The Royal Council

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Eunostos turns towards Leontiskos..

Can I ask how exactly are you going to pay the upkeep of that fleet? As far as I know you don't have any estates or trade ships.

[johnhughthom]

Leontiskos looks confused.

"Hmm, it seems I may have miscalculated, carried a 9 when I was supposed to.... Umm, yeah. Forget that last thing I just said, all my clerks fault. That's what I get for acting all cocky I guess. I'll just go stand over here and recalculate my figures, I might be able to afford a couple of coracles"

He slips out of the chambers, red faced.

[strategos roma]

Fellow delegates,

I would like to propose the following bill:
Edict E1.8: The army currently stationed at Memphis be sent to Greece to assist our allies there against the Makedones. If possible, this force should also be used to seize any weakly guarded Seleuicd dominions in Mikra Asia.

[LeoCordis]

My dear Isigonos Kleopatrites, the army you are talking about is the Royal Army of the Heir, and has a number of edicts proposed about it. If yours was to pass it would seem the army would resemble some kind of rambling goat, going from one way to another.

Bothos now stares at Leontiskos Thraikikos and a small hint of a smile comes upon his face.

My good friend Leontiskos, I do hope you realise my proposals are for the good of the Kingdom. Unless you would see Alexandria fall to her knees benath the sandals of some upstart Kyrenians then I hold it to be a crucial decision the Council has to take. My second edict merely uses this force to be in permanent defence of the Aegyptian front. If you read the text carefully this command won't be my own, unless our good Basileus decides of course. The troops will only be 'mine' for the short amount of time it will take for me to recapture the city of Paraitonion.

I'm sure the Kleronomos Basileios wouldn't take kindly to calling his troops your own. I'm also sure my father wouldn't take kindly to being called an islander. I believe Side is in fact on a peninsula.

[Skullheadhq]

*Hastily running inside the council chamber*

Excuse me, my king, for being late. My harbor was blocked and camels don't go as fast as they used to go. I wish to propose the following edicts:

Edict E1.9: : The royal army should be moved to Hierosolymna to prepare an attack on the city of Damaskos, which is on a stratigically important location.

Edict E1.10: : Acceptance of this administrative division of nomarchies, including the naming in Ancient Greek, the positions will be empty until they need filling:

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[Myth]

Alexandros squeezed his brother's shoulder and gave him a smile before he stormed off. They had much to talk, but now was not the time. For a moment, the lad found himself thinking of their sister - she was safe here, in his Alexandrian estate. Alexandros had a duty to her as the oldest, after all.

However his attention was now focused on the newcomer - someone unknown to him personally, though he had heard of his name from somewhere or other...

"As the present governor of Hierosolymna I would welcome any and all troops sent to the town. However the Royal Army is needed up North to repel the immediate Seleukid threat. Damaskos is well defended and cannot be assaulted without great risk to the army and by proxy - to the whole North-Eastern front. It would be wiser to secure our own positions and then gradually push in the undefended Selekid lands. The riches of the East, Babylon especially, will allow us to raise an appropriately sized force to capture Damaskos."

[The Celtic Viking]

Basileus Philadelphos Ptolemaios raises his eyebrow at Alexandros.

"I am kind of surprised by your latest words. Lets see here..."

He waves a scribe to come over and he is given a piece of paper which he quickly scans through. When he finds what he's seeking for, he turns back up towards Alexandros.

"Ah, yes, Edict E1.4. It was proposed by you, wasn't it? Well, according to it, the Royal Army is supposed to confront the main enemy force in the area, which can only be interpreted as the one currently stationed in Damaskos. Now you're against going after them?

But Edict E1.4 also states that you would "amass 6 to 8 phalanxes" for yourself, but the only phalanxes available in the area belong to your Basileus' army - my army! Surely you would not have the cheek to try and steal my men from me, so where would you get these phalanxes from, may I ask?"

[strategos roma]

My dear Isigonos Kleopatrites, the army you are talking about is the Royal Army of the Heir, and has a number of edicts proposed about it. If yours was to pass it would seem the army would resemble some kind of rambling goat, going from one way to another.

Bothos now stares at Leontiskos Thraikikos and a small hint of a smile comes upon his face.

My good friend Leontiskos, I do hope you realise my proposals are for the good of the Kingdom. Unless you would see Alexandria fall to her knees benath the sandals of some upstart Kyrenians then I hold it to be a crucial decision the Council has to take. My second edict merely uses this force to be in permanent defence of the Aegyptian front. If you read the text carefully this command won't be my own, unless our good Basileus decides of course. The troops will only be 'mine' for the short amount of time it will take for me to recapture the city of Paraitonion.

I'm sure the Kleronomos Basileios wouldn't take kindly to calling his troops your own. I'm also sure my father wouldn't take kindly to being called an islander. I believe Side is in fact on a peninsula.

My dear friend, what you say is indeed true, nevertheless I believe that the wise men of the council would be able to choose sensibly and refrain from giving the army contradictory or unrealistic orders

Isidoros then turns to the assembled Strategou and announces his support for Edict E1.10 and Law E1.1.

[Skullheadhq]

My dear friend, what you say is indeed true, nevertheless I believe that the wise men of the council would be able to choose sensibly and refrain from giving the army contradictory or unrealistic orders

Isidoros then turns to the assembled Strategou and announces his support for Edict E1.10 and Law E1.1.

Stategoi, strategou is of the general...