stJNES8: Of Empires

- Increase army once
- Increase defense once
- Construct a series of fortifications along Canaan border
- Start trading with Macedon and the Arabic state
- With majority of army cross over into Nubia

Story later.
 
OOC- lots of orders right away, is the next update sooner then i expected (ie: within 2-3 days, and a max of 4 -hopefully wont have to wait as long as 5- if its late)?
 
considering no orders usually come in until two days after the update, yeah :p
 
Phoenicia

The Empire was streched far far to the west. Already Phoenicia had many neighborse like Rome, Carthage, Macedon and Egypt. The kings finaly understood, the empire was OVERstreched!

In the African colony of Tripoli coast raiders kept on attacking Phoenician lands. With their attacks Phoenicia finished a new great city, the first colony to become a great city, the city of Tripoli. The Phoenicians in Tripoli tought themselves as free and rushed to declear a new city state in Pheonicia. The city state of Tripoli. In Tyre they were outraged but agreed. Tyre alone cannot handle such a huge empire, and fights inside the empire will only bring the fall of the empire.

Another Phoenicia colony that grew fast was Cyrene. They were much diffrent than the rest of the Phoenicians. The Egyptian gods expanded into them and a merge of Phoenician and Eyptian religions was seen in Cyrene. But they still saw themselves as Phoenicians rather than Egyptians... Soon after Tripoli they sent a letter to Tyre saying they want to become a city state to. Tyre agreed and Cyrene became another city state in the Phoenician empire.

Since Rome threatend Phoenicia to hand over the colony of Sicly nothing was heard of there until 2 weeks after Cyrene decleretion of a city state. The city of Segesta grew bigger, Pheonician and Roman merge. It was an amazing sight. When they also asked to become of of the city states of the empire Tyre refused. Segesta threatened they will leave and become a new country if their demands won't be met. Tyre did the math and found that letting them become one of the city states was better than letting them escape from the empire. Segesta was the newest city state.

After hearing Segesta was a city state several other cities sent letters to Tyre declearing they will leave the empire if they won't become city states. Knossos, Side and Caralis became city states of the Phoenician empire.

After all this news came to the far corners of the empire in the West, the citizens of Gades decleared they would not do such a thing to their homelands. But in Tyre they tought that creating Gades as one of the city states could bring them and the 2 older city states Byblos and Sidon into a mightier power than that of all other city states togehter. Gades was the last Phoenician city state that was decleared.

Phoenicia City-States Monarchy was now made of ten city states.
A city-states senate was decleared as a must and in Tripoli it was created. The states senate. Tripoli was the first to use the senate to their benefit. They called upon Tyre, Byblos and Sidon to send the Phoenician army to fight the raiders that tried to destory their city! Tyre did not waited too much and an army of 250 archers and 500 Tyrian gaurds landed in Tripoli and begun to organize. The defense badget of Phoenicia got the bulk of the money as walls were being built around the ten city states.
Also more money was spent on a better education system around the empire. The first schools and universities were built not only in Phoenician homelands but also as far as Gades. Trade was growing in the mediterian sea as more Phoenicians, after learning currency and other trading ideals in the new school and universities , begun to become traders. Neither by land or sea. Also a new age i scientific discoveries begun as people wanted better weopnse to be used in the armies. 30 years after Gades openned it's first university the first great scientist came to life. His name was Altimidas. His name will forever be known in Phoenicia for creating the first naval weopone. He might wasn't a real inventor but his strategies were mighty. He said that every ship must have 50 archers as a regular thing and that they will have fire in their arrows that when they shot they could cause the burn o the enemy ship. Other ideas in his mind was a machine that could shot arrows that are huge and strong. The name of the machine was Balista. Tyre did not liked the new machine as they never fought in cities... When they will need it they will make it. The balista was a massive woodern structre, wheeled ofcourse that could fire huge woodern arrows. Without enough fire they could light the edge of the arrow in fire and only than fire it. Only top engeneers wanted to learn of this new weopone and none gave their designs to the empire...

While giving money on walls and city the Phoenician army attacked the raiders that raided Tripoli. The Tyrian gaurds preapered their spears straight forward circeling the archers inside and begun to march on the raiders villages.

