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The Pontic War continued, with Sp. Octauius and Mn. Caesar fighting the Eastern King across Asia and into the Caucasus Mountains. Octauius hoped that the glory he accrued on campaign would cause the Senate to forget any charges of illegal warfare they might level against him for commanding an Army of the Res Publica sine imperio. Such was not the case however, as defying the Senate combined with his populist politics and made most of the Senate bitterly resent him. Finally the war reached its climax, when Caesar was attacked as he besieged Armauir. At this point his army was a skeleton of its former self. Were they raw recruits they would certainly have fallen. Thankfully, every man of them had been toughened by the long war and after a struggle they repulsed the attack and took the city. Now Pontus was effectively cut in half, with the western portion in Cilicia and the Eastern portion in the Northern Caucasus. Within a few weeks, Octauius had driven the Pontici from Colchis as well, and in the weakened state of the Pontic Kingdom, the two generals were able to resupply and retrain their men. At this point, the two agreed that the Pontici were weakened enough to no longer require eight legions. They advised the Senate as such, and the Senate, assuming that Octauius would soon be returning to them, agreed. However Octauius had no desire to return and suffer a potential prosecution. He entreated Caesar to go back in his stead and let him take over the war. Caesar, for his part, desired a Consulship. He also knew that his brother, Decimus, was running for the Aedileship and could use the support of a war hero in his campaign. Thus the chance to return was a perfect opportunity for him, and the two agreed that Octauius would remain on campaign against Pontus with his four legions, while Caesar would return to Rome. This was only a temporary solution, however, as the war could only continue for so long, and if, when it ended, Octauius had not reconciled the Senate to his command, he would have to either return to a prosecution in Rome or remain overseas in a self-imposed exile. That was assuming he actually agreed to give up his legions, however...
It was around this time that the Proconsul, Tb. Aemilius Paullus died. The war in Egypt had been surprisingly brief. After taking Alexandreia and Memphis from the Seleucids, Paullus sensibly realized that it was unwise to put himself geographically in between the warring Hellenistic Kingdoms. Thus he gave the two cities back to the Ptolemies, although he kept Kyrene and Paraitonion for the Senate and the Roman People. For his (admittedly-aborted) increase of the Res Publica, he was awarded a Triumph, and after celebrating in Rome, he returned to Libya to guard the Republic's holdings for the rest of his life. His death was mourned, although many of the Senators privately saw the vacuum created by his death as an opportunity for themselves. Not the least of these was D. Iulius Caesar, the brother of the famed Pontic War general. Seeing a slow early career - he only achieved the office of Quaestor in his mid 30's - Caesar's inspired rhetorical skills, efficient administrative talent and modest military experience from putting down slave revolts made him one of the most influential men, both in the Senate and with the Plebs. Within six years, he had been elected Praetor, although charges of massive electoral bribery were leveled against him several times along the way. In the early months of his Praetorship, news reached Rome: Sp. Octauius had killed King Apsarius of Pontus. The back of the Pontic Kingdom was broken, though there were still several cities that needed to be taken, and the general could expect to be occupied for another couple of years, at best. Time was running out.
D. Caesar observed Octauius' fading political prospects from a distance, but he had his sights set on different issues. The previous Pontifex Maximus, Quintus Caecilius Metellus, had died and the vacant position was an excellent way to advance Caesar's influence. An immediate election was held, into which the ex-Praetor poured countless resources. As he left for The Field of Mars on election day, Caesar quipped to his wife that he would return victorious, or not at all. "You'd divorce me over that?" She asked, blinking. :clown:
On the down side though, the expenses and time devoted to achieving the prestigious priesthood prevented Caesar from mounting a serious campaign for the Consulship, and he abandoned the campaign for the 610th consulship in the city's history. His rivals offered thanks to the gods. But Caesar was not to be put off forever, and two years later he celebrated a victory in the Consular elections, along with the moderate C. Cornelius Scipio. The year of Scipio and Caesar would not be without its troubles. Byzantium saw some minor riots, but this was just the beginning:
In summer of that year the last of the Pontic cities, Tarsus, fell to Sp. Octauius. The Roman world held its breath for several weeks, wondering what the illegal warrior would do, now that he had no enemies left to conquer. Finally, Octauius backed down. Leaving his legions with the local pro-praetor to guard the province, he traveled to Lesbos in self-imposed exile. Caesar and Scipio breathed sighs of relief. There were other successes this year as well: the two consuls worked well together, with the populist Caesar bringing fresh ideas to the office while Scipio advocated for caution. During the year, new corn laws were passed and construction of the Amphitheatrum Cornelium, Rome's first permanent Amphitheater, began in earnest. Late in the year, the provinces awarded to the Consuls were announced. Scipio was given Libya, while Caesar...
