A Spartan Future

[Maion Maroneios]

I decided to follow you AAR after the debates we had about Spartan history and the possibility of a hellenistic Spartan Hegemony, mainly because I would like to make up for being too strict with things. This is EB after all, we make history! Plus, I am a fan of Sparta

So good luck with the AAR, I guess!

Maion

[Aemilius Paulus]

I am following this AAR, but I am going to hold my comments until you put up more stuff. Can't really judge you now.

[Celtic_Punk]

Well my current KH campaign will be taking a backseat for once, and I'll be starting this new one today.
Screenshots will be Raw, with minimal UI, since im retarded at computer stuff.

This IS MY FIRST AAR so bear with me I hope you guys like it. Its gunna be somewhat of a blood bath haha. The main enemies will be Epirots, Makedon, Athens and Carthage or Rome (whom ever is the largest and moves into the Hellas)

[Gleemonex]

So it begins. Good to see you on board, Maion. Hopefully our heated but educational debate will keep C_P here to a feasible story -- or at least keep him on his toes ;)

I look forward to seeing this come to fruition.

-Glee

[Nobo]

Good thing I checked the AAR section for once... wouldn't wanna miss this

[Celtic_Punk]

"To keep from going into debt, Areus borrowed 5000 mnai from Ptolemaic Egypt under the condition that it would be paid back in full as soon as the Spartan League could, and if the Ptolemaic Pharaoh ever needed military aid, it would be sent with haste. The League put this money to use immediately. Agathokles, King of Rhodes, designed a completely new port to support the new flow of trade from Egypt. In Athens the council decided to do the same, and also fixed the drainage problem below the Acropolis. Sparta herself invested in a larger market with the Ptolemaic gold.

Areus Agiados of Lakedaimonios was met by King Ainesidemos to discuss his possible admittance to the Spartan led alliance. Unfortunately for the late Ainesidemos, he declined, giving Areus the remainder of the day to leave Crete or he would lead his men to the field to face the Spartan.
Fearing a trap set by Makedon, Areus declined, and challenged the young King. "We will meet you, at your city!" He replied, asking for the island's surrender. The Cretan also declined the Hedgemon's generous offer of joining the alliance as a full member, and returned to Kydonia. Later in the week all 242 men from Ainesidemos' Phalangites and 320 of his best archers defected to Areus. Feeling he had the upperhand, Areus now laid seige to the city.

Once finished the rams in early Theros, Areus now pleaded to the young King to join the Alliance, and that his life would be spared, and he'd retain his position as king. A single volley of arrows was the only reply from the city. Areus now had no choice... His words before his men were remembered and recorded. 'Today fellow Hellens we fight for honour! We fight that so one day, all the Hellas may be at peace with eachother, and a see a new age of Greek prosperity! The Cretan King has made an enemy of Sparta! Let us show him what happened to Persia when they became our enemies! NIKE SHINES HER GLORY ON US TODAY!"


Using his 320 cretan archers to cover the ram's advance, the 162 Athenian Hoplites advanced.
The ram did its job, and the Athenians found a suitable standoff point to hold back the counter attack. The constant bombardmant from the turncoat archers kept the enemy off the Athenians just long enough to set in formation

Areus began moving his unit of Spartan hoplites into the city, seeing the Athenians being pushed back by the shear weight of the Cretans he ordered them to withdraw and the Spartans now took the fight with deadly efficiency.

After several hours of fighting, most of the Cretans lay dead, and when Ainesidemos took flight himself the rest of his army was not long in following! The Hedgemon took this fatal error to heart and charged his men home, butchering the straglers, and setting up next to the intersection before the town square. He sent his second in command to order the Cretan Phalangites and Rhodesian hoplites to deploy within the walls. It was during this crucial phase at the intersection where Ainesidemos made a final heroic charge and was killed by a Spartan named Eukleides, My father's father. Areus fought wave after wave, cutting any and all resistance to pieces with his blade, till they reached the square.

'A LAST PITIFUL CHARGE BOYS! TO HOME! CHARGE!' Cried Areus upon seeing 30 odd hoplites charging from the otherside of the intersection. But before the lines clashed, the Cretans turned and fled!

Mere metres from the town square a hundred or so Peltastai tried to hold the spartans off but to no avail, they broke in a matter of minutes. Leading his men by example Areus charged again, cutting deep into the Cretans and he was the first to reach the square, cut off from his men Areus fought like a lion and defended himself till the rest of the hoplites reached him. The Cretan turncoat Phalangites moved up to the intersection to cover the Spartans backs.

Seeing this Areus called out to his men 'REFORM! WE MUST REFORM! FALLBACK!' But in truth this was no rout, but a cleverly guised, and old, Spartan trick! they lead the Cretans into their own Phalangites and allowed the Spartans some well deserved rest.

The Phalangites moved forward and butchered the cretans till they got to the square, Spartans tagging behind closely. The cretans fought tooth and nail, but it all eventually perished. The final Cretan fell to a Spartan named Achiaos.


Despite most Cretans welcoming direct Spartan control and a Hedgemon Areus decided to expel all Cretans still loyal to their dead King's dynasty, even though the Queen decided to accept the Spartan King's offers. Once settling the Athenian hoplites in the newest addition to the Spartan League, and setting up the new government, Areus took the rest of his warriors and set sail for Athens to help defend her from the coming attack from Makedon."



Too many screens? or what? should i put them in spoiler tags?

[Maion Maroneios]

Good update, but I think you're making things too easy by giving yourself 15.000 mnai to be honest... Also takes the fun out of the game, if you get me. I've always found it fun to fight myself into a considerable power against all odds as the Koinon.

Maion

[Celtic_Punk]

Same. but i put the campaign difficulty up to VH. Regardless I'm not going to be using mercs till I get my foothold and pay that 20 grand back, plus I'm bound by contract to send help to egypt lol

I think im going to dropp 10 grand of it actually... i dont really need it...

[desert]

My only complaint is that the armies are so tiny (not RPed).

Would you mind RPing the number of warriors, as long as it doesn't cause problems with the Spartan bodyguards?
Please?
Pretty please?