The Basileus Has Questions

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

Ah.

I see I made a wrong assumption concerning the word "nomos" which I thought was a territory. My bad. I really suck at Greek.

So, what I search for is something like a thoroughly hellenized land or province. Or was your proposal aimed to do without the word for territory? "(Territory of) thoroughly Makedonian law and customs"?

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

So this is my plan: When Megas Antiochos dies his young son Limendas will become King. His treacherous cousins will take their chance to crown themselves kings (one in the west, one in the east) and get support from many greedy nobles in Pella. Limendas will beat them and renovate the Empire as follows:

Gov. 1: Patris Makedonike / Satrapeia Hellenike

The Makedonian homeland and Satrapies that are thoroughly hellenized. These are controlled more directly from Pella. Citizenship is hard to get but therefore offers all advantages of Makedonian and Hellenic civilization. The Satraps do not hold the power they would in a Royal Satrapy and act more like an administrator on behalf of the Makedonian state.

Gov. 2: Satrapeia Basilike

A Royal Satrapy. The King's land where he sets up loyal Makedonian nobles as Satraps. The Satraps are held responsible for their territory. They are appointed and dismissed by the King. Though they act as petty-kings in their territories, they certainly do not hold the power they would in a Seleukid satrapy.

Gov. 3: Satrapeia HemiAutonomos

A semi-autonomous Satrapy like the Seleukid ones. The Satrapy is granted a large degree of inner autonomy but is still an integral part of the Makedonian Empire. Shouldn't it be "Hemiautonome" btw?

Gov. 4: Nomos Symmachos Autonomos

No changes.

[Maion Maroneios]

That's some interesting stuff there, Centurio Might consider doing somehting in the same lines sometime in the future, so I can draw some ideas from this topic.

Maion

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

Limendas is lame!

Would the Makedonians ever accept a Basileus that is crippled?

[Cambyses]

Maybe he became lame in an unfortunate hunting accident. All caused by him being excessively manly and spending the night before drinking and carrousing until dawn.

[Subotan]

I'm thinking of changing the Expansion Government for the Epeirotes from "Epeirote Millitary Occupied Province" to "Thoroughly Hellenized Satrapy", and the Type Three to "Lightly Hellenized Satrapy", and the Type Four to "Independent Member of the Ambrakian Union", which I'm planning to initiate in my AAR pretty soon. Since my knowledge of Greek is limited to "Gymnos", translations would be much appreciated, as would the process of how to change the names.

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

Limendas is also swivel-eyed... But that's another topic.

I'll go with Machairopherontes Thorakitai though, that sounds better than Kopidopherontes plus this unit is not characterized by a Kopis, but more by a slashing sword in general.

The Basileus wishes to thank all of you, especially the nobles Tellos Athenaios and Maion Maroneios. Have a Royal Balloon both: for Maion and for Tellos.

[Tudhaliya]

[INDENT]A semi-autonomous Satrapy like the Seleukid ones. The Satrapy is granted a large degree of inner autonomy but is still an integral part of the Makedonian Empire. Shouldn't it be "Hemiautonome" btw?

autonomos (m/f), autonomon (n) is one of those adjectives that show only two forms for gender - one for masc. and fem., and one for neut. It's that way because of the auto- prefix.

EDIT

Also, wouldn't a verb for "completly Hellenized" be something like "kathelledizein?" I mean, the Greeks had that beautifully productive class of "-izo" verbs (like nomizo). We might as well use them :)