Yes, as I'm sure you can tell, I'm trying to have this follow the storyline of the Late Republic (right down to giving Gaul to a Caesar) pretty closely, although I'm giving myself some leeway for changes and some different political situations. I'm too much of a fan of Caesar to leave him out of this, so while I bring him in, I'm going to try to have the civil war work differently. This whole thing has been really fun, role-playing the various generals and writing down what happens for you guys. Hope you like it. -M
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Nice storytelling Mulceber! :2thumbsup:
You should make an AAR or something.
An update on the ΑΡΧΗ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΚΗ as of 144 BC and the situation on the Eastern front:
When the Persians invaded the Arche's eastern holdings ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΔHΣ swiftly defeated the bulk of the invasion force as well as conquered the Persian homelands and western holdings. He also incorporated the Seleucid holdings into the Arche, even though their leaders were reluctant to submit. When he and his army entered Persepolis he gave order that no plundering was to made in the old Persian capital and that the Tomb of Kyros was not to be defiled. Many officers in the army thought this behaviour to be utmost nonsense, but this sign of respect completely won over the Persian people and ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΔHΣ was hailed as their new Shahanshah, and Baghâbigh and his followers being branded outcasts by their judges. The Persian people never were too found of their Parthian masters as they had treated them as little more than slaves and were forced to fight in the army as infantry cannon fodder, this too worked for the Makedonians benefit who were being hailed as saviours by the populace.
The following day a messanger from ΠΕΛΛΑ arrived in Persepolis. He informed ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΔHΣ that his father had quietly past away in his sleep and that he was now the ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ.
ΝΕΙΚΩΝ ΝΙΚΑΤΩΡ had been the one who finally brought an end to Kart-Hadast, conquered Iberia and secured the western border. He had also started a major number of building projects around the Arche, with excellent road systems and aqueducts surpassing even the Rhômaio in it's perfection. Hellenic culture flourished under his rule and Athenai became a centre of learning and philosophy again and many great plays were set up. He was truly a great leader one who were to be missed by all in the ΑΡΧΗ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΚΗ.
Even though the Persian homelands were now in the hands of the Makedones, the war continued, for the Parthians would not give up so lightly and so this war of conquest had to continue.
This is the plan: ΣΟΣΙΒΙΟΣ ΦΥΛΛΙΟΣ will guard Iran while ΑΥΛΟΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΥΣ make sure to keep the Parni horsemen away from the northern holdings. (extremely complex plan I know :laugh4:)
While they do that ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΔHΣ will conquer the southern territories which currently only have lightly armed and few troops as garrison.
Some pictures over the most important victories in the war so far:
And yeah comments are appreciated. :bow:
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I'd like to do an AAR, but I fear I wouldn't write in it enough to justify creating one - that's why I like this thread so much. We can all write at our own pace with no pressure and share our conquests with each other. :2thumbsup: If I haven't said it before, thanks for creating this thread, Arthur!
Nice expansion against the Parthians - I especially like the choice to render the names in Ancient Greek (although I just thought I should point out though that Olympiades ) - it adds a great deal of character to the work. And encourages people to learn Ancient Greek! :idea2: Although I'm somewhat curious as to some of the spelling - I would think that Olympiades would end in ης, rather than εσ, and the ph in phyllios seems to have been rendered as π- instead of just φ. Is this an alternative Macedonian dialect or something?:dizzy2: -M
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I'd like to do an AAR, but I fear I wouldn't write in it enough to justify creating one - that's why I like this thread so much. We can all write at our own pace with no pressure and share our conquests with each other. :2thumbsup: If I haven't said it before, thanks for creating this thread, Arthur!
You're welcome! :2thumbsup: I did think of making an AAR of this campaign but it's so similar to MAA AAR so it would just end up as a copy of his masterpiece. And yeah making updates to an AAR all the time can feel quite stressful. It's interesting to note how this thread has evolved from a simple "post a picture of how large your empire is" thread to a "Role-playing semi-AAR kind of thread" which of course is a very positive thing.
