Report for 1138:

I have finished my last turn as Megas. I wish to announce right off that I am not running for re-election. Let someone else try to fill these shoes. I have heard many others tell me how I could have done things better. So, let them try their hand at it.

I did what I could to rebuild the economy while maintaining the military. I oversaw expansion while defending what we have. I oversaw the spread of our faith into places that have not heard the Word of our God in some time. I sent merchants to trade in the exotic spices that are abundant in Asia. I sent diplomats around the known world to sell our maps for money.

Pretty much every settlement saw development during my term. For last year, Alexandria has just gotten a merchant guild and has started land clearance. Dongola started a small chapel. Athens and Thessalonika started paved roads. And Caesarea and Diyarbakir started communal farming.

The Moorish Jihad has now besieged our capital. Last year, despite the abundance of military commanders, as well as army units, no one attacked the Moors. I wish you luck as you try to sneak past the road blocks on your way to attend the Magnaura Session.

Last year I sieged the Fatimids in Acre so they would stop trying to reinforce Gaza. They sallied and I took and occupied Acre. It is now the property of the new Grandmaster of the Order.

Not much else to say. It has been an honor and a privilege being your Megas for this term. I thank the Senate for giving me the opportunity to balance out some of the injustices we suffered during our Caesar's criminal neglect.

Makedonios Ksanthopoulos
Knight of the Order of St. John
Duke of Nicosia
Ex-Megas Logothetes

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