IT 1 Update 2 1050 BC - 1025 BC
Domestic Events
The Morrocans seem to have woken up and have decided to do something this quarter.
The Morrocan merchants are ordered to stop trading with the Westernmost Carthiginian city and as a result, the Carthiginian city of Tripoli isn't a center of trade anymore. (-Tripolian Trade Center) The Morrocans also begin to start a great Wonder of the World; the Great Trade Network of Menadsn.
The Carthiginians continue working on their secret project and start establishing "Secret Police" in order to punish any political traitors and spies. It also begins to crush the rebellions in Sardinia and integrate it better into Carthiginian society. It begins to send preists en masse to spread the new , independet 'Carthiginian' Polytheism. Many people feel the Carthiginians are abadoning their old culture with this and the recent overthrow of the Oligarchy, even if it was outdated and corrupt. Also with loosing Calabrian and Morrocan trade, their confidence takes a dive.(-1 Culture -1 Confdidence) But getting a new trading post in their Cyreneian colony has balanced their economy out. (+trade center)
Out of the British Isles , a small kingdom has arisen out of the endless barbarians. The British are a Monarchy that has adopted a millitirastic way of life. It has 2 other powerful kingdoms as neighbors, Begunum to the West and Flavia to the North. It will need competent leaders in the road ahead, lest it be swallowed by it's neighbors. (New Nations: Britain , Begunum , and Flavia)
And just a stone's throw away from the British Isle is Deustchland. Theese people are really two major ethniticies, Teutons and Deustchlanders. They are mixing quite well and the Teutons have brought their love of weapons and war with them. Recently Deustchland has founded a few new cities. (New Nation: Deustchland)
East of Deustchland is the Vandals. They are a few tribes who decided to settle down and do some farming. With some tribes in the south and scattered barbarians all aurond , they will have a tough time.
Calabria also has stopped trading with Carthage and most Italics , brining wealth to the Morrocans and the Ebro. With Carthage expanding in the Ebro (see millitary events) most of them join Calabria, and since most trade was going their anyway, they have a new center. (+trade center).
Thessaly has recently come under new more competent leadership. They begin their service by declaring war on Calabria for extorting them. They aslso start a new great wonder , the Parthenon.
With the Byzantine generals having no orders , the Byzantines have some setbacks in the millitary area which are rather frightening. (-1 Confidence)
War rages on in Egypt and Phoenicia, most of theese once strong , beautiful civilizations are in rubble , as the war continues to destroy most of their lands. Many people fear what will after the vaccum of power when Egypt and Phoenicia do destroy each other.
Rasit has recently expanded their border to Phoenicia , although with the Egypto-Phoencian war raging, it did not have the desired effect on trade growth. Also places of learning are widely built , although schooling is still something for a select few. (+Education)
Babylon also starts a new wonder of the world. They keep expanding , but with their massive size comes a problem. Their millitary surely cant watch over such a vast land. Also their coastal city of Burza has been covered in water from the rising river.
The Massgetes keep expanding and expanding. They don't do much of anything else, and with the horrible Infrastructre , thier economy is failing. (-1 Economy)
The Mumbains and Guntrans do something that was not foreseen (see Spotlight) (+2 Confidence , merge Tharia and Mumbai , -2 Economy -3 Culture -2 Education -3 Infrastructre -trade cemter)
The last great colony of Mumbai secedes from lack of protection. (New state: Qatar)
The Three Chinese states continue to pound each other into oblivion. Qi and Qin fortunes sink to their lowest in the war (-2 Confidence for Qi and Qin) because both their capitols are snatched by the Yue.
Mekaia continues to expand , although their have a civil-war going on.. (-1 Confidence -all other sorts of things [see millitary events])
Millitary Events
The 3 new British kingdoms have all recently grown to a much larger size. They now stand poised to strike , but at what? Eachother maybe...
Deustchland continues its strive Eastward to the land of the Teutons. They long to return to their roots.
Morroco doesn't support any millitary endaveours but is growing increasingly paranoid along the Carthignian border.
Carthage begins to expand by the Ebro to find that the Calabrians have already settled their. They attack anyway. The Calabrians and Ebroans secure most of the land. Carthage and Calabria aren't at war though , as neither side was back by their nation's leader, although that doesnt mean their is bad feelings.... Also the Carthigians loose a small amount getting order on Sardinia and expanding their colonial holdings.
(-3 Carthiginian Hundreds -2 Calabrian Hundreds)
A mysterious band of Numidian Mercanaries have recently launched invasions into Morroco and Malta. Morroco proper has take a few hits and is having a hard time driving them out. About 500 Numidian troops landed during the night and took over Malta. It is unclear as too why Numidians are attack theese places..