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Nice expansion against the Parthians - I especially like the choice to render the names in Ancient Greek (although I just thought I should point out though that Olympiades ) - it adds a great deal of character to the work. And encourages people to learn Ancient Greek! :idea2: Although I'm somewhat curious as to some of the spelling - I would think that Olympiades would end in ης, rather than εσ, and the ph in phyllios seems to have been rendered as π- instead of just φ. Is this an alternative Macedonian dialect or something?:dizzy2: -M
I used this site to get the ancient greek font. Either it's just some glitch at the site or maybe that variant of ancient greek I used was Attic or Ionic. (my knowledge on ancient greek is fairly limited :shame:)
Thanks for the correction though. :bow:
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Ah ok, I think the site just got confused because of the differences between the ancient greek and the latin alphabet (eg. ancient Greek has multiple letters that become "e" in the latin script, also, the letter s is made differently if it's in the body of the word or at the end).
Yeah, I think this thread is a great tool - it's almost like it's for amature AAR writers - people who don't want the pressure of having to write regularly, but who like reporting the history of their empires every once in a while. -M
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Ah ok, I think the site just got confused because of the differences between the ancient greek and the latin alphabet (eg. ancient Greek has multiple letters that become "e" in the latin script, also, the letter s is made differently if it's in the body of the word or at the end).
Good to know, thanks again.
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Yeah, I think this thread is a great tool - it's almost like it's for amature AAR writers - people who don't want the pressure of having to write regularly, but who like reporting the history of their empires every once in a while. -M
I think I'll add a note about this in the OP.
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Hello comrade Arthur! Being a Greek I might be of help with the translations to the ancient greek alphabet. However, keep in mind that I'm not an expert on such things.
Well, Olympiades Argeades would be written: ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΔΗΣ ΑΡΓΕΑΔΗΣ (Mulceber was right). I use capital letters since small letters were introduced quite later in the greek and latin alphabets. Neikon Nikator would become ΝΕΙΚΩΝ ΝΙΚΑΤΩΡ (with Ω instead of O). Thessalonikeus would be ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΥΣ (with Θ instead of T).
I also think that Arche Makedonia (modelled after the Arche Seleukeia) should be altered. Because Seleukeia can be a noun (the name of the city) but initially it was an adjective: it means "of Seleukos" or rather "Seleukeian". Therefore, since Makedonia is strictly a noun, I'd suggest Arche Makedonia to be named Arche Makedonias (of Makedonia- genitive form) or Arche Makedonike (Makedonian - adjective). In the greek alphabet it would then become ΑΡΧΗ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑΣ or ΑΡΧΗ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΚΗ. I believe hellenistic kingdoms were not named after the ethnicities of the inhabitants, so we should stay clear of the name Arche Makedonon (meaning Dominion of the Makedonians).
Please note that I'm not trying to be a smartass (after all you are the one creating this quasi-AAR, I'm just a viewer), it's just that I'd like to contribute somehow.
Finally the above are all forms in the Attic dialect of ancient Greek. I'm not sure about the Macedonian dialect though I suspect it wouldn't be different and in any case in EB's timeframe Attic had become the norm.
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Nice empires you have there guys. It's not a pleasant thing for me to see Carthage destroyed :disappointed: , but nice empires anyway.
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I bow to your greater wisdom, Noble Wrath - I'm still in the process of learning Greek and while I'm doing pretty well, I'm far from an expert. -M
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Hello comrade Arthur! Being a Greek I might be of help with the translations to the ancient greek alphabet. However, keep in mind that I'm not an expert on such things.
Well, Olympiades Argeades would be written: ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΔΗΣ ΑΡΓΕΑΔΗΣ (Mulceber was right). I use capital letters since small letters were introduced quite later in the greek and latin alphabets. Neikon Nikator would become ΝΕΙΚΩΝ ΝΙΚΑΤΩΡ (with Ω instead of O). Thessalonikeus would be ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΥΣ (with Θ instead of T).
I also think that Arche Makedonia (modelled after the Arche Seleukeia) should be altered. Because Seleukeia can be a noun (the name of the city) but initially it was an adjective: it means "of Seleukos" or rather "Seleukeian". Therefore, since Makedonia is strictly a noun, I'd suggest Arche Makedonia to be named Arche Makedonias (of Makedonia- genitive form) or Arche Makedonike (Makedonian - adjective). In the greek alphabet it would then become ΑΡΧΗ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑΣ or ΑΡΧΗ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΚΗ. I believe hellenistic kingdoms were not named after the ethnicities of the inhabitants, so we should stay clear of the name Arche Makedonon (meaning Dominion of the Makedonians).
