1.x AI Faction Progression Thread

[Maion Maroneios]

Here is another shot of my campaign. The year is 231BC, and Basileus Alkyoneus still sits on the throne of the Basileion at the age of 61.


Basileion Makedonias (Makedonia): As you can see, the Makedones have made some progress here. After banishing the Karchedoi from Sikelia and establishing puppet rulers all over, Demetrios "Romaioktonos" shifted his attention towards the Romaioi. After beating them several times, he managed to captured Barbaropolis (aka Roma). Enslaved half the population and sent them to the corners of the Basileion. Now he's planning what to do next. In the East, Perseus kicked some Pontic arse and is besieging the Pontic capital (after their former one was sacked and burned by a Makedonian-driven Skythian army) of Ankyra. With a budget close to 30,000 mnai per turn, things are looking good for the Basileion.

Lusotana: Those barbaroi have managed to unite even more tribes under their banner. Seems like they are going to deliver the Karchedoi a serious headache. And good they will do too.

Casse: Let's not get through this again

Vergalla (Aedui): Renamed to Vergalla, or Megale Gallia if you prefer in proper Hellenic, the various tribes united under the Aidouoi have declared themsleves an "Empire". Hah! An Empire, of all people! Anyway, I've heard Basileus Alkyoneus is thinking of sending an ebassy with a gift to them, probably to make sure the remnants of the Romaioi remain occupied at least to the north and don't suddenly decide to take back their precious former capital en masse.

Belgae (Arverni): Renamed them to Belgae (or Belgai of you prefer), after the main regions of the Aidouoi got swallowed up by Vergalla. The Belgae, once part of the Arbernoi, declared their independence and are now fighting a fierce war agains the rest of the unified Gallic tribes in defiance after refusing to join the "Alliance" and become part of Vergalla. I got to admit though, those guys have spirit.

Sweboz: Nothing too impressive there. Slow, steady expansion. They are currently looming over the lands of the Belgae, sandwitching the latter along with the armies of Vergalla. After the Belgae are wiped off the map, I believe a fierce war is going to break out between the two barbaroi powers. Not that we care, though. Let them beat the shit out of each other. We might even take up sides if we get in a good position and watch!

Romani (SPQR): Renamed those lads to plain "Romani" after their lost Barbaropolis. OK, OK Roma. Sheesh. Oh, nobody knows how happy I was when I heard that Barbaropolis was finally captured! The jewel of the Romaioi, in Makedonian hands at last! Though I was very surprised by the action of Demetrios; instead of butchering them like the filthy swines they are, he instead just enslaved half the population and left their "wonders" intact. Oh well, you know what they say: "The human's soul is an abyss..." What? You've never heard of that? Goddamn barbaroi...

Italiotai Apeirotai (Epeiros): After sending envoys to Demetrios promising help, the Italiotai decided to just sit around and watch the Romaioi getting killed. If that is not enough, they even attacked Apoulia recently and went as far as besieging the capital of the region, Kapoua! Bah, I'm sure Demetrios won't let them get away with this so easily.

Safot Softim biQarthadast: The baby-killers have managed to actually open a war-front against the Arche Ptolemaion lately by capturing Kyrene. I mean, how stupid can you be? Abandoning your holdings in Sikelia to open a front against the biggest and most powerful (in theory, at least) Empire in the world? Oh well, they did try to take back Lylibaion once. Failed miserably too.

Thrakike Symmachia (Getai): This pretty much sums everything up.

Skythai (aka Sauromatae): Those damn filthy barbaroi sent some "Chosen Horse Archers" or something and ravaged out holdings in the Crimean! Petty little only-once-every-8-frikin'-months-washing got a nice beating a-la Hoplitai in the end though.

Basileion Pontou (Pontos): Guess what? Those animals got what they deserved. Punishment, and harsh once too. Perseus made sure of that. Even persuaded his father, Basileus Alkyoneus to give him a 4,800 men strong Argyraspides unit. Hehe, someone has knows who he is going to give his throne to... Anyway, as I said the Pontioi are slowly loosing the war against the Makdones under Perseus. They even shifted their capital to Ankyra of all people, after a Skythian army under the services of Perseus sacked their former capital.

Arche Ptolemaion (Ptolemaioi): Not much progress here. Attempted to push further into Seleukid territory, but they got beaten badly. And the Seleukeis are stupid enough not to take advantage of the confusion within the Arche as well, seeing that there is much talk about a major Civil War amongst the Ptolemaioi. Oh, and did I mention they actually lost Kyrenaike to the Karchedoi? I did? OK, take it easy. Sheesh...

Seleukeis (Arche Seleukeia): Not much change here either. Those guys, after getting a huge smack to the face by loosing Mesopotamia, managed to fiercely hold on to their present holdings by stoping the advancing Ptolemaioi armies cold in their tracks.

Hayasdan: The Armenioi actually managed to grab some lands and become masters of the lands under the Kaukasos.

Saba: Guess what? Not interesting. What? You want to hear more? OK, now you're making fun of me? *points fist in the air and rotates it*

Askanian (Pahlava): Renamed them after being inspired by Atraphoenix. Those dudes actually lost some of their conquered lands from the Seleukeis. Sheesh, can nobody do something right nowdays?

Saka Rauka: Just mentioning their names pains me. Well, not really but still. They actually captured the mighty polis of far-away Baktra. Many Hellenes fled from the wrath of those damn barbaroi of the unruly steppes, but the Basileion Baktries still lives on. They are just confined further south now, and more vulrenable than ever before.

Basileion Baktries (Baktria): The "mighty" Baktrioi managed to actually loose their capital polis to some bow-wielding, horse-loving nomad barbaroi. I mean, how much of an idion can you be? Even if they just sat behind their massive walls and waited for the barbaroi to leave peacefully would they have managed to hold out. But nooo, go play hero and gace them head-on. Anyway, I don't really care to be honest. Brothers or not, they got what they desreved for being so cocky.

So, this is another description by your philos Strategos Maroneios. And for those of you that know Petroula Kostidou and some Greek: Ειμαι ο Μαιον και μολις τελειωσα

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