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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 Antioch has threatened to respond with military force if the Yavuga have not withdrawn by the end of spring.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]