Thank you for confirming what Mulceber said. And I did think of using capital letters for the names because of the reason you brought up (small letter not being in the alphabet of greek at the time) it was more of aesthetic reasons I kept the smaller letters (no capslock fury if you know what I mean) I might change those things later to make it more correct.
BTW I have a question: Are there any differences between the modern greek alphabet (except for the small letters of course) and the one used in EB's time frame?
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Please note that I'm not trying to be a smartass (after all you are the one creating this quasi-AAR, I'm just a viewer), it's just that I'd like to contribute somehow.
Don't worry, I appreciate your input. :)
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Finally the above are all forms in the Attic dialect of ancient Greek. I'm not sure about the Macedonian dialect though I suspect it wouldn't be different and in any case in EB's timeframe Attic had become the norm.
Didn't they use Koine greek in EB's time frame though? Not that it might be such a big difference between the two. If I remember correctly Koine greek is a simplified version of Attic greek as Koine translate to "Common" (as in common greek) in English, now I'm not sure about any of this or maybe Koine was only used as spoken language.
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Nice empires you have there guys. It's not a pleasant thing for me to see Carthage destroyed :disappointed: , but nice empires anyway.
Hopefully this shall cheer you up me friend.
Here is my Kart-Hadastim empire in 192 BC.
As you can see I have just conquered the Barbaroi and put an end to their empire.
Here is the Vanquisher of Roma aptly named Hannibal ( he is probably one of the best generals I've ever had)
Another posted by that wacky HaanBaal:
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And if you have one of Kart-Hadast be sure to post it. :wink:
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Are there any differences between the modern greek alphabet (except for the small letters of course) and the one used in EB's time frame?
Though my knowledge on the pre-classical period is quite scetchy, I think various regional variants of the greek alphabet existed early on. For example the latin alphabet is supposed to have derived form a western form of the greek alphabet and I believe the ionian cities had their own versions. The greek script was even used in certain cases to write down non-greek languages like the eteocretan inscriptions in Crete or the inscription of Lemnos (whose language btw is dubiously akin to the language of the Etruscans...).
However, during the classical and certainly during the hellenistic (EB) era a common form of the alphabet was established, which has remained afaik unchanged since. Some early letters like the digamma (F), which represented a W-like sound, had already become obsolete by then, because their sounds had ceased to be pronounced. An innovation of the hellenistic era was the introduction of markings like accents and breathings, in order to help the non-native speakers to pronounce the language correctly. Those markings were abandoned in Greece only two decades ago.
About the relationship between the Attic and the Common dialects you are absolutely correct.
@Mulceber: It's my own language so I don't really feel that wise. On the other hand, your learning of a completely alien language, which is not going to be of any use to you unless you are a philologist, is at least commendable.
Oh, and guys you got some awesome empires there! Good luck with micromanaging those monsters...
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Though my knowledge on the pre-classical period is quite scetchy, I think various regional variants of the greek alphabet existed early on. For example the latin alphabet is supposed to have derived form a western form of the greek alphabet and I believe the ionian cities had their own versions. The greek script was even used in certain cases to write down non-greek languages like the eteocretan inscriptions in Crete or the inscription of Lemnos (whose language btw is dubiously akin to the language of the Etruscans...).
However, during the classical and certainly during the hellenistic (EB) era a common form of the alphabet was established, which has remained afaik unchanged since. Some early letters like the digamma (F), which represented a W-like sound, had already become obsolete by then, because their sounds had ceased to be pronounced. An innovation of the hellenistic era was the introduction of markings like accents and breathings, in order to help the non-native speakers to pronounce the language correctly. Those markings were abandoned in Greece only two decades ago.
About the relationship between the Attic and the Common dialects you are absolutely correct.
Oh, and guys you got some awesome empires there! Good luck with micromanaging those monsters...
Interesting :book:, and I do remember of that greek - etruscan - roman alphabet connection (well yeah the Phoenicians were first with that)
Ancient greek and Ancient Greece is something I really find interesting and it's always nice to learn more on this.
