A Ptolemaioi AAR

After seeing so many great AARs on this site, i've been inspired to start my own. Although i'm kinda following in the footsteps of others by doing the Ptolemaioi, Chirgureon especially, i hope i can at least entertain some of you :) that said, keep it nice - this is my 1st one, and also, l'm playing for the 1st time on M/M. I know, I know, I suck, lol, BUT, that'll mean it doesn't always go my way and I'm able to let the epicness of EB take the wheel :D. i hope you enjoy :)

Oh, and i'm not going to be playing nice: in the words of John Cleese in Rat Race: "..lie, cheat... Play dirty... It's the opportunity of a lifetime..."

HOUSE RULES

As mentioned above - don't play nice
Rebuild governments of different cultures.

I'm playing on vanilla EB 1.1 on M/M with the RTW exe.

Prologue

We are the greatest people on earth. Even though they say nothing good comes from the desert, we stand defiant, and tough, where weaker men fall. We come out of the desert...

Without a doubt, we are the greatest people on earth. On the banks of this great river, civilization was born. Great pyramids stand as a testament to our power, and as monuments to our strength. In the time of our ancestors, they stood, and when we die, they will stand. Those who follow in our footsteps will know that we stood here. because these monuments will stand. We have every right to be as proud as we are.

It has been fifty years since Alexander the Great crushed the Persians and united the Hellenes under one banner, and more since he brought the dreaded phalanx to our sands. Truly, like our ancestors he was great, and the Gordian Knot is enough to show that. His generals, though, lack his intelligence and passion.

Seleukos wrongly believes that Babylon is the key to Alexander's empire, but he is wrong... Alexandria, the city of our great hero, is the key. The empire of Seleukos is a tottering giant; a great bear; deep in slumber, and slow to wake. With speed and cunning, we can pick it apart, and partake in the spoils of our victory.

His failure lies in one simple problem. The east is barren, empty and bare - Alexander showed us that. So we must look to the west - to the lands of Antigonos and Pyhrros Aikades.. And as the axes of our forefathers went before them, so the tips of our spears shall go before us, and proclaim our strength to the world.

The eyes of the Sphinx, the gods, and our ancestors are upon us. With the legacy and the knowledge they have given us, we shall surely see victory... For it is our destiny, and our birthright. These desert sands have seen their share of blood, and the blood of many more will be spilled before our destiny is fulfilled. And we will stand - the creators of a legacy as old as the Nile itself...