The Royal Council

**Rodrico Stak** · 09-30-2008, 13:50

Attalos Pergamou Mysiakes stands and begins to speak.

I would like to take this opportunity to point out that the only units in Sidon are of the Baselius' royal army, and that some will need to be recruited to keep order once that army leaves. The new Chancellor (whomever we elect) will need to know this.

**Celtic_Punk** · 09-30-2008, 17:13

Euripedes stands up "Members of the council, I bring a message from Cunobelinus. It will be EDICT 2.1: After the 1st Syrian Army regroups at Antioch and retrains an expedition to Libya and to Alexandria and sack it."
Euripedes clears his throat
"He says that this will fund further exploits by the empire, and although bold, it will be totally unexpected and therefore will work."

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**00jebus** · 09-30-2008, 18:55

I second Edict 2.1, especally if the expadition is timed to attack at the same time as the liberators.

**johnhughthom** · 09-30-2008, 19:27

Polyxenidos Lykikos stood looking rather perplexed

Have I really heard this correctly? Have two Strategos of the Arche Seleukiea actually advised we should loot and sack Alexandria? Think about the name of the city, then reflect on its history and ask if we should be contemplating such actions.

The Babylonian sat down shaking his head and muttering to his companion.

**kingsnake** · 09-30-2008, 20:46

Aratos who arrived from campaigning rose.

"Indeed, Polyxenidos Lykikos is right, Alexandria is an important city linked to our culture and history. We are not barbarians fellow strategoi and we would dishonour our ancestors by sacking it. Though I don't oppose the idea of conquering it from Ptolemaic hands."

He sat and whispered with surprise to Akakios, his representative in the council. "I sincerely hope my friend Arrhenides did not forget whose great tomb, lays in Alexandria."

**The Celtic Viking** · 09-30-2008, 21:46

Sarpedon stands up with a face full of disgust.

Hmpf. You're forgetting who you're talking to. Dear Cunobelinus is still but a barbarian, as he shows here. Or are you forgetting his lineage? It is not Greek, so it's not surprising that he would suggest such a heinous act. What is shocking is that Timarchos actually agrees. I would spit at his feet, if we were but anywhere else.

**kingsnake** · 09-30-2008, 22:31

However, it is a bit of a surprise, you forgot? He is right now your relative in a way and I expected him to behave like one, since he was adopted by one of your cousins. I'm sure your family had a reason, heir-prince Sarpedon.

OOC: Any expert in ancient greek can find a word for prince or heir? It would be very useful. Can I say "Kleoronomos Basileus SArpedon"?

**00jebus** · 09-30-2008, 23:06

the egyptian Alexandria, lets face it, there are more than one, is not the place alexander died, but the place Ptolemy took his body to legitimise his dubious claim to Alexander's kingdom.
Would you really have us not attack the city just because it has the great man's name?

the Arche is streched, our coffers are almost empty, by sacking such a rich city, we would fill them, be able to recover Alexander's body and take it to what should be its true final resting place in Babylon, and deal a serious blow to our long time enemy, then again, given our peace-loving prince sarpedon's attitude to attacking enemies of the arche, I am not suprised he would oppose such a wonderful oppertunity.

the money gained from sacking could fund large public works projects throughout the east, bringing the people into line, and making the provinces all much more profitable, or how about another army for asia minor? Permegranum still needs liberating from its current tyrants.
Pehaps a massive improvement to our network of roads would meet your approval, where else would we get the money?

And this wonderful jewish liberating mission we have set ourselves, though it has my full support in both its moral nature, and material gain, do you really think everything about this noble venture will be met by the purses of the jews?

no, for all this we need money,

I would also be in favor of taking and holding Alexandria.... though that will take a while before it starts to turn a profit, why bother doing that now ourselves when we can have the Ptolemic's do it and we just conquer it again when the situation suits us?