ORDERS
1 eco on defense for walls around each seen city atleast.
1 eco on education, espaicaly trade and miliatery education, but also others.
Attack raiders in africa with 250 archers and 500 Tyrian garuds. Make out of this 5 armies each with 100 tyrians and 50 archers in the structre in the map and the one explained above.
Show on map all new cities.
Continue wonder.
250 speamen in Sicily.
250 in Cyrene.
Navy defende trade routes from pirates. Trade with everyone a lot, but with Carthage more.
10 ships regulary in Baleric islans.
 
OOC: Just a note, you said I don't control very much valuable land, but the eastern Ukraine is pretty rich and fertile, and the Cacasus have alot of rich mineral/ore deposits.
 
but you dont know about the minerals yet, and there are no people in eastern ukraine very much right now, so its just untamed wilderness.
 
ROME
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The triarii heavy infantry- the infallibel sign of the Roman army, ever vigillilent, never failing

*crunch*crunch*crunch*
the order march of heavy infantry filled the air- as the march of many feet upon fine stone roads wandered up the hills towards Rome- a sound that it had grown accustomed to- the constant trainign and exercise of its fine armed forces- the Triarii...

over the past few years the Triarii legionary had not only dominated the ranks- but had completelly userped any other type of heavy infantry in Romes army- it was infact the only type of troop used by Rome- not that the Romans minded it- the wolrd was basedon heavy infantry- and the Triarii- or even anyother type of heavy infantry had never failed Rome, for th eonly time when Roman armies had been pushed back wer ein the beginning of Romes rise- when what comprised heavy then comprised absurdley light infantry now- a lesson Rome had not forgotten- ever since the Camillian reforms the army had been taking on a growing signifiancance in the Roman conscience- boys dremed of joining the legions, to go off to the distant corners of the world, wethe rit be on foot with the rela legions, or on the ships as a marine, gurding the trade vessals which connect Rome to the exoctic east of Egypt and the familliarity, and welcomness of Macedonia- and not only to travel- but to gainhonour fame, and spoils gurading Rome agaisnt the ravanous packs of barbarians- weak as they were, even in great numbers, they had never managed to out gusto Rome on the battle fueld, primarilly through military tact- the barbarians just werent a match for Roman martial prowess- however, Rome, despite always being the victor by a long margin- hardley ever suffering casualties in battle, and those that it did suffer were soon replaced with eager recruits, the generals had been observing- the conclusion they came to was simple- Rome needed a new arm of the military- the Triarii heavey infantry was supreb, never before had an enemy broken through the legions straight colums of well trianed infantry, but it was slow- it could take hours to finish up a battle agianst a barbarian amry that out number you by huge odds- nt hard to defeat mind you- Roman trianeg in stregth and tact made sure of that- but the simple numbers were what did it- so the generals had made thier idea, ad voiced it to each other, and set on to Rome to make th proposal- an expansion of the Roman military- but instead of Triarii- it would be a complmentary force- of light infantry- at first, the noble council, remmbering the historical records on what had happend saud no flat out- but the generals made it known what differences thier would be- the "light infantry" would actually be very well protected- almost as well as th triarii, but no greaves (shin plates),a lighter sheild, and a smaller chest and back plate to lighten th eload, so that they could run and manuver faster then the Triarii- in addition, in stead of being armed with the 9-12 foot spears of the triarii- they would be armed with many javlins to cast at the enemy- giving Roman a ranged compliement to its armed forces- not as long ranged as bow and aroow would offer- the javiln was assured to be far more effective then any bow or arrow-

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The Triarii are the heavy infantry og the Roman army- the real legionaries of the legions, armed with a large spear, swoard, and dagger- and armoud with a breast and back plat, greives, a helmet, and large sheild, they are th perfect fighting machine for the medditerraenian basin

