Regained Glory - The Koinon Hellenon

**Phalanx300** · 12-25-2008, 04:01

A Koinen Hellenon AAR.

Featuring some rightfull revenge on Makedonia for destroying the power of the Greek City States and the destruction of Thebes at the hand of Alexander

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**Maion Maroneios** · 12-25-2008, 09:51

Ah, a KH AAR! A promising one as well, since I am expecting much from this

Nah, I'm kidding just do your thing

Maion

**Skullheadhq** · 12-25-2008, 20:52

Yeah! An promising AAR. Never saw an KH AAR.

GO PHALANX300

Make us Hellenes proud

**Maion Maroneios** · 12-25-2008, 21:39

Originally Posted by Skullheadhq

Never saw an KH AAR

Are you serious? Maybe you don't spend much time looking at the rest of the AAR out here...

Maion

**Phalanx300** · 12-27-2008, 02:07

Ah, a KH AAR! A promising one as well, since I am expecting much from this

Your first mistake, Makedonian!

Yeah! An promising AAR. Never saw an KH AAR.GO PHALANX300
Make us Hellenes proud

Never saw one? Even before I was a member of this forum I already saw some good ones

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Anyways, lets get to the point of this tread

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Chapter 1: An Introduction!

Once, the Greek city states ruled in Greece, they were divided yet were in power. However Phillip the second of Makedonia has changed that, he united Greece under the Makedonian banner, defeating Athens and Thebes in the battle of Chaoronea in which the Theban sacred band fought to the death. After his assasination by the Persians Thebes revolted, then Alexandros, the heir of Phillip burned Thebes down to the ground! The Makedonians will pay for this deed, we swear by the gods. Since then the power of the Greek city states diminished, yet we kept wishing for our former glory and power to be returned. Greece will be free from Makedonian rule once again, freedom is near!

The Koinon Hellenon has formed, it united the great poleis of Sparte, Athenai and Rhodes. They formed a union, wishing to destroy Makedon. Their power though isn't as big as the power each of them had individually. However, united they will liberate Greece from the Makedonian tyranny.

Sparte, it resisted Makedonian supremacy for decades. However much of its former power is lost, once it had a number of 8000 Homoioi, now it just has a merely 700. However, they are still a power to look out for. And Sparte was assigned the Hegemon of the Koinon Hellenon.

Sparte, it had unlike many other cities 2 kings. Of two royal branches. The Agiad branch, often seen as the most superior one, home to Leonidas who died heroicly at the hot gates of Thermopylae. And you had the Euripontid line, often seen as inferior. Yet they were both made up by the ancestors of Heracles himself!

The current Agiad king, Areus is in Crete, recruiting Cretan mercenaries, and preparing an army to free the Peloponessos of Makedonian rule.

And meanwhile in Sparte herself, Areus's son and rightfull heir to the Agiad line Akratos was residing. Also, the king of the Eurypontid line, Eudamidas is also residing in Sparte, always leaving one king in Sparte while the other was on campaign.

Athenai, once Spartas greatest rival, now her greatest ally. Athenai is reknown for its democracy, and it is a flourashing city. Just as Sparte it longed for her former glory again. And it doesn't look good for the Athenians, the Makedonian king, Antigonos has invaded Attica with a great army hoping to crush the Koinon Hellenon.

The Athenian force isn’t a big one, however the city can hold out until help from Sparte and Rhodos arrives. The general of the Athenian army is Chremonides. He was also the main creator of the Koinen Hellenon, without him this alliance wouldn’t be.

Rhodos, a very prosperous poleis. Their Colossus is a great symbol of the anti Makedon movement under the Greek poleis, being made out of Makedonian siege equipment which was left after failure to take the city.

The most important man in Rhodes is Agathokles, he is the leader of Rhodes and its army.

The Makedonian force is dangerous indeed, however the gods has favoured us by giving the Makedonians another enemy, the Epeirots. Pyrrhus the king of the Epeirots after his failure in the west against the Romans has invaded the Makedonian heartland and endangers the survival of Makedonia. He could proove a valuable ally against the Makedonians indeed.

What will Antigonos his next move be, being attacked from both the south and north?