Thessalains and Calabrians always got along. Athens wa the Greek state that had a problem with Calabria. Nonetheless, diplomatic relations broke down and the Calabrians invaded.
In a stroke of millitary genius (at least for a while) the Calabrians wore out and completely routed the Thessalian men at Pulagia. Then while most of the army was there , the Thessalians striked. They sailed with their superior navy , which proceded to obliverate the Calabrian one and landed by Calabria itself. The surronding area was taken quickly and the Thessalaians blockaded the coast of Sicily to prevent help from getting to Clabria. Now most of the Thessalain army is holding off in a mountainous path that leads to the capitol. Unless the Calabrians act fast , the capitol will be forver in Thessalian hands. Also the Calabrians tried to bribe the Dalmations north of Thessaly to attack , but the weak barbarians were no match for a real army , their lands are being sucked up fast.
(-14 Thessalian Hundreds -Calabrian navy -8 Calabrian Hundreds -11 Thessalaian Galleys -1 Hundred La Legioni)
South of the Thessalio Calabrio war is the Phoencian Egypto war. The Phoenicans have sailed their unopposed navy down most of Egyptian owned Nile , cutting off virtually all Egytian trade. Egypt has secured almost all of Phoenician proper and Tyre is under seige. The Phoenicans also strike back and seige Thebes. Most of the old libraries and temples are desecrated , looted , and destroyed. Two of the most livelist cultures are beating each other out of exsistance.
(-4 Phoenican gallies -24 Phoencian Hundreds - 16 Egyptian Hundreds -1 Economy to warring parties)
The Byzantines have lacked orders , but decide to push on anyway, as if they need orders to see Pontus can be beaten easily. The remaining Pontic millitary retreats to Hattuas, where the Hatti decides to get rid of its counqeror and stick it out on it's own. Stranding the remanants of the Pontic millitary outside the fortifactions of Hattuas, the Pontic millitary was cut to bits by Athens and Byzantium. Pontus has ceased to exsist. Hatti still holds strong in Hattuas and Athens is begining to be pushed back , though slowly.
(-5 Byzantine Hundreds -7 Imperial Hoplite Hundreds -Pontus -9 Athenian Hundreds -11 Hatti Hundreds)
Rasit expands greatly in the direction of Phoenicia, though at a large cost. Also they bride northern tribes into the nation , bringing them to a grand size.
(-4 Rasitean Hundreds)
Babylon keeps expanding , though its milltary is facing the problem of serious overstrech. If the army doesnt increase soon , barbarians will just retake theese newly counqered lands.
(-6 Babylonian Hundreds)
In India (including Massagetes) a whole mess of stuff happens (See Spotlight)
The Three Chinese states continue to war. Yue makes HUGE gains , smashing into the Shandong and beseiging the Qi capitol. The traps Qi set incase the Yue did get through the Shandong helped , but not eonugh. Qi drives farther and farther South, although it was too late. Yue took Qin's capitol as well, the Qin beleiving a drive for Yue's capitol is the best move. Yue is currently in the best position , having all but one major city under it's control. Qin is destroying whatever Yue or Qi lands they have in hand. China is clearly a mess.
(-19 Yueish Hundreds -16 Qin Hundreds -21 Qi Hundreds -Yue Navy)
Mekaia has always relied on their Koleth to soften an enemy for war. Such was the case for the Mekongese. They had Koleth infiltrate deeply into Mekong society and at the perfect moment , strike. Mekong was in utter choas and the Mekain army moved in and took it over with relative ease. The Koleth who participated in the war expected extra rewards , but they were treated like all others. So they decided they didnt like that.
The Koleth slayed Emperor Tannoth and most government officals. Many soilders pledged to the Koleth , because their generals and kings had been killed. Mostly in the Mekong Mouth region near the capitol is where the strongest Koleth resitance is. Other , not as heavy resitance areas are old Mekong and the old barbarians village that wouldnt give up. The Mekaia have a tough civil war on their hands , although the Koleth cannot win a war of attrition, unless aided by an outside force......
(15 Mekaiain hundreds to Koleth -9 Mekain Hundreds +Mekaian Economy -Mekaiain economy -Mekaian Confidence)
Random Events
Massagestes begin to develop their own culture. (+2 Culture)
Rasit stumbles upon lost desert treasures. (+2 spending points next turn)
Tharia finds some old galleys in a small village by their colony (+5 Gallies)
Morrocan scholars begin to write down the old battles with the barbarians (+1 Education)
The Koleth Rebellion gains favor (-1 Confidence)
Britain longs for unification (+1 Culture)
The Deustchlanders begin to develop a new culture of their own. (+1 Culture)
Byzantium has grown to an extremely grand size , and has a great capitol , the people are happy. (+1 Confidence)
Destruction of libraries and books in China lead to a Educational stagnation and drop. (-1 Education to all Chinese states)