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The new javlin men of the Roman army are stylised after the heavy infantry-while being called light infantry, to most other antions they are at least medium- armed with an array of javlins, a short sword and dagger- and amroud with with a lighter itallian style sheild of the same fashio of the triarii, a helmet, and a smaller brest plate (the lack grieves ot make them even more speedy) they are to compliemtn the already formidable Roman military machine

but not all of recent years were dedicatedto war, and preperation for it if the northern tribes eve rinvaded- no, Rome had been incomign with great prosperity- trade was floruishing and offical trade contacts with egypt with its exoctic good, and macedon with its fine raw materials, and both in demand of fine roman craftsman work was making the world seem liek a jollyerplace to be- if bigger then imagined, as opertunites for adventure seemed endless accross the great sea, but the real pride and joy of Rome was the ever nearing completion, the mightyest temple in all the world- the great temple to Jupiter- Rome was already a beutiful city- filled with graceful arches, mighty colomes, pristine white marbel, marve, lous stone street, and mighty walls, no merchant had ever claimed to have seen a greater city- and no forigne merchant even brought up the subject-

but the staute was astounding- to be mostlly open air, atop the the greta Capitoline hill in Rome, it was to over look the entire city- an dwhat more, th ebuilding was huge- the great coloums were nearlly 5 stories high, and only around halfway to being completed- there was no need to worry about a roof- most of the great santuary was to be open air, except where the sotires tall statue of Jupiter himself was to be- it was to be covered by a great arch arc and hal dome, and the staue was to be made of Ivory importand from egypt, gold from mines both in italy, and form gold got in trade to macedon, and of native fine Itallian marble- even if Rome was not already greatest city in the world, at least in terms of beauty, this monument would assure it forever.

in terms of poltics, thing were going smoothlly- the bariabrian tribes had stopped trade with Rome- but that hardley effect rome- but did to its Etruscan brethren- the council was considering offering yet again an extension of combing the two nations, and on terms favoribel to Etrusca as well...

the peopkes of the sea wer emysterious, they still ocupied italy, but what was Rome to do, at the moment at least, it had not the sea capiblites, and besides- despite occupying italy, they seemd peaceful enough... though many in Rome still felt thier presence was unwanted... to say the least...

Rome relation with macedon and and egypt were, as they always were great, and therew as an erver incresing demand for Roman artistic crafts- primarilly stautues- and some agricultural products - wine to egypt, and wheat and other foodstuffs to macedon

and in domestic poltics- the trend for the great poltician general contending for the now completelyl cerimonial title of "King" contiuned, ever prompting them to win victories in battle to increse thier popularity, and increse thier generalsip besides, and the council men still contiuned the trend of goign to the forums and baths and listneign to what the people had to say on issues, even though as nobles, and the government being an oligarchy they did not have to... who knows what reforms this might one day bring...


Orders
later, I have three econ to spend(one is banked folks, so dont worry ;)) and i dont want it all on Military I think

OOC- sorry you guys no map this time, no real change in anything,so no point- i know a few of you liked it out there :)
 
OOC: Meh, I didn't say to convert gardens and forums into the forges.... I said to build wholly new structures in the cities. But whatever, I'll just work around it.

King Sonni Ali was royally pissed, as befit the position he had been put in by his royal executives, who had made royal asses of themselves during the implementation of the Iron Forge plan. Sonni Ali had stipulated that new structures be built on open land, not that important cultural buildings and gardens be converted. The officials responsible for the mistake had learned quickly of the swift Songhai justice system; within a day of being petitioned by local aristocrats and learning of the problem, all the officials who had ordered forums converted to forges had been rounded up, brought to the Barracks in Timbuktu, and used weapons practice by the Malian trainees preparing to go to the northern front.

The King had then appointed new, more reliable officials to oversee the reconversion of the forges back to their old states, and the construction of ALLTOGETHER NEW FORGES on the outskirts of the cities, where they were still easilly acceptable, without the problem of polluting the cities themselves.

(OOC: That isn't an increase OR decrease in my industry stat, just an action to fix the problems caused by ambiguity I didn't think would be exploited in my orders. If it's gonna cost me money, fine, just charge whatever it'll cost and negate it from my troop increase orders.)

