Kyrene - A case for a new Faction
Kyrene – A case for a new Faction
A short History from Wikipedia:
The Greek period:
Cyrene was founded in 630 BC as a colony of the Greeks from the Greek island of Thera, traditionally led by Battus I, ten miles from its port, Apollonia (Marsa Sousa). Details concerning the founding of the city are contained in Book IV of Histories, by Herodotus of Halicarnassus. It promptly became the chief town of ancient Libya and established commercial relations with all the Greek cities, reaching the height of its prosperity under its own kings in the 5th century BC. Soon after 460 BC it became a republic. In 413 BC, during the Peloponnesian War, Cyrene supplied Spartan forces with two triremes and pilots.[1] After the death of Alexander III of Macedon (323 BC), the Cyrenian republic became subject to the Ptolemaic dynasty.
Ophelas, the general who occupied the city in Ptolemy I's name, ruled the city almost independently until his death, when Ptolemy's son-in-law Magas received governorship of the territory. In 276 BC Magas crowned himself king and declared de facto independence, marrying the daughter of the Seleucid king and forming with him an alliance in order to invade Egypt. The invasion was unsuccessful and in 250 BC, after Magas' death, the city was reabsorbed into Ptolemaic Egypt. Cyrenaica became part of the Ptolemaic empire controlled from Alexandria, and became Roman territory in 96 BC when Ptolemy Apion bequeathed Cirenaica to Rome. In 74 BC the territory was formally transformed into a Roman province.
Information on the faction leader Magas Kyrenaios:
Magas of Cyrene (r. 276 - 250 BCE) was a Greek king of Cyrene (today's Libya). He managed to wrestle independence for Cyrene from the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. Magas was the son of Berenice and Philip, a Macedonian noble man, before Berenice remarried with the powerful Ptolemy I Soter, founder of the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. Magas was a half-brother to their son, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, the second Ptolemy ruler of Egypt.
Magas received the governorship of Cyrene from his mother Berenice. Following the death of Ptolemy I, however, Magas tried on several occasions to wrestle independence for Cyrene, until he crowned himself king around 276 BCE. Magas then married Apama, the daughter of the Seleucid Empire king Antiochus I Soter, and used his marital alliance to foment a pact to invade Egypt. Apama and Magas had a daughter called Berenice II, who was their only child. He opened hostilities against his half brother Ptolemy II Philadelphus in 274 BCE, attacking Egypt from the west, as Antiochus I was attacking Palestine. However, Magas had to cancel his operations due to an internal revolt of the Libyan nomad Marmaridae. In the east, Antiochus I suffered defeat against the armies of Ptolemy Philadelphus. Magas at least managed to maintain the independence of Cyrene until his death in 250 BCE, upon which the kingdom was almost immediately reabsorbed by Ptolemaic Egypt.
As you can see Kyrene would make for a interesting faction, under king Magas it declared its independence in 276 BC, just 4 years before the starting date of the mod. He was even able to attack the Ptolemaioi land!
Gameplay wise it would form a buffer state between Carthage and Ptolemaioi, it would also force Ptolemaioi to fight on two fronts and thus making a yellow death less likely.
Kyrene would start out allied with Arche Seleukeia and as an enemy with the Ptolemaioi.
They would start out with the province of Kyrenaia:
Victory Conditions (To be updated):
Possible Unit List(using Koinon and Ptolemaioi Recruitment viewer province information):
Units Mic Level
Toxotai Level:2
Thureophoroi Level:3
Thorakitai Level:4
Sphendonetai Level:2
Peltastai Level:2
Pantodapoi Level:1
Machimoi Phalangitai Level:2
Machimoi Hippeis Level:3
Lonchophoroi Hippeis Level:4
Klerouchoi Phalangitai Level:3
Agema Klerouchon Hippeon Level:4
Klerouchon Agema Level:4
Hoplitai Level:3
Hippakontistai Level:1
Mistophoros Strategos Level:5
Akontistai Level:1
Lonchophoroi Hippeis Level:4
Iphikratous Hoplitai Level:3
Hoplitai Haploi Level:1
Hippeis Level:3
Ekdromoi Hoplitai Level:2
They would be a mix between the Koinen Hellenon and Ptolemaioi.
A Hellenic city with many Hoplite soldiers but also with many successor influences and Klerouchoi and native soldiers!
They start out with (exact units Kyrene rebels have ingame):
In city Kyrene:
Magas Kyrenaios (54 years) – Lonchoporoi Hippeis
1 Klerouchoi Phalangitai
1 Hoplitai
2 Hoplitai Haploi
1 Peltastai
2 Akontistai
1 Spendonetai
1 Machimoi Hippeis
Outside Kyrene:
Philon (27 years) – Machimoi Hippeis
2 Hoplitai
2 Akontistai
2 Machimoi Phalangitai
Faction symbols could be:
Alexander with horns of Zeus-Ammon, Grain Symbol for wealth of Kyrene.
Better coin of Alexander with horns of Zeus-Ammon.
Zeus-Ammon, probably a winner!
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrene,_Libya
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magas_of_Cyrene
http://www.aeqvitas.com/photo.php?te...recanned=Greek
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/marksj.../epic-sg2.html
http://www.urth.org/whorlmap/quetzal.htm
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/c...n_original.jpg
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greec...aphytis/i.html
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) it says that his first attacked failed because of a Libyan rebellion and afterwards peace was made with the Ptolemies I believe. With Magas his daughter marrying and getting kids with the new Ptolemy.
. I wouldn't really worry about the Yellow death getting destroyed. I mean how many factions do the Seleucids face? 
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