Update 3000 BC
War in the middle east! While Israeli troops eagerly await Persian and Arab reinforcements, Egyptian soldiers quickly secure the rest of Southern Israel. The few villages in the region are burnt to the ground, and their inhabitants taken into slavery. This is all done rather quickly. By the time the Egyptians see the Israeli army the fortify themselves, just like the Israeli. Eventually, the Egyptian general realizes that the Israelis are awaiting for reinforcements, and decides it's time to attack. Using the captured Israelis as human shields, the Egyptians gain significant ground before the Israeli bowmen begin to fire. In the end, most of the hostages are killed in the bloody battle that ensues. By the time the Persian infantry division, and the Arab mounted warriors arrive, the Egyptian army is all but annhialated. The now miniscule Egyptian army retreats to the newly constructed city of Sinai and decides to fortify it so as to prevent the allied forces from breaking into Egypt.
In Mecca the Hedjaz completes the Meccan Bazaar in Mecca.
The commercial Arab people greatly appreciate the new district which results in an increase among the people's mood. Even the increasement of the army doesn't bring the optimistic mood down. The only bad news is with Ethiopia which is worried about Arab expansion into Africa.
A similar situation is in Mali where the country expands rapidly, greatly extending it's coast line. For the first time in history, the Mali build a navy.
In the far East, the Shang and Beijing dynasties rule the country together in harmony. The Chinese make significant progress and settle far North and South. The increased area results with contact with the Koreans. These people inhabit the Korean peninsula and are nearly-finished building a great wall to block their country off from the rest of Asia. They ask for peace and healthy relations with their new neighbors. China's other neighbor isn't quite as happy to mee them. The Japanese capture all of the Chinese settlers explaining that Japan rightfully belongs to them, and not China. They say they'll only give the people back if China promises not to expand into Japan.
In Europe, trouble on all fronts. Denmark, USE, and the HRE, sign a three way defensive pact. The winners of the agreement seem to be the Danes, who have peacefully expanded into Norway and been accepted by the people who inhabit those lands. The other two aren't quite as well. Vercingetorix's army has marched straight through USE lands and surrounded the USE capital of Amsterdam. Gaullic warriors set up camp and lay siege to the city, the bulk of the USE army being far South looking for them. The HRE troops missed the Gauls by a days march. Perhaps if they hadn't mistaken them for the Goths, they would've fared better. Speaking of which, HRE expansion in the East is at a standstill as the enraged Goths managed to unite all their brother clans into yet another army. Their leaders is called Theodric, and like Vercingetorix plans to force the HRE to leave him alone. Most unfortunatly for Theodric, he has yet to cross the border as the HRE troops have managed to hold him back.... for now...
As for the Roman to the South, they're having their own problem. Their expansion in the Western half of their empire has been halted thanks to a people called the Carthaginians. Disagreements are abundant and eventually lead to the Punic War. Roman forces quickl seize most of Spain, while Carthaginians prepare for an assault on italia.
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Diplomacy
From Persia
To Israel
What now?
From Ethiopia
To the Hedjaz
We ask you quit expanding into Africa as it is our homeland.
From Korea
To China
Would you agree to a trade route in 3 turns?
From Japan
To China
Stay away from our islands!
From Gauls
To USE
We want our freedom!
From Goths
To HRE
Why the hell did you attack us?!?!?!
From Rome
To the Danish-USE-HRE alliance
We ask for your help in our Carthaginian conflict. You will be rewarded handsomly.