Meanwhile, on the front, things were not going so well as they had been. While the Malian soldiers were still completely unable to fight the Mercenaries effecitvely, dehydration was inflicting harm on the troops. As such, newly trained Mercenaries were to be added to the force advancing along the front. Furthermore, a new addition was being made to the typical Malian Mercenary formation: camels.

The Songhai had recently succeeded in breeding the ideal camel -- strong, sturdy creatures, capable of carrying large amounts of supplies and traveling great distances without water. The camel was the perfect animal for fighting in the Sahara. Now the Songhai would put them to good use.

Songhai logistics experts in the University developed a system they called the Caravan, in which large columns of camels would provide a constant stream of supplies, waters, and reinforcements to the front. The camels would travel in groups of 20-30 animals, carrying food, water bladders, spare weapons and armor, and new soldiers. The groups would depart their final checkpoint, a fortress/supply dump north of Timbuktu, at 4-hour intervals, so as to provide a round-the-clock stream of cargo to the front lines.

The camels would be defended by the reinforcements riding them to the front, as well as by some soldiers marching along with the column to defend the points. The University logisticians all agreed that the Caravan system would allow the Songhai to continue their rapid advance deep into Mali without such horrific casualties from dehydration, starvation, and lack of proper equipment.

Orders:
-Increase Malian Mercenaries x2 (2c)
-Reconvert the mistaken forges back into their previous forms as forums, gardens, etc. and replace them by building new forges on the outskirts of the cities, where they won't pollute the populated areas.
-Continue expanding along the Niger.
-Continue pushing into Mali with all Malian Mercenaries, using the Caravan system of camel resupply to bring water, food, weapons, and reinforcements to the front.
 
The German Reich has been invaded by the evil and cruel Prussians! Breslau and the industrial Silesia have been captured by the barbarians. It's time to gather the German people to fight against this attack. The troops cried "REVENGE!" and the 400 troops still figthing in Breslau also uttered the same war cry.

Prussians want to keep that city, but they will not take it without a fight from Germany and her people! Many German people were angered at the Prussian insolence, and the Kaiser knew that at least Breslau, if no Prussian land, would have to be liberated from these evil hordes of rapists and murderers.

*SECRET*
Build Vienna on the Danube (I know it might seem stupid since I'm at war, but do it - unless it costs economy, which I'm almost positive it doesn't)
Invest an Economy into building mines and forges in the mountainsides in the Danube area (Increase Industry)
Continue Wonder. (4/8)
Use 200 Spearmen to defend the border w/ Prussia north of Silesia.
Have the 400 Spearmen still in Breslau fight like crazy to recapture the city and the Industry w/o destroying those mines. Also have them try to incite uprisings against the occupation among the people of Breslau and get the population to help push the Prussians out.
Have the rest of the Spearmen invade the occupied areas from outside of Silesia.
*SECRET*
 
alrighty. i give up.
have spent almost an hour trying to figure out who the hell it si that's to my south and southwest.

one of them is Moscovites (in kiev, i'm prety sure its the eastern one of the two), but cant for the life of me figure out who the other one is.

jason, is there any list of who is where? or what colors the nations have? if you've got a list like that, could you post it somewhere. my geography sucks (not even sure where kiev is).

i'm in moscow, the guys to my east are an NPC, but i cant figure out who other then the moscovites are to the south of me.

if anyone can shine some light on htis, thanks.
 
scythians- in real life they were a semi nomadic people who plaguge the greeks, and leter the Roman empire and evnetually got absorbed by other tribes with more or less the exact same culture
 
Macoroba

The Hyksos had left, but anybody knew were they had gone. Some guessed that they were fooling the arabs, but others said that they were going to pillage the rich Kingdoms of the north and west. The Sheik decided that Medina had to be freed and the army was gathered.

To: Medina

The Hyksos have left and the twin towns Mecca and Medina will once again be ruled by the same Sheik.

Orders:
-build militia archers
-retake Medina with 500 Militia Spearmen and 500 Miltia Chariots
The chariots will drive around the city and search for any enemies. Then the army will carefully enter the city and take control of it. If the Hyksos come back, the soldiers will defend the ctiy. They will try to gather local militias to push back the invaders.
-250 Spearmen defend Mecca
 
alrighty, thanks guys. i think i get it now. Moscovy is to my southwest (cause they're the ones with the small city on the sea) and Svyvia is to my South, right on the river.


