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The Land of the Gods - Egypt's Rise to World Empire
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Elias Rex
Chieftain
August 9, 1675
I, The Grand Duke of Memphis and humble servant of the most High Queen Cleopatra, Tutmose Ali Khatim, have been blessed by God to see fall of the first many Babylonian cities to us. You see, for many years the Greeks have been at war with Babylonians. We had always kept a friendly face toward the Babylonians because they were a great power but now war had destroyed their offensive forces. They had also lost the cities of Uruk to the Greeks and Niniveh to the Germans. Yet it was the fall of Ur to the Greeks and the expiration of our writ of passage with Babylon that finally convinced the Senate to declare war.
In the war between the Greeks and the Babylonians we had seen a great miricle at the city of Akkad. For years the city had stood like a boulder in the path of the Greek advance. The great king Alexander, in his fury, had continued to throw his cavalry at the city only to have them blown away, first by cannon then by rifle fire from the regular troops in the city. In the end the miricle was only the result of the Greeks piece meal attacks. When we attacked, although it took seven charges, we took the city with out the loss of a man though many were wound. We have undone the miricle!
Tutmose Ali Khatim, Gen. of the Queen
I, The Grand Duke of Memphis and humble servant of the most High Queen Cleopatra, Tutmose Ali Khatim, have been blessed by God to see fall of the first many Babylonian cities to us. You see, for many years the Greeks have been at war with Babylonians. We had always kept a friendly face toward the Babylonians because they were a great power but now war had destroyed their offensive forces. They had also lost the cities of Uruk to the Greeks and Niniveh to the Germans. Yet it was the fall of Ur to the Greeks and the expiration of our writ of passage with Babylon that finally convinced the Senate to declare war.
In the war between the Greeks and the Babylonians we had seen a great miricle at the city of Akkad. For years the city had stood like a boulder in the path of the Greek advance. The great king Alexander, in his fury, had continued to throw his cavalry at the city only to have them blown away, first by cannon then by rifle fire from the regular troops in the city. In the end the miricle was only the result of the Greeks piece meal attacks. When we attacked, although it took seven charges, we took the city with out the loss of a man though many were wound. We have undone the miricle!
Tutmose Ali Khatim, Gen. of the Queen
Elias Rex
Chieftain
from the History of the Egyptians by Hans Momans circa 1770
The Recent Advancements in Science
In past ages, either the Germans, the Greek, or the Babylonians (they had the great men of science such as Caprunicus and Newton) lead the world in science, but in the present, the once technologiclly weak Egyptian nation now led. The wise priests and professors in Thebes came up with the Scientific Method; the process by which scientists, collectively and over time, can now endeavor to construct an accurate (that is, reliable, consistent and non-arbitrary) representation of the world.
The Battles for Babylon 1685 - 1700
The Senate had told the Generals from the beginning of the war that the great city of Babylon was their main objective, because the Egyptians for a long time had been envious of it. There had been to plans for the taking of the city. One was to take the rest of the cities and only in the end converge on Babylon. The other was to take Akkad and from there to rush on for Babylon. The second was the one chosen and so after resting for a time, the army under Gen. Osirion rode forth from Akkad.
Upon arriving at Babylon, Osirion set up his base on Mount Nimrod, the highest peak in the region, in order to have a view of the city and be in a good position to attack. Upon the next morning, about 5, Osirion ordered the first units to attack the city. Although there where no cannon in the city, the riflemen enough to repulse seven waves of cavalry. The cavalrymen were driven to their limit but most escaped destruction except for one unit of elite cuirassuiers who were given no quarter by the Babylonian commander.
The Recent Advancements in Science
In past ages, either the Germans, the Greek, or the Babylonians (they had the great men of science such as Caprunicus and Newton) lead the world in science, but in the present, the once technologiclly weak Egyptian nation now led. The wise priests and professors in Thebes came up with the Scientific Method; the process by which scientists, collectively and over time, can now endeavor to construct an accurate (that is, reliable, consistent and non-arbitrary) representation of the world.
The Battles for Babylon 1685 - 1700
The Senate had told the Generals from the beginning of the war that the great city of Babylon was their main objective, because the Egyptians for a long time had been envious of it. There had been to plans for the taking of the city. One was to take the rest of the cities and only in the end converge on Babylon. The other was to take Akkad and from there to rush on for Babylon. The second was the one chosen and so after resting for a time, the army under Gen. Osirion rode forth from Akkad.
