Update VIII - 600b.c.e.
Events:
Every nation that has an education of 2 discovers the antiquity age.
Byzantium, especially the city of Byzantine, continues to grow and meets the standards of the western world. High pillars made of marble and streets lined with pebbles become the common image of the trading capital of the Mediterranean (+1 infrastructure, +1 trade). Engineers are also hard at work at designing the new Dromon, though little progress is made with the terrible education that is standard in Byzantium. Pirates are also getting wealthier, though many have been sunk by the increased Byzantine navy, and the Byzantine captains are sure to have sent the pirates dock peacefully at Sparta.
Bedouin raiders begin to harass the borders of the peaceful trading nation of Macoroba. Using speedy camels and disguising themselves as citizens, the Bedouin make off with fortunes and have killed many Macoroban soldiers (decrease economy).
The Roddynians begin military expansion by forcing their way upon the Vikings in the north. Untrained, unmilitarized, primitive and divided, half of the Vikings join with the Roddyinians, while the other half is quickly mopped up by the Roddynian bowmen, who prove their ability to fight. The addition to the vast populations who begin to pay taxes and whose surplus farm protection is sold to Moscow has increase the economy of the nation. However, many of the Vikings now want the same infrastructure as the people of Moscow have, and have gone half way as to construct the city of Helsinki. The Roddyinians also have a hard time patrolling their nation, the sheer size of it means that portions go without military presence for nearly a generation, creating sectionalism. A speedier military is needed to keep the nation in check.
A religion known as Kievism, that teaches ultimate respect to the city of Kiev, and focuses primarily on converting more people to Kievism, begins to spread throughout Eastern Europe. Prussia, even though the King actively opposes it, ranks second as the nation with the most Kievists, after Muscovy. Notable minorities also exist in Illryia and Thrace.
A new order arises in Germany known as Barborossism. Though officially a religion claimed by the German royal family, it acts as nothing more then a code of law within Germany. Many swear allegiance to it, but since it offers no religious affect, they still worship their own polytheist gods.
A mysterious religion known as Rhinism also begins in the nation of Brabant. Based on trade and prosperity, the rise of the religion is mostly due to the rise of commercialism in Brabant as the markets for trade are modernized and trade routes to Nordland grow wider.
The Egyptians rebuild the city of Tyre in the lands of Phoenicia, where most of the Phoenicians that are left gather. This town, rebuilt right over the former metropolis, begins to grow but is infested with poverty due to the sluggish Phoenician economy after the war. Egypt also constructs forts of magnificent size in the west to counter Libyan attacks. The forts are made of stone, shipped from Phoenicia, and are godly structures that tower over the flat desert around them. They successfully drive off hordes of Libyan invaders, proving their successfulness. Egyptian forces are mustered in the south, where they are led to conquer Nubia. Fairing relatively well, the Egyptians capture huge tracts of land, but are soon defeated at a town known as Meroe, in the lands of Kush.
Trade continues to bustle throughout the northwestern part of Scythia, bringing in more prosperity as the city of Sevestapool is established and Black Sea trade increases rapidly. Meanwhile, the Scythians soldiers again prove their willingness to expand their nation in taking large swaths of grasslands in the east. However, the large nation is becoming a burden to keep control of, and the Scythian troops are beginning to be spread thin.
A plan to attack and destroy the Etruscan state within Rome fails miserably. Encountering 30, sometimes higher, foot walls, the Roman ladders are quickly thrown down. Then, once that wall is taken, there remains another. And then another. These triple, and sometimes quadruple, 20 foot high walls, twelve feet wide, are present throughout all of Etrusca. Even the smallest village has this protection. Therefore, Romans are slaughtered when they get near. The Etruscans then use this attack to conjure up huge support among the populace, creating an army of archers and new protective catapults. The Helvetians in the north continue to terrorize the northern lands, more and more northern Romans are considering taking up their own nation and defending from these hordes.
The nations of Afghanistan, Indus, and Kashmir have been founded in the east. While the nation of Tibet rules to the far east, having no record of the rule ever ending.
The Phoenicians, Carthaginians, and the Spanish all make peace. The Phoenicians are now settled with the islands of Sardinia.
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