The Line of Ptolemy

[Roka]

Good update, I like those quite times where you can rebuild and restore your kingdom.

yeah they are important to me as I don't want to blitz the map

Nice, been waiting for you to update this. I remember in my one and only Ptolie campaign the Thorikatai became an integral part of my armies.

I've been able to produce them ever since I took Antiocheia fairly early in my campaign but I was wanted to roleplay a sort of mini-reform with them and also with using Galatikoi instead of Ioudaioi

@ everyone thanks for reading and remember constructive criticism is more than welcome

[Roka]

after a long break from updating this AAR and indeed from playing EB altogether I intend to resume this.

however i have lost my notes for the years following my last update and will have to make it up pretty much as I type it.

cheers,
Roka

[Unintended BM]

I've seen many AARs on this site, and this is definitely one of them. Good work.

[Roka]

Chapter VII

The Second Syrian War (part II)
249-246 BC

The 33rd year of the reign of Ptolemaios II began with the birth of Charitime, the daughter of Erasiphon Sebennytios. In the early spring Euergetes invaded Koile-Syria and besieged Damaskos, the 4th time it had been put under siege in the past 20 years. With Euergetes campaigning in the Koile-Syria Pyrrhos moved his army to the eastern border of Syria.

Euergetes waited until the summer before launching an assault on Damaskos, however his forces were repelled and he retreated back into Syria. Despite retreating after suffering minimal casualties Euergetes gained the respect of many of his soldiers by using his personal bodyguard to cover the retreating Ptolemaioi army, also because he wasn't willing to sacrifice the lives of his men once he realised he couldn't take the town.

According to reports Pyrrhos Andriakeios confronted a large Seleukid army in Assyrie during the autumn months, defeating it before moving back to Syria.

Damaskos would stay in Seleukid hands until the spring of 247 BC when Pyrrhos defeated the armies led by Asklepiades Tambrakos Hyrkanikes and another officer known only as Apelles.



After the battle Pyrrhos entered Damaskos as a conquering hero and liberator, however the reputation was soon to be sullied as a group of Galatian mercenaries under his command were to defile and loot the sacred city of Helios.



Following the “attrocities” in Koile-Syria Pyrrhos was stripped of command of the 1st Ptolemaic Army and was summoned to Alexandria. His second in command Terpnos, son of Meleagros and therefore nephew of Ptolemaios II replaced him. With the 1st Army weakened following the succesful campaign to Damaskos, Terpnos spent the remainder of the year recruiting new soldiers.

In the spring of 246 BC Euergetes invaded Assyrie and quickly surrounded the town of Edessa. The city would hold out until the autumn when dwindling supplies forced Euergetes to order an assault, after over 6 months of siege the town fell with a whimper. Euergetes would establish Assyrie as a semi-autonomous allied state and would leave Edessa to the hands of it's governor, marshalling his forces for another offensive into Seleukid territory.



Timeline of this Period:~

249 BC

Spring ~

• Charitime, daughter of Erasiphon Sebennytios born.
• Epaphrodeitos Lissasos takes over governorship of Petra
• Euergetes Continues invasion of Koile-Syria, besieging Damaskus.

Summer ~

• Pyrrhos stations army to guard against any invasion of Syria
• Euergetes launches ill-fated assault of Damaskos

Autumn ~

• Lysandra, sister of Ptolemaios II dies
• Pyrrhos defeats Seleukid army in Assyrie

248 BC

Spring ~

• Teiseas Philoterios comes of age
• Sosianax Andriakeios born

247 BC

Spring~

• Leukos Sebennytios comes of age
• Pyrrhos, defeats Seluekid forces in Koile-Syria and captures Damaskos

Summer ~

• Terpnos Ptolemaios replaces Pyrrhos as commander of 1st Army

246 BC

Spring ~

• Zenon Philoterios comes of age
• Euergetes invades Assyrie and besieges Edessa

Summer ~

• Minos Narmuthites restores damage done to Heliopolis

Autumn ~

• Euergetes captures Edessa

Winter ~

• Amiades, daughter of Stasikrates Philoterios born

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The next update will probably be up in the next few days, it'll be much longer than this one.

Cheers,
Roka