Kings of Mikra Asia - Pergamon AAR

[Hax]

Hello again!

I'm starting a new AAR (again, yes, I know) which I hope to last longer than 2 pages. First to get two things out of the way:

No, this is not EB2.
Yes, I will play as Pergamon. You'll find out about the details soon enough. This will be a fully serious AAR (with some jokes here and there), and also a bit meant as somewhat as a commercial for my mod, to be found here: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=105682.

Anyway, without any further ado:

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The Kings of Mikra Asia

The city-state of Pergamon, 504th year after the first Olympiad.

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First update tomorrow.

[Havok.]

Woot

[QuintusSertorius]

Excellent. I see you went with the royal blue for the faction colour, too.

[Hax]

Prologue - Subjugation and Betrayal

Less than 50 years ago Megás Alexandros came from Makedonia on his crusade to conquer the ancient Empire of the Persikoi. Even though Alexandros succeeded, he died a premature death in his capital at Babylon. After his death, numerous of his generals stood up and declared themselves Alexandros' successors. Ptolemaios "Soter" of Aigyptous, one of Alexandros' eldest hetairoi proclaimed himself Pharaoh. Seleukos "Nikator", named himself King of all lands east of the Tauros Mountains, and lord of the ancient cities of Ekbatana, Susa and Babylon.

Antigonos "Monophtalmos", the one-eyed was King of Mikra Asia, the gateway between Hellas and Assyrie, along with it's many mines. Kassandros was King of Makedonia, the homeland, from which Alexandros came to conquer the world. And finally, Lysimachos, King of Thraikia and Byzantion, an area of little wealth, but filled with barbaroi from the north.

However, in these little 50 years much has changed. Antigonos and Seleukos were killed, and Lysimachos was murdered and betrayed numerous times. Seleukos' son, Antiochos, took over the throne of Babylon and then subjugated Mikra Asia, dividing the lands between Ptolemaios Philadelphos and himself.

Even though Antiochos "Soter" triumphantly proclaimed himself Basileus tes Basileion numerous Kingdoms have started to rise on his borders. As he is predisposed with the Ptolemaioi, in the far east the Pahlava ride from the steppes to reclaim the old Persian Empire. Baktria is revolting, and the Shâhânshah is too busy claiming the settlements of the Levantine in name of his "glorious kingdom". The Orontids of Armenia are on the rise, and the Pontike Kingdom of Mithridates has already proclaimed himself King. And what does the famed "galatikekrates" do? Nothing.

So then why do we not rise? We are true Hellenes, the sons and daughters of Pergamon, ancient city on the banks of the Aegaen sea. Four years ago, our King, Philetairos Attalides, threw off the Seleukide shackles and claimed the cities of Nikaia and Byzantion.



Even though we fought bravely, like true Hellenes, the Thraikioi were relentless fighters. Hardy and brave, they killed many of some of our bravest men.



In the end, however, we were triumphant.



Byzantion had fallen to our might, as had Nikaia.





With Bithynia and Thraikia firmly under our control, we had a monopoly on all the trade going into the Pontos Euxeinos. With a stable cash flow, we had the resources and abilities to break completely loose from the Seleukide yoke.

Around the same time, the Seleukidai conquered the settlement of Ankyra, subjugating the Galatians. Before long, however, the Galatikoi revolted and proclaimed themselves a free state. Seeing the opportunity, Philetairos sent envoys to the Galatikoi, Ptolemaioi, and the Chremonidean League, securing an anti-Seleukide alliance.







While our armies in Nikaia and Byzantion were being readied for the march in Ipsos, we knew that we were too late.

It was only then that we found out they came to us.

[QuintusSertorius]

Those three settlements, with ports and mines, will sustain you for a goodly long time, even if you're exposed to Seleukids, Pontos, Makedonia and Getai.

What are you using for armies? I noticed the classical hoplites on that screenshot, they're certainly stalwart enough to resist even a phalanx. Are you recruiting many phalangites?

[Hax]

I'm trying to keep my recruitment of phalangites as low as possible for the time being.

Most of my armies (250's now) consist out of Keltohellenikoi and classical hoplitai, along with Thraikioi Peltastai and the usual sphendonetai and toxotai (I also use Galatians as mercenaries.)

If I use phalangitai, I hire them