Upon arriving at Babylon, Osirion set up his base on Mount Nimrod, the highest peak in the region, in order to have a view of the city and be in a good position to attack. Upon the next morning, about 5, Osirion ordered the first units to attack the city. Although there where no cannon in the city, the riflemen enough to repulse seven waves of cavalry. The cavalrymen were driven to their limit but most escaped destruction except for one unit of elite cuirassuiers who were given no quarter by the Babylonian commander.
Elias Rex
Chieftain
The Battles for Babylon continued
Osirion retreated pelmel from Babylon, sending some of the army to Akkad and some to Alexandria. Strangely, no one attacked the army as it left. Upon the arrival of Osirion's troops, the new army of Gen. Khatim set out. They too camped on Mount Nimrod and attacked the city only to be replused again. This time though, the army was harried in its retreat by longbowmen, these being the only offensive troops the Babylonians had left. Yet, most of the army escaped to the safety of Alexandria. Meanwhile, it only took two units to take the other border city of Ashur despite the heavy fire of the riflemen. By a simple flanking move and the poor morale of the Babylonians, the city fell with no resistance. This was followed in the next year by the capture of Eridu, the city of the cape. The Senate had now commanded the Generals to use the first plan but it was to late. The Egyptians had won, but only just.
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Cool! More! I want to read more of the story 
Elias Rex
Chieftain
June 17, 1705
I, the Lord Admiral of the Great Blue Sea and Lord of the Romans do report the bittersweet occasion of the meeting of our fleets. I feel obliged to speak my peace in order to prevent such disaster ever again. Having declared war or Babylon, we opened ourselves to naval attack. Yet, it has always been the policy of our people to hate the sea and to despise navies. Thus when we declared war, the Babylonians had two frigates before the city of Uruk bombarding it heavily. Their captain, seeing nothing achieved by this, decided to head home while bombarding roads and small villages along the coast. We were naked to this and the Senate was stunned. So it was ordered of me that I take command of a non-existent navy and to hurry to the southern coast to head the Babylonian fleet off at all cost. The Senate had commissioned the construction of a fine ironclad, named The Isis. Almost at once it was completed and put to sea. I then put my orders to action and put to sea. I left the bay of Heliopolis and upon rounding the Knossos cape was in position to destroy the Babylonian fleet.
When the two frigates approached, it was very clear and near noontime. They stop short of our ambush so I gave the order to go forward. The lesser ship fired the first shot, which did no damage, so we ignored it and attack the flagship. The Babylonian captain, a man by the name of Chakha Khan, brashly refused to surrender as he march along the deck shouting exultations to his sailors. Despite this bravado, our cannons made short work of their ship. Yet, this was not without great damage to The Isis, including the destruction of the rudder and the explosion of two of our six cannons. I realized that we still had to face the lesser ship with little ammunition left and no way to escape. All we could do was fortify ourselves and prepare for the worse. And so the other frigate came on and, with little damage to themselves, we were sunk. The greater part of the crew safely made it to shore. I am glad to see that more ironclads are being built, but it is sad that it took this current situation to bring our attention to naval affairs.
Seti Oserion, the Lord Admiral of the Great Blue Sea and Lord of the Romans
The sinking of the Babylonian frigate, Marduk
Notes on the Republic of Egypt (in the year 1710 AD)
I. Egypt has a republican form of government (the only remaining one, the rest of the nations are split between Monarchy and Democracy) consisting of a Senate (men of title and property who are elected to the 500 man body), a President (who is elected every four years), and nine priest-judges (who sit in judgment of laws passed by the Senate). As of this year, 30% of government income goes directly to the Treasury of Thebes and 70% is invested in the advancement of the sciences. The sum of Treasury is currently 1461 gold with an income of -1 per turn. The great amount of money being poured into research is used to invent replaceable parts within 4 turns.
The City of Ur
II. Earlier in the year, President Amenhotep III and King Hammurabi II of Babylon met in the Greek-occupied city of Ur to sign a peace treaty. The Peace of Ur confirmed all of our conquests and we agreed to speedily remove our remaining soldiers from the border. In the mean, the war between the Greeks and Babylonians continues.