Yet again thank you for your aid in this matter my friend. :bow:
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@Mulceber: It's my own language so I don't really feel that wise. On the other hand, your learning of a completely alien language, which is not going to be of any use to you unless you are a philologist, is at least commendable.
Good thing I'm looking to go into Classics then.:book:
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Nice empires you have there guys. It's not a pleasant thing for me to see Carthage destroyed , but nice empires anyway.
I have my own Pick-me-up to give Jebivjetar as well:
Just a small update (sorry, no pictures :embarassed: ):
The year of Scipio and Caesar may have proved rocky, but the year that followed was to be even more so. On his way to his new province, Caesar's party was attacked by a roving Gallic war party. The new proconsul escaped unharmed, but this was all the justification he needed: taking command of the four legions guarding the province, he marched west and laid siege to Burdigala. To Caesar's mind, these rich lands would prove a great arena for him to garner more glory. The rewards - both pecuniary and political - would be rich for the man who could tame Gaul. Although he was consumed with war, Caesar nevertheless kept abreast of (and perhaps even influenced) events in Rome: in the spring of that year, Decimus' older brother, Manius, won his second consulship and their nephew, the young Marcus Iulius Caesar won the Aedileship. Opinions on this were rather mixed. On the one hand, Manius was far more of a strict conservative than Decimus (indeed, it was only their close blood relation which maintained their political ties), and so his election was not as incendiary as it might have been, had he any populist leanings. Nevertheless, such success for the gens Iulia brought mutterings of Tyranny from some of their harsher opponents, particularly in the summer of that year, when Manius - knowing that his brother had no short war in mind - succeeded in having Decimus' term of office in Gaul extended for an additional nine years.
In spring another war broke out, however: In the few years since Aemilius Paullus had returned Alexandreia and Memphis to them, the Ptolemies had greatly expanded their power, pushing the Seleukids out of the Levant and even taking Antiocheia itself. Flushed with success, and covetous of Roman holdings in Cilicia and Libya, they now foolishly attacked these provinces without even having finished off the faltering Seleukid dynasty first. Moving quickly, they sacked and enslaved Tarsos and the local Propraetor, L. Aemilius Paullus was killed. Response was quick and harsh: the propraetor of Libya (the new Proconsul Scipio had not yet arrived) struck Alexandreia and enslaved a large portion of the population, while the legions given up by Sp. Octauius in Asia quickly retook Tarsos, although they thankfully spared the populace. Asia was short of good men, however, and so, late in the fall, the Consul Mn. Caesar dispatched his nephew Marcus to provide what aide he could to the promagistrates in Asia. Shortly after Marcus' departure, however, Manius slipped while at the Baths and hit his skull on the hard tiles. At first he appeared to endure the injury well, but over the course of the next few days his mental acumen rapidly deteriorated and by the end of the week he was dead. This proved to be a terrible tragedy on multiple levels, as the Republic suddenly found itself a consul short when it was fighting two wars, and all at once Decimus's chief political ally was gone. -M
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An interesting read Mulceber! :wink:
How did poor Manius die (as in ingame) did he die "A Tragic Death" or did you just send him towards some rebelstack? :clown:
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Believe it or not, he actually just died on his own - I hadn't planned for him to get killed off, but the game randomly selected to kill him, and so I just decided to run with it and see how things play out. However, I have considered the possibility of using rebel stacks (or pirate fleets) when the civil war begins and I have to start offing family members. -M
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Believe it or not, he actually just died on his own - I hadn't planned for him to get killed off, but the game randomly selected to kill him, and so I just decided to run with it and see how things play out. However, I have considered the possibility of using rebel stacks (or pirate fleets) when the civil war begins and I have to start offing family members. -M
That's odd cause he was quite young no?
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Not so much - he was in the middle of his second consulship after all. IIRC, I think he was around 60, which is still a little on the young side, but isn't too unusual. -M
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Not so much - he was in the middle of his second consulship after all. IIRC, I think he was around 60, which is still a little on the young side, but isn't too unusual. -M
LOL! 60 isn't really my definition of "young". If he had been like 18 and died with no reason it would have been quite scary.