Roddyna Orders
Treasury/Economy: 0/2
1 Econ to improve Trade
1 Econ to Improve Education
Army: 1,000 Militia Spearmen
Split Army into 7 140 men groups and give them these orders:
1st group - Patrol/defend Border with Bulgars
2nd group - Patrol/defend border with Scythia
3rd group - expand our borders into the unknown lands to the east of Scythia down the river and as far out from it as possible without confrontation with other civilized nations (ie, no starting wars)
4th group - Patrol/Defend border with Muscovy
5th group - expand our borders into the unknown lands to the northwest of Muscovy
6th group - patrol and help expand western/northern border
7th group - Rest and Relaxation in the capitol (in event of emergency can provide security for the capitol). are to be rotated with the other groups so that all the army men come back to capitol every once in a while (period depends on how long the turns are now). This way all the groups can report anything they need to, and none get disconnected from their homeland. Also, those promoted to officers can get their schooling started during this time.

To Moscovy (Norseone)
From Roddyna


Dear Neighbor (and hopefully friend).
As the established border between our nations grows, i hope that we can keep it peacefull. I would like to know if a possible trade agreement between our nations would be to your liking.
My advisors tell me that its is probably possible to build a road between our capitols. Such a great project would take much work and cost, and so i would like to know that you are accepting of such a connection, before i decide to procede to invest any capital into the plan (ie, as you can see from my orders above, it aint happening this turn).

Roddy the Sixths of the House of Roddy's of Roddyna

To Scythia (Naervod)
From Roddyna


Dear Chief Colaxis

A great River runs from my lands into yours. I think this river could be made to provide a very profitable trade route, if our governments could guarantee the merchants some protection along the river. I believe it is in both our interests to quickly expand both our borders to envelop this river.
My advisors tell me that its is probably possible to build a road between our capitols. Such a great project would take much work and cost, and so i would like to know that you are accepting of such a connection, before i decide to procede to invest any capital into the plan (ie, as you can see from my orders above, it aint happening this turn).

Roddy the Sixths of the House of Roddy's of Roddyna


To Bulgars (NPC)
From Roddyna


My advisors tell me that its is probably possible to build a road between our capitols. Such a great project would take much work and cost, and so i would like to know that you are accepting of such a connection, before i decide procede to invest any capital into the plan.

Roddy the Sixths of the House of Roddy's of Roddyna


House of Roddy's - Roddy VI

Roddy the Sixth was a merchant by nature. Early in his life, while his father still ran the nation, he had decided that there was much inefficiency in the trading within Roddyna that he, Roddy the Sixths, would have to remedy. When Roddy the Fifth had secured peace with the Bulgars and restored his people's respect of the Military he had considered his contribution to the Nation of Roddyna complete, and had retired early to leave his son as the new leader of their great nation.
The very first thing Roddy the Sixth had built was the Roddyna Market Palace. It wasnt realy a palace, but a large building that would house a permanent market in the capitol, instead of the street markets that had been common up till then. The building, in addition to the regular market also had a place reserved for representatives of the various towns and villages of the nation to agree on any trade that they wanted between their homes. Certain towns in Roddyna had more grain then they knew what to do with, while they lacked the bronze that their smithy's required, while some mining towns had more bronze then they could ever use, but didnt have the fertile lands needed to grow all the food they would need. This Market Palace would provide a place for the merchants from these towns to meet and arrange a trade agreement. Everything was traded here: bronze, grain, cattle, timber, even pottery ware and clothing.
Roddy also instituted a greater mathematics program in the schools of the nation. He knew that in order for trade to happen, more people needed to be educated on how to figure out the value of one commodity compared to another.
The infrastructure that the previous rulers of Roddyna had built was used to the max, and later in his rule, Roddy the Sixths realized that he should have invested more in upgrading the roadways of the nation to accomodate the increased amount of trade happening along them. He decided to leave that task to his son, and from the early education of his son, included a heavy dose of teachings from merchants and traders.
 
Nope!
 
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