III. Every nation has entered the Industrial Age except for the decrepit English who remain in a medieval state. Egypt has attained a mighty population of 11 millions people (the most populous nation in the world) and has a gross national product of 746 million gold (the largest in the world). Our lands at full extent measures 43,200 square miles and produce food stuffs twice a year with ease. As to cities, the greatest one in the world remains Babylon (because of its multitude of wonders; The Oracle built 690 BC, The Sistine Chapel built by Beltshazzer 610 AD, Newtons University 1385 AD, Copernicuss Observatory 940 AD and the great playwright Shakespeares Theater), thus explaining why it was the objective of our armies in the last war. Our own great Thebes is the second greatest in the world, crowned with the amazing wonder of the Hanging Gardens and well-watered Memphis is fifth. Our nations nearest rival, technologically and militarily, is the Democratic Republic of Germany.
IV. As to the latest innovations in our nation, there are many. The Senate is currently debating whether they should or should not to pass the controversial Universal Suffrage bill. Not only would this break the hold of the landed aristocracy on government, but Egypt would be the first nation in the world to have such a liberal policy. Our scientists and professors at the University of Memphis are also working on a Theory of Evolution to explain the origin of all the species on Earth. The priesthood have been surprisingly supportive of this, saying that God works in mysterious ways. Two new ironclads are under construction in the shipyards of Antium and Heliopolis so that we may finally have a navy to defend our coast. This is the state of the Egyptian nation to date.
The proposed new Theory of Evolution
I, the Lord Admiral of the Great Blue Sea and Lord of the Romans do report the bittersweet occasion of the meeting of our fleets. I feel obliged to speak my peace in order to prevent such disaster ever again. Having declared war or Babylon, we opened ourselves to naval attack. Yet, it has always been the policy of our people to hate the sea and to despise navies. Thus when we declared war, the Babylonians had two frigates before the city of Uruk bombarding it heavily. Their captain, seeing nothing achieved by this, decided to head home while bombarding roads and small villages along the coast. We were naked to this and the Senate was stunned. So it was ordered of me that I take command of a non-existent navy and to hurry to the southern coast to head the Babylonian fleet off at all cost. The Senate had commissioned the construction of a fine ironclad, named The Isis. Almost at once it was completed and put to sea. I then put my orders to action and put to sea. I left the bay of Heliopolis and upon rounding the Knossos cape was in position to destroy the Babylonian fleet.
When the two frigates approached, it was very clear and near noontime. They stop short of our ambush so I gave the order to go forward. The lesser ship fired the first shot, which did no damage, so we ignored it and attack the flagship. The Babylonian captain, a man by the name of Chakha Khan, brashly refused to surrender as he march along the deck shouting exultations to his sailors. Despite this bravado, our cannons made short work of their ship. Yet, this was not without great damage to The Isis, including the destruction of the rudder and the explosion of two of our six cannons. I realized that we still had to face the lesser ship with little ammunition left and no way to escape. All we could do was fortify ourselves and prepare for the worse. And so the other frigate came on and, with little damage to themselves, we were sunk. The greater part of the crew safely made it to shore. I am glad to see that more ironclads are being built, but it is sad that it took this current situation to bring our attention to naval affairs.
Seti Oserion, the Lord Admiral of the Great Blue Sea and Lord of the Romans
The sinking of the Babylonian frigate, Marduk
Notes on the Republic of Egypt (in the year 1710 AD)
I. Egypt has a republican form of government (the only remaining one, the rest of the nations are split between Monarchy and Democracy) consisting of a Senate (men of title and property who are elected to the 500 man body), a President (who is elected every four years), and nine priest-judges (who sit in judgment of laws passed by the Senate). As of this year, 30% of government income goes directly to the Treasury of Thebes and 70% is invested in the advancement of the sciences. The sum of Treasury is currently 1461 gold with an income of -1 per turn. The great amount of money being poured into research is used to invent replaceable parts within 4 turns.
The City of Ur
II. Earlier in the year, President Amenhotep III and King Hammurabi II of Babylon met in the Greek-occupied city of Ur to sign a peace treaty. The Peace of Ur confirmed all of our conquests and we agreed to speedily remove our remaining soldiers from the border. In the mean, the war between the Greeks and Babylonians continues.
