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satalexton
01-21-2010, 05:08
272BC - Summer

The Polis-krate of Athena and Sparte openly defy the might of Makedonia.
Areios defeated Pyrrhos, the ever rampaging Molossian; the phil-barbaros that
allowed the plundering of our royal tombs.
The treacherous Epirotes stand upon our doorstep. Areios allies with the
Athenaios- a people and their deluded mental-illness of democracy. Bah!
Madmen, just because they do half a day's work and these fool believes they
have the right to vote and get paid!
But their alliance with the Sparte does not make things go well......


272BC- Autumn

Athenai has been besieged for months, they are unable to harvest their crops.
The citizens dine upon their children as a cheap alternative to turkey.; they slay
their horses and cattle to provide sustenance to their men. Disease and
deprivation stalk them like two giant stalking things. And our men gleefully reap
the harvest from their farms.

Yet, they refuse to capitulate.

As our siege engines were being built, their light cavalry- mounted upon their
wives and slaves instead of horses (they ate them) attempt to harry our
engineers by throwing rocks and torches. Without proper mounts though, they
fall easily to our peltasts.

However, when a Keltoi mercenary called 'Mog' had his head accidentally brutally
dented by a stray rock while bending over for a Makedonian named Bolon, the
soldiers decided that they have had enough of the insolent Athenaios. So I
ordered the attack to begin tomorrow morning.


272BC - Winter

Nikesas Athenai! Today I stand proud on the top of the Akropolis. Half of the
population has been sent off to the various corners of Basileon ton Makedonikon
in search of a better life, Greek slaves have been emancipated, barbaroi slaves
are sold off for a lump sum of good gold talents.

It turns out that Demokratia is not an ideal, but a disease in the mind. May
Asklepios bless and heal them from their plight! Our chirugions and herbalists
have reported that they suffer from an illness called "Sluggishly progressing
schizophrenia"- I have no clue what that is of course. Luckily, a cure has been
found for them. It is said that compulsory serving of asparagus during breakfast
followed by working in the mines until sundown shall temporarily clear their minds
from their illusions of a struggle for truth and justice, formed by their
personalities with a paranoid structure. The implementations on curing these
poor souls shall be my main agenda as I stay for the winter.

-Antigonos, Basileus ton Makedonikon.

Cute Wolf
01-21-2010, 05:38
Interezting..... Cute Wolf Approves.... :thumbsup:
and moar screeniez plz...... :yes: or Rawwwrrrrrrr........ I bite ya!!! :skull:
http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/thumb/6/6b/Badwolfjob.jpg/180px-Badwolfjob.jpg

satalexton
01-21-2010, 08:57
271BC - Spring

Although repeatly attacked by the Eperiotes, my son and heir had retaken and
defended Pella admirablly, turning their elephants against their own masters.
With repeated messengers sent to assure me, the war against Sparte and
Rhodes shall continue.


Summer

With Makedonia and Thessalia still being ravaged by Pyrrhos, reinforcements
are impossible. Let it be so, the Hellenic League shall be revived, and troops
shall be levied from Megalopolis, TegeaKorinthos and others, perhaps even
Athenai. The allegience of the Polis-Krate are still dubidious at best, and
idleness encourages errant thought. Errant thought may lead the foolish to
contemplate rebellion.

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The Oath of the Hellenic League:

"Oath. I swear by Zeus, Gaia, Helios, Poseidon and all the gods and goddesses. I
will abide by the common peace and I will neither break the agreement with
Makedonia, nor take up arms on land or sea, harming any of those abiding by
the oaths.Nor shall I take any city, or fortress, nor harbour by craft or
contrivance, with intent of war against the participants of the war. Nor shall I
depose the kingship of Antigonos or his descendants, nor the constitutions
existing in each state, when they swore the oaths of the peace.Nor shall I do
anything contrary to these agreements, nor shall I allow anyone else as far as
possible. But If anyone does commit any breach of the treaty, I shall go in
support as called by those who need and I shall fight the transgressors of the
common peace, as decided (by the council) and called on by the hegemon and I
shall not abandon Makedonia and any of those abiding by the oaths in both times
of war and peace. Let any of the above clauses be broken and may the Gods and
mortals alike bring their rightous wrath upon the violator. All Hail Makedonia; All
Hail Hellas; All Hail Makedonia."

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16,000 men have been levied, not including the Makedones- they're to garrison
Korinthos. We shall march off to Lakonike the next day.

Skullheadhq
01-21-2010, 13:45
Screens, I demand it!

satalexton
01-22-2010, 03:17
not for now, I type these durinf the lull times at work. I'm basically writing down the beginings of my current Makedonia campaign.