[Epeiros/Pergamon AAR] Heirs to Lysimachos

[Tyrfingr]

I fear that conquering Nikaia already has put you into crosshair of the Seleukids. In every campaign I have played this far, the Seleukids have always gone for Nikaia within a couple of years.

[QuintusSertorius]

I fear that conquering Nikaia already has put you into crosshair of the Seleukids. In every campaign I have played this far, the Seleukids have always gone for Nikaia within a couple of years.

Pontos were aiming for it originally, but they've got more than enough problems trying to take Sinope and Trapezous. I'm prepared for when that war eventually comes, which is also why I'm thinking I really need to grab the islands (Rhodos, Salamis, Mytilene) for their sea trade and easy defense to build up my economy.

But that means pissing off KH, Egypt and Makedonia to do it.

[Tyrfingr]

But that means pissing off KH, Egypt and Makedonia to do it.

Pissing off Makedonia shouldn't be too much of a problem. As soon as you take Mytilene, they will be forced to walk along the northern shores of the Aegean Sea to get to you, and they will probably head for either Tylis or Byzantion first. The problem for them, though, is that there's a bridge just after they have crossed into your territory, a bridge they will have to cross if they want to reach any of your cities. If they capture Serdike however, they will have the opportunity to go through the mountain-pass there, making defending your territory alittle more difficult.

[Swordmaster]

Process_cq in Rhegion to add happiness buildings, or remove the population.

EDIT: Oh, and perhaps you should repay those debts you made in the beginning. ;-)

[QuintusSertorius]

Pissing off Makedonia shouldn't be too much of a problem. As soon as you take Mytilene, they will be forced to walk along the northern shores of the Aegean Sea to get to you, and they will probably head for either Tylis or Byzantion first. The problem for them, though, is that there's a bridge just after they have crossed into your territory, a bridge they will have to cross if they want to reach any of your cities. If they capture Serdike however, they will have the opportunity to go through the mountain-pass there, making defending your territory alittle more difficult.

Thing is, there's quite a lot of space before they'd get to me, and I have watchtowers, so I'm not as worried about defending the passes. Also they seem to have their hands full with KH and struggling to hold on to what they have, so perhaps the response will be slow.

You're right that taking Mytilene will only give them one point of attack, though. Same as taking Rhodos will do to KH.

Process_cq in Rhegion to add happiness buildings, or remove the population.

EDIT: Oh, and perhaps you should repay those debts you made in the beginning. ;-)

Think I'll have to reduce the population. Annoying thing is the only buildings I put there are some mines and military pacification. I wonder if, because I conquered it first, the original buildings have become keyed to my faction?

Repay my debts? Whyever would I do that?

There's over 100,000 in money spent on mines.

Masterless men

Pergamon's ruling council had voted overwhelmingly in favour of bringing Rhodos into the fold of their confederacy. It would provide command of the sea lanes in the Aegean and link up nicely with Kydonia. But in the meantime there was a more pressing concern, masterless men, no doubt demobilised mercenaries lurking around the road between Pergamon and Nikaia, raiding merchants.

Alexandros saw this as an excellent opportunity to train the men he intended to use for the invasion of Rhodos.



Despite having to fight uphill and through thick forest, greater numbers carried the day, and Alexandros' army was beginning to be welded together as a fighting force.



263BC:



Alexandros and his army were shipped across by friendly pirates, and have begun the invasion of Rhodos.

Roman advance seems to have been checked for the past few years. They still keep trying for Messana, and have a lot moving northwards but I doubt they can manage Massalia, Mediolanum or Patavium yet.

[Frodge]

Nice AAR you've got here Quintus, as was the case with the Romani one. have you considered renaming your faction and changing the colour to actually "make" the Pergamenes, so it doesnt jus appear to be Epirus in Asia Minor?

[Swordmaster]

Lol, "friendly pirates"? Quite convenient.