Diplomacy Thread

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A poor decision, if I say so myself. For you see, the "Arche", although it appears strong, it's strength is totally dependant on the goodwill of it's neighbours; his "Satraps". A Glorious Coalition of Oppressed Peoples could easily smite the Arche from the face of Gaia, and gain land for each respective people. For the Pahalava, Parthia and Sogdiana. Hayastan? The Caucasus and Media. The Ptolemaioi? Syria and Mesopotamia Us Baktrians? India and Khorasan. And Pontos? The whole of Anatolia. From the Taurus Mountains the Aegean, Tarsus to Sinope, a Pontic Shahdom, worthy of the Achaemenids. And yet, The Seleukids are denying you from fulfilling this dream, forcing you to bow to their yoke. That is no way for a Shah to behave, a Shah deserves land, wealth and power! And the Seleukids are the only barrier preventing Pontos from fulfilling it's destiny.

And that's not the only reason as to why we should join forces. For the Arche's strength is measured on the friendliness of his neighbours; were we all to sit by and watch the Seleukids, the Ptolemaioi would be destroyed, and cast out from their home, despite the wealth of Egypt. And with the combined wealth of Syria and Egypt, nothing could stop the Arche. It would swarm over the Earth, like bees from a hive, devouring all in it's path, leaving only oppression and desolation in it's wake. This is the time to prevent that, this is our time, this is the time for liberation!

So, I have proposed a plan. As I have mentioned above, the Arche will be divided amongst our kingdoms. I have divided it so that each kingdom gets a roughly equal share, noting of course that some regions are richer than others.

For the Arche's strength is measured on the friendliness of his neighbours; were we all to sit by and watch the Seleukids, the Ptolemaioi would be destroyed, and cast out from their home, despite the wealth of Egypt.

Do you honestly believe I have any intent of destroying the Ptolemaic empire? Ptolemaios I was a good friend of Megás Alexandros himself, as was Seleukos. Furthemore, the way you honestly believe you have the right to divide my empire between Pontos and Hayasdan, who are both my allies which I will gladly support if any foreign power would try to subjugate them. Do you honestly think that Seleukeia herself, which was founded by Seleukos Nikator himself would be granted to the Ptolemaioi? How about Antiocheia, named in honour of our king Antiochos. This will not ever happen, as brave Makedonians fought and died for our lands.

It were we who cast out the Galatian invaders and saved the east from the Gallic threat.

It was the combined might of Ptolemaios, Seleukos and Lysimachos who threw down Antiochos Monophtalmos who sought to usurp Babylon, Ekbatana and Susa.

Where was Baktria in all this? Can you answer this?

Also, the way you dare to take the lands of the Nabataean peoples who have lived freely and friendly to the heirs of Alexandros will not be met friendly by those peoples. So, friends, I ask you;

At what will Theodotos stop in his lust for lands? If he does indeed destroys the Arche, which is a laughable idea, he will turn to the Kings of Pontos and Hayasdan next!