512 (264 BC)

Spartan orders:
-Alliance with Getai tribes. (Yes)
-Population of Pella to be expelled if conquered. (Not yet)
-Akrotatos moved to Athenai to study in its Academy. (Yes)
-Spartan Army to be reinforced from Korinthos. (Yes)
-Attempt to take Thermon if conditions allow. (Not yet)

Athenian orders:
-Alliance with Getai tribes. (Yes)
-Improve military recruitment and defences in Demetrias. (Yes)
-Assault Kydonia as soon as possible. (Yes)
-Fortify the mountain pass to the west of Demetrias. (Yes)
-Lesbos to be the next target. (Not yet)
-Pyrrhos to be asked to attacked Pella. The Koinon will not aid him. (No)


I have become extremely efficient in writing and formatting these reports, councilors.


Damasos was sent to build a small western fort, as per Athenian Council orders.


The Makedones seemed to be aware of the Koinon's strong defensive position, and an army left towards the East, making Pella more vulnerable.


The two forts gave much safety to the newly-icorporated polis of Demetrias.


A deal was attempted with the Epeirotes that would make Pyrrhos attack the Makedones, but they brushed off our offers.





In the coast of Kretai, Doros and the Athenian Army were attacked before they could land near Kydonia.





The Athenian retreating ships ended up to the south of the island, and insisted in an assault from there.





But pirates found the Athenian Fleet soon after the desembark and sunk all of its ships. The last hope of the expedition was that Doros could quickly conquer Kydonia.





He assaulted it as soon as possible, and in the first battle of his life, as well as the first battle he commanded, he was up against Ainesidemos, an experienced Kretaioi strategos.














He still managed to win and conquer Kretai, which would now be a part of the Koinon under the influence of Athenai.


Sympathetic towards the Spartans and their problems, Doros chose to move much of the population from Kretai to Lakonia. The helots were moved from Kydonia to Sparte to solve the population problem once and for all.


After pacifying the region, all government possibilities were available for the Athenians, and the Kretai waited on what would be their faith once the Athenian Army left their city. It's worth reminding that a new fleet would have to be built first.


Doros's men could also be fully retrained in the polis.


Back in Sparte, the economy was being improved by clearing the coast to perhaps build a trading port, which would be expensive, but profitable, especially due to the recent acquisition of Kretai.


With the population boost, new and strong hoplites were trained in the polis.


Akrotatos had left a few months before to study in the Academy of Athens, where he was rather enjoying life and the change of scenario. He was learning much and helping in Athenian administration, being the Hegemon of the Koinon.


In Demetrias, reinforcements were being retrained and recruited.


Further north, the Epeirotes had succeeded where the Makedones had failed, conquering the village of Serdike and its surroundings.


They sent a scouting party from Serdike to Pella, but such small army was soon chased down and crushed by the Basileos.


In the extreme north, contact was made with the Getai tribes, who seemed to enjoy the art of war and could therefore be useful allies.











In Anatolia, Mytilene once again failed in their attempt of conquering Pergamon, even though they had a great army. At this point, it was unlikely that any Makedon nobleman in Mytilene would declare himself King of Makedonia should Pella fall, it was more likely that the polis would simply declare its independence. And Pella was now weaker than the island of Lesbos.


The situation of the Koinon in the winter of 512. Such situation was about to change, though, with the Koinon Elections coming up.