stCVNNES: In Story and Song
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Azash said:Good luck with it
Thanks. I think it went well.
I should have the update done tomorrow evening; schoolwork is still eating into my time. (This is the last week of serious school for me.) Definitely done on Wednesday evening. To some extent, I suppose the delay is a good thing, as I'll be gone from Thursday to Monday.
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We're patient.
At least, I am. AP exams are not healthy for the updating lifestyle, I'd imagine (though I haven't yet tried to run an NES through an AP exam period).
At least, I am. AP exams are not healthy for the updating lifestyle, I'd imagine (though I haven't yet tried to run an NES through an AP exam period).
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stCVNNES: In Story and Song
Update 2: The Long Years
The nation of Sicily has grown mighty indeed. A vast Sicilian plan to extend their naval influence throughout the Mediterranean has recently come to fruition, and Sicily benefits greatly from it, becoming the center of commerce and of education. The success of Sicily has attracted many rivals and bitter foes, but for now Sicily rides high.
What Sicily has done for the seas, Rome has done for the land. Rome, with her Italic allies, has reformed and greatly expanded its army. The Legions of Rome and Cohort subunits have become the mightiest of all armies known, much to the sorrow of the Etruscans. Once, Rome lived in the shadow of Etruria, and, as Rome rose and Etruria stalled, the position of the shadows reversed, but the two nations had enjoyed relative peace and mutual prosperityuntil the Romans decided that, for a petty offense, the Etrurians must die. Peaceful Etruria was quickly overrun, and the few surviving members of the nobility fled into Illyria, where they have established their own smaller realms that plot to take back the Po Valley.
It seems that brutal invasions are the theme of the day. Alas for fair Portugal which fell to the blades of Tartessos. While Tartessoss great strength had long been in its navy, Portugal too possessed a strong navy, so another mode of attack was necessary. In secret, the Tartessians built up a large army, and, when the time was right, struck forth across the Guadalquivir. The Portuguese army, busy fighting rebels in Aquitania, could not respond in time to save Lisbon, where most of the Portuguese navy was burned in port. With their navy destroyed, the Portuguese had no way of returning to counter the Tartessian invasion. Glumly sitting in Aquitania, the Portuguese still dream of home, but it is thoroughly Tartessian now.
In Greece, wars between the city-states bloom eternal. Thebes has laid siege to Athens, burning Athenian fields and defeating Athenian armies. However, the Thebans missed one key element of the invasion: the Long Walls of Athens. Without a sizeable navy, the Thebans have been unable to completely blockade the city and prevent supplies from entering via Piraeus. Instead, a siege that seems eternal has begun, one that will not easily be broken by either side.
A flood has devastated the cities along the Huang-he River, and the Mandate of Zhou has passed. In a combination of revolt and invasion, Zhou has been overrun both by forces from neighboring Anyang and from within, the so-called Qin Dynasty. The three-way war has left no side able to easily conquer the entire region, but fighting between the Qin and Anyang has allowed the Zhou to hold on to parts of their empire. Nonetheless, it seems that, if any peace is to be reached, it will be reached without an extant Zhou. After all, Anyang is by far the most powerful combatant.
The great voyager Jayendra of Pandyas has returned, and with him a great age of exploration has begun in Pandyas. Pandyan ships now prowl the seas of most of the Indian Ocean, and the Pandyans have established colonies across the lesser islands of the sea. The expansionist era in Pandyas has, however, also carried over into its neighbors, and Cholas and Chalukyas have claimed for themselves many choice bits of Indian coastline.
The people of Turkia have launched an invasion into the confused lands of the Indus Valley. There, they have encountered madness: ongoing warfare between the Aryans and Dravidians has left the once-powerful nations of the region in shambles. Unfortunately for the Turks, those who survive are the fiercest fighters, but the Turks have nonetheless made some advances.
Don't post or else.
Update 2: The Long Years
The nation of Sicily has grown mighty indeed. A vast Sicilian plan to extend their naval influence throughout the Mediterranean has recently come to fruition, and Sicily benefits greatly from it, becoming the center of commerce and of education. The success of Sicily has attracted many rivals and bitter foes, but for now Sicily rides high.
What Sicily has done for the seas, Rome has done for the land. Rome, with her Italic allies, has reformed and greatly expanded its army. The Legions of Rome and Cohort subunits have become the mightiest of all armies known, much to the sorrow of the Etruscans. Once, Rome lived in the shadow of Etruria, and, as Rome rose and Etruria stalled, the position of the shadows reversed, but the two nations had enjoyed relative peace and mutual prosperityuntil the Romans decided that, for a petty offense, the Etrurians must die. Peaceful Etruria was quickly overrun, and the few surviving members of the nobility fled into Illyria, where they have established their own smaller realms that plot to take back the Po Valley.
It seems that brutal invasions are the theme of the day. Alas for fair Portugal which fell to the blades of Tartessos. While Tartessoss great strength had long been in its navy, Portugal too possessed a strong navy, so another mode of attack was necessary. In secret, the Tartessians built up a large army, and, when the time was right, struck forth across the Guadalquivir. The Portuguese army, busy fighting rebels in Aquitania, could not respond in time to save Lisbon, where most of the Portuguese navy was burned in port. With their navy destroyed, the Portuguese had no way of returning to counter the Tartessian invasion. Glumly sitting in Aquitania, the Portuguese still dream of home, but it is thoroughly Tartessian now.
In Greece, wars between the city-states bloom eternal. Thebes has laid siege to Athens, burning Athenian fields and defeating Athenian armies. However, the Thebans missed one key element of the invasion: the Long Walls of Athens. Without a sizeable navy, the Thebans have been unable to completely blockade the city and prevent supplies from entering via Piraeus. Instead, a siege that seems eternal has begun, one that will not easily be broken by either side.
A flood has devastated the cities along the Huang-he River, and the Mandate of Zhou has passed. In a combination of revolt and invasion, Zhou has been overrun both by forces from neighboring Anyang and from within, the so-called Qin Dynasty. The three-way war has left no side able to easily conquer the entire region, but fighting between the Qin and Anyang has allowed the Zhou to hold on to parts of their empire. Nonetheless, it seems that, if any peace is to be reached, it will be reached without an extant Zhou. After all, Anyang is by far the most powerful combatant.
The great voyager Jayendra of Pandyas has returned, and with him a great age of exploration has begun in Pandyas. Pandyan ships now prowl the seas of most of the Indian Ocean, and the Pandyans have established colonies across the lesser islands of the sea. The expansionist era in Pandyas has, however, also carried over into its neighbors, and Cholas and Chalukyas have claimed for themselves many choice bits of Indian coastline.
The people of Turkia have launched an invasion into the confused lands of the Indus Valley. There, they have encountered madness: ongoing warfare between the Aryans and Dravidians has left the once-powerful nations of the region in shambles. Unfortunately for the Turks, those who survive are the fiercest fighters, but the Turks have nonetheless made some advances.
Don't post or else.
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Short update, I know, but I covered everyone who sent orders. I don't have time to do stats right now. Also, I will be away until Monday. That means no update this weekend. It also means that, starting in about an hour, I won't be around to answer NPC diplo until Monday evening.
I also won't be around next weekend, but I hope to be able to do an update during the week next week.
I also won't be around next weekend, but I hope to be able to do an update during the week next week.
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Just so you know, Cuiv, Sicily, the Peloponesian nation, and Phoenicia are rather hard to distinguish color-wise.
Wubba360
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which nation is upper Egypt?
