infantry, -5 000 Aegyptian Skirmishers, -Memphis as an Israeli Economic Center)
Completely and utterly horrified at the religious war they had been dragged into, the Byzantine commanders petitioned Basil I for their full withdrawal.
While Memphis was destroyed, the Aegyptians had planned one last, final offensive. Along the Red Sea coast, Aegyptians struck north, racing at the virtually undefended Israeli heartland. However, attrition, as well as Israeli dominance of the sea halted them just short of the canal. The Israelis then were able to bring a small portion of their army, largely tied down placating Lower Egypt, to bear, and the Aegyptians were pushed back, but they still remained well within Israeli territory.
(-1 000 Aegyptian Royal Guard, -2 000 Aegyptian Infantry, -2 000 Israeli Infantry)
Minor barbarian attacks occurred against Israeli held Cyrene and the African Horn, perhaps encouraged by the Aegyptians.
(-1 000 Israeli Infantry)
And there, then, and there, the war ground to a halt, as it had twenty years before. The Aegyptians proved once again that they could hold their own in a war they should have lost decades ago.
(+1 Aegyptian Confidence)
Perhaps, think some on both sides, it is time for peace.
NPC Diplomacy
To: Rome and Lusitania
From: Icosium
We wish for peace. Let us all try to reach a settlement.
To: Rome
From: Minoa
You do not need war with us. In exchange for one eco point in reparations, will you acknowledge our rightful hold on Corsica?
OOC
Stats done. Other first page things will be done soon enough.
@Kal'thzar-
That's who got the spotlight.
@das-Last turn, when the Aegyptians invaded Lower Egypt, they didn't go through the Sahara. They went around the other side. And, in addition, the various local tribes were almost triping over themselves to help support the army. I think you underestimated how much this was a religious war, and how much the Egyptians hate Israel.
@Perfectionist-Sorry for your small part in the update. I'll try and make it up to you next turn.
@Luckymoose-Sorry, but that's what you get for sending undetailed orders while your Confidence is at 1.
@alex994 & The Farow-There were hints in the last update that Icosium would have one last glorious stand, just so you know. It wasn't entirely your orders' fault.
Sorry for the late update. Blame it on the Nilotic War; das sent large orders, and Kal'thzar, well, his orders would best be termed gargantuan. His orders filled two PMs, included two maps and a reference
, and more or less covered the Aegyptian response for every possible tactic das could throw at his nation. Aegypt came out ahead this turn for a reason.
You may now complain.
Stats done. Other first page things will be done soon enough.
@Kal'thzar-
That's who got the spotlight.@das-Last turn, when the Aegyptians invaded Lower Egypt, they didn't go through the Sahara. They went around the other side. And, in addition, the various local tribes were almost triping over themselves to help support the army. I think you underestimated how much this was a religious war, and how much the Egyptians hate Israel.
@Perfectionist-Sorry for your small part in the update. I'll try and make it up to you next turn.
@Luckymoose-Sorry, but that's what you get for sending undetailed orders while your Confidence is at 1.
@alex994 & The Farow-There were hints in the last update that Icosium would have one last glorious stand, just so you know. It wasn't entirely your orders' fault.
Sorry for the late update. Blame it on the Nilotic War; das sent large orders, and Kal'thzar, well, his orders would best be termed gargantuan. His orders filled two PMs, included two maps and a reference
, and more or less covered the Aegyptian response for every possible tactic das could throw at his nation. Aegypt came out ahead this turn for a reason.You may now complain.
carmen510
Deity
Thanks for the Treasury!
Well, I'm neutral right now.
Can I expand my military? (Also, how do I raise army training?)
Well, I'm neutral right now.
Can I expand my military? (Also, how do I raise army training?)
Perfectionist
Angel of Verdun
Great update!
Thanks.Imago said:
I don't mind. My little civil war was insignificant compared to the momentous happenings in the rest of the Med.
@carmen510-You can't grow your army anymore. You just don't have enough land to support more soldiers. However, you can spend eco to transition regular soldiers to Hoplites. Army Training is raised by spending points on it. Just like everything else. However, I recommend you grow your navy.
@Perfectionist-Nice avatar! Just noticed who it was of.
@Perfectionist-Nice avatar! Just noticed who it was of.
jeps
Arcadefire
I am independant. I am also willing to bet that had I not taken over Axum, they would have declared war when Israel asked them to, and been dead by now.
Story coming soon.
Story coming soon.