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Heh, true that - I think it'd actually be pretty cool if the EB team could have the game kill off the occasional family member really early - it would kind of make the whole thing seem more real - although it would really suck to have your potential reformator die at 30. Probably doesn't matter though - it's likely hard-coded anyway. -M
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Heh, true that - I think it'd actually be pretty cool if the EB team could have the game kill off the occasional family member really early - it would kind of make the whole thing seem more real - although it would really suck to have your potential reformator die at 30. Probably doesn't matter though - it's likely hard-coded anyway. -M
Hmm yeah that be interesting, but it's probably hard-coded. :wall:
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I had a cool Carthage game going. I was sieging Capua and Arpi with a Libyan army with Elephants, and a Samnite army with some Gauls too. I didn't take any pictures, and I like to accidentally save over my cool saved games. I'll post pictures of my cool Roman game later though.
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Heh, true that - I think it'd actually be pretty cool if the EB team could have the game kill off the occasional family member really early - it would kind of make the whole thing seem more real - although it would really suck to have your potential reformator die at 30. Probably doesn't matter though - it's likely hard-coded anyway. -M
Haaa. totaly NOT cool! as sweboz, I've already trouble tp keep my FM live until 40 coz of my house rule of ''FM always in the first front line...'' if they had to die from flu catch from a moskito bite at 24... that's be the end of the shit
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A (very) short update.
ΑΡΧΗ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΚΗ 143 BC
The Parthians invaded from the North and since ΑΥΛΟΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΥΣ was in charge of the northern army he had to take care of the problem.
The Parni used Kataphraktoi and Hippotoxotai en masse and inflicted heavy losses on the Hellenic side.
To make matters worse the Makedonike commander died in the heat of the battle, which caused the Babylonian heavy infantry to rout.
The rest of the army held their ground and rather than lose heart over their commander's had died, they were inspired to perform glorius feats on the battlefield.
The battle ended in Makedonian triumph:
Back in ἙΛΛΑΣ a new plague had gained a foothold, killing thousands.
While all this happened ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΔHΣ conquered Karmania and Gedrosia in a matter of months.
Everything was going according to plan except for the loss of the Strategos of the Northern forces, which left the north vulnerable for Parni incursions and the remaining Makedonian forces in the area had to barricade themselves into the cites of Zadrakata and Hekatompylos and await ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΔHΣ return from the South.
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This thread is the AAR - while it started as a place for us all to brag about how much we'd conquered, it's essentially become a thread for people who like writing about their faction but don't want to invest the time in a full-blown AAR. -M
Ps. Nice work, Arthur. Your Arche is starting to look like an amalgamation of the Arche Alexandrou and the Imperium Romanum.
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My Roman game:
First one was from a while ago. I took the two Illyrian settlements during the first and only Punic War, and my long time ally Eperios decided they wanted to attack, so I just took all of Greece.
Second one is a funny family member I have. He's pretty much useless, but one of his sons is really good.
As you can see, the Lusotanans control southern Gaul, but I got Massilia from the Arverni, so I'm holding them back from expanding further.
Third one is my naval invasion of Iberia. I took Mastia, then sent half my army over to Gader and took it, but on the way back, my half stack was attacked by a Lusotanan full stack. I barely won that battle, and I lost many troops, so I'm sending reinforcements, as seen in my last picture.
I like being allies with Carthage. They keep the pirates away from my Iberian reinforcements.
The Makedonians are my allies and they keep back the AS pretty well.
Both Gauls are at war with me, but I'm allied with the Sweboz. After I'm done with Iberia, I'll sweep through Europe and beat the crap out of everything, I think.
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Originally Posted by
SwissBarbar
Do you have an AAR?
I don't have a AAR in the sense that it's posted outside of this thread, my post in here are basically my "AAR" though I wouldn't call it that since it's not updated as frequent, the updates are quite short and isn't written in a professional way. This thread can be used as an "AAR playground" where one can write Roleplay and AARish about ones empires and not worry about having to update every three minutes. If you want to do so here too then I welcome it. :2thumbsup:
Hope you enjoyed reading about my empire.
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Originally Posted by
Mulceber
This thread is the AAR - while it started as a place for us all to brag about how much we'd conquered, it's essentially become a thread for people who like writing about their faction but don't want to invest the time in a full-blown AAR. -M
Haha, come to think about it, it's just you and I who use this thread in that way.
And if someone doen't want to rolplay/write AARish then that is of course also OK.
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Ps. Nice work, Arthur. Your Arche is starting to look like an amalgamation of the Arche Alexandrou and the Imperium Romanum.
Thanks, your empire is shaping up nicely too! And I don't know if I'm just going to conquer the east and then be done with it or to continue after that, if I do continue it will probably have to do with "Internal Problems".
