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**mrtwisties** · 08-17-2008, 11:57

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The East Baktra Herald
Tribal Chief Refuses To Guarantee Neutrality
Reuteros
February 28, 272 BCE
GAVA-SAKA, EASTERN STEPPE. A Saka tribal chief has refused to guarantee the independence of the Yabgu Saka after a series of skirmishes in which several thousand Yabgu horsemen have been slain. "Our way will be paved with the skulls of our enemies", said a spokesperson for the chief. Antioch has threatened to respond with military force if the Yavuga have not withdrawn by the end of spring. [more]

The East Baktra Herald
Imperial Forces Redeploy
Reuteros
March 3, 272 BCE
ANTIOCHEIA-MARGIANE. In the most recent sign that levantine conflict has been taxing imperial resources, three entire divisions of phalangites have been redeployed from border provinces to a new "firefighting" garrison in Media. The engineering corps will carry out a series of state-of-the-art road improvements in the next five years to facilitate rapid responses from the Median garrison to conflicts as far west as Anatolia or as far east as Baktria. [more]

The Athenian
What Are We Counting Down To?
Xenophon the Greedy
March 5, 272 BCE
ATHENS. They're questions with which we're all familiar - what are the years counting down to, what do the letters "B", "C" and "E" stand for, and where did such a bizarre calendar system come from in the first place? A widely hailed scientific breakthrough promises us the answers. [more]

**Che Roriniho** · 08-17-2008, 12:04

This is now my favourite ARR ever. Need pix though!

**Rilder** · 08-17-2008, 12:27

Epic.

This actually seems like a really good AAR style, more casual then standard AAR styles.

**NickTheGreek** · 08-17-2008, 13:08

Oh wow

**mrtwisties** · 08-17-2008, 15:14

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The Marakanda Times
Man Sees Ghost
Associated Imperial Scribes
April 1, 272 BCE
MARAKANDA. A man claims to have seen the ghost of Alexander the Great after a night out drinking with his friends at The Nagging Wife. According to the man, the ghost appeared in a shining chariot, hovered in the air for a few seconds, then disappeared into the distance at an unimaginable speed. "The speed can't have been that unimaginable", quipped Constable Marakandios, "since a bit of imagining is clearly what this fellow has been up to". He then requested that the story not be published, lest residents needing an excuse for late night drinking start telling similar tales. "We'd never hear the end of it," he warned.[more]

The East Baktra Herald
Tribal Leaders To Antioch: By Your Sword Or Ours
Reuteros
May 12, 272 BCE
GAVA-MAZSAKATA. The leaders of the Massagetai and Alan confederacies have issued a joint statement, warning Antioch that continued inaction in the Yabgu matter will see them take matters into their own hands. An allied Massegetai/Alan force could be expected to number 25-30,000 horsemen. While such a host would doubtless restore Yabgu independence, an alliance of such magnitude would upend the delicate balance of power in the region even more than the current occupation by the Yavuga. "Having that many horsemen in one place is a direct contravention of the Alexander Doctrine", said a military spokesman from the Triangle. "We're just not going to let that happen".[more]

The East Baktra Herald
Our Paper Reaches 3,000 Subscribers
Patroklos Daranaios
May 15, 272 BCE
A few hours ago our paper received its 3,000th subscription request - a significant milestone in our quest to become the Central Asian equivalent of the New Babylon Times. We'd like to thank everybody who has shown an interest in our humble paper, and in particular our staff who have put so much of themselves into their work. We'll be reinvesting in our success, hiring a photographer and taking on extra writers. Here's to the 4,000th and 5,000th subscribers!