III. Every nation has entered the Industrial Age except for the decrepit English who remain in a medieval state. Egypt has attained a mighty population of 11 millions people (the most populous nation in the world) and has a gross national product of 746 million gold (the largest in the world). Our lands at full extent measures 43,200 square miles and produce food stuffs twice a year with ease. As to cities, the greatest one in the world remains Babylon (because of its multitude of wonders; The Oracle built 690 BC, The Sistine Chapel built by Beltshazzer 610 AD, Newtons University 1385 AD, Copernicuss Observatory 940 AD and the great playwright Shakespeares Theater), thus explaining why it was the objective of our armies in the last war. Our own great Thebes is the second greatest in the world, crowned with the amazing wonder of the Hanging Gardens and well-watered Memphis is fifth. Our nations nearest rival, technologically and militarily, is the Democratic Republic of Germany.
IV. As to the latest innovations in our nation, there are many. The Senate is currently debating whether they should or should not to pass the controversial Universal Suffrage bill. Not only would this break the hold of the landed aristocracy on government, but Egypt would be the first nation in the world to have such a liberal policy. Our scientists and professors at the University of Memphis are also working on a Theory of Evolution to explain the origin of all the species on Earth. The priesthood have been surprisingly supportive of this, saying that God works in mysterious ways. Two new ironclads are under construction in the shipyards of Antium and Heliopolis so that we may finally have a navy to defend our coast. This is the state of the Egyptian nation to date.
The proposed new Theory of Evolution
Elias Rex
Chieftain
April 9, 1715
Today, my dear friend, the ambassador of our vanquished foe, Caesar Augustus formerly of Rome, came asking for writ of passage throughout all our territories and an alliance against the Greeks. I had to gently let him down after a bottle of fine Theban wine. I said, We, the great Egypt will not lower ourselves to help you vagabonds! You betrayed and attacked us. Now you are just a poor one island nation. Stop your begging and get out of my site! He asked, How can you be so haughty? Because we are THE GREATEST!!!, I roared. At that the ambassador fell backward in his chair and, quickly getting up, left for his embassy. I love being Minister of State.
Sharif Al Horoun, Minister of State
from The THEBAN SUN May 4, 1725
SLAVE TRADE
Yesterday, our government reporter found out that the Senate approved and bought with taxpayer money two units of workers, who will be working for free and ergo are slaves, from the collapsing Zulu state. Presidents Shaka Zulu and our Ramesses II agreed that the 100 gold price was a good one. Ramesses II said that the deal was need because there was a great amount of pollution, especially around Pi-Ramesses, associated with the countrys industrialization.
POLLUTION
One man has borne much of the blame for the pollution around Pi-Ramesses. That man is Mr. Horus Aten, the builder and owner of the Aten Ironworks along with other factories throughout the country, who say pollution is a necessary evil if one wants progress....
One of the Aten factories
Today, my dear friend, the ambassador of our vanquished foe, Caesar Augustus formerly of Rome, came asking for writ of passage throughout all our territories and an alliance against the Greeks. I had to gently let him down after a bottle of fine Theban wine. I said, We, the great Egypt will not lower ourselves to help you vagabonds! You betrayed and attacked us. Now you are just a poor one island nation. Stop your begging and get out of my site! He asked, How can you be so haughty? Because we are THE GREATEST!!!, I roared. At that the ambassador fell backward in his chair and, quickly getting up, left for his embassy. I love being Minister of State.
Sharif Al Horoun, Minister of State
from The THEBAN SUN May 4, 1725
SLAVE TRADE
Yesterday, our government reporter found out that the Senate approved and bought with taxpayer money two units of workers, who will be working for free and ergo are slaves, from the collapsing Zulu state. Presidents Shaka Zulu and our Ramesses II agreed that the 100 gold price was a good one. Ramesses II said that the deal was need because there was a great amount of pollution, especially around Pi-Ramesses, associated with the countrys industrialization.
POLLUTION
One man has borne much of the blame for the pollution around Pi-Ramesses. That man is Mr. Horus Aten, the builder and owner of the Aten Ironworks along with other factories throughout the country, who say pollution is a necessary evil if one wants progress....
One of the Aten factories
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I liked that latest bit about the factories / social issues, and appreciate the added graphics. Although the story is good enough to stand on its own, the graphics do crank it up a notch. Nice job!
Yeah it really is awesome, I like how you've tried to vary your presentations (article/speech/notes/pictures/etc). It definitely keeps things interesting, and I really like the 'theory of evolution' bit. Rather well written too overall.
High five.
Rather well written too overall. High five.
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