Oh and on a side note, this Olympiades guy is probably the only faction leader I've had who had both S/C/V
as well as Unselfish/Optimistic/Loyal so late into the game,
I LOVE HIM (in a nonsexual way of course)
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Re: Post your EB empires!
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Thanks, your empire is shaping up nicely too! And I don't know if I'm just going to conquer the east and then be done with it or to continue after that, if I do continue it will probably have to do with "Internal Problems".
Oh and on a side note, this Olympiades guy is probably the only faction leader I've had who had both S/C/V
as well as Unselfish/Optimistic/Loyal so late into the game,
I LOVE HIM (in a nonsexual way of course)
Heh, isn't it awesome when you have such great characters to roleplay? Lucullus and Africanus were two of the funnest characters I ever had. Caesar and his relations are making it pretty interesting too. Speaking of which...
The Siege of Burdigala went well. The Gauls made only a token relief effort, and before long the city had fallen. Caesar pillaged the city and, after subduing the populace, appointed a new King to rule over the region. He then marched east to capture the town of Gergovia. On the way, his scouts discovered and reported a Gallic fort on the border of Roman territory. The Proconsul wished to avoid having his men distracted from the construction of siege equipment, and so he dispatched a messenger instructing his legate in Tolosa, Cn. Claudius Cicero, to briefly besiege the fort in a feint to keep the soldiers away from Caesar's siege works.
Violence raged in the east as well. Having taken up Sp. Octauius' old legion, the Proconsul of Asia, Tb. Papirius Cursor, made his way eastward. He planned to besiege Antiocheia, but before he could cross the Orontes River, scouts reported an approaching army. Cursor and M. Caesar, his lieutenant, eventually selected some lightly forested hills as a location to make their stand. It wasn't perfect, as they were on an incline, but it offered them some forest cover in which their men could hide. Unable to see the positioning of the Roman troops, the attacking Ptolemaic army failed to properly cover its flank, and thus it was an easy matter for the right wing of the army to circumvent the Phalangitai and attack them from the rear. Meanwhile on the left wing, the Romans were suffering a terrible onslaught from the hetairoi of one of the two generals commanding this army. By the grace of fortune however, Marcus Caesar and his wing of cavalry were concealed in the woods not far away, and with the help of a century of Antesignani, it was not hard to turn the tables on the impetuous general. Their leader's death caused a panic within the army, which quickly fell into a rout.
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In the ensuing carnage, the remaining Ptolemaic general was also killed, as well as almost two thousand of the Pharaoh's troops. Romans losses had numbered between 200 and 300, surprisingly light, given that they were fighting on a hill. With no enemies in sight, Tiberius and Marcus marched on Antiocheia and began the siege.
South of their position, another siege was just ending. Not wishing to put off battle any longer, C. Scipio moved his siege towers into position and his men streamed out onto the battlements of Memphis. They were surprised, however, to find the ramparts deserted. Opening the gates for their commander, they soon discovered that the garrison commander had concentrated all his troops at the city center, hoping that having nowhere to run would inspire his already-formidable phalangitai to even greater bravery. With a clever feint, however, Scipio was able to lure one of the units away where it was quickly surrounded and butchered. Such a trick would not work twice, however, and there was simply nothing for it but a straight up fight.
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Meanwhile in Gaul, D. Caesar's feint had worked and the Gallic warband had left his men alone as they constructed their siege towers. Now he sought to take the city. The advance of his siege equipment was somewhat hampered by Gallic archers and slingers on the wall. Once the massive towers were in position, the tables were turned, however, and the lightly armed Gauls who had been shouting slurs against the advancing cohorts now found themselves on the wrong side of a gladius. From here the legions secured the gateway and their friends outside burst into the city.
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They then advanced toward the town square but the infantry met resistance from a unit of Neitos. However, Caesar quickly flanked them with his personal bodyguard and finished them off.
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From here it was little more than a swift march to the town square, where the remaining Gauls were quickly defeated. It had been a hard year, and as he divided up the spoils and began the process of seeking a suitable new Chieftain for the town, Caesar resolved to winter his men here, so as to give them a fresh start in the next year's campaign season. -M
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Re: Post your EB empires!
Pontos 205BC EB1.2
Sweboz 225BC EB1.0
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Re: Post your EB empires!
He's looking pretty healthy for a dead guy!!
