Koinon Hellenon: Athens X Sparta (.org X TWCenter), a participative AAR - Athenai

[Arthur, king of the Britons]

Leumenes arrived to the boule. Last year he couldn't assinst because he was in Lesbos, and no ship would be so foolish to sail with only one man in the midst of pirates.

"I am saddened, shattered, to have missed this great assembly. However my duties as a Somatophilakes could not wait. Yet, I am here, hoping to propose wise legislation. My friends, I am glad to see that Pella was taken, yet in my mind, I would have hoped the spartans to retreat, as they have pushed us so far north it will be difficult to hold of the Epirotes and the Barbaroi tribes, yet I will show very strong willing commitment to help the spartans in their defense.
First off, I believe we should recruit a professional army in Lesbos (and a great general to lead them) to fend off the Seleukid attacks, of course, in due time, declare war to them. We must let Pergamon to be free (Eleutheroi) and defend them if they cannot, if we do declare war, leave multiple forts so that they are easily reinforced by the allied army outiside. If they are not disturbed however, we should go to Sinope and at last liberate them from the Pontic rule, however we must be weary, as such we should leave a strong garrison in Lesbos and in Sinope. The athenian army is to conquer the outlying regions around the Aegean such as Chersonesos Thraikia so we may not be sorrounded by the Barbaroi. This is rash, I understand, but if the Getai attack Pella, we would be sorrounded and unable to get reinforcements. The allied army should in all instances try to mantain control of Aitolia, not letting it under Epirot rule. The attack and defeat on Pella was a bad tactical move; as it would leave the city prone to attack from two armies and without the ability to acquire reinforcements from the other side."

"I am glad to be in the Boule this year my friends, I will hand the orator the parchment of the proposals"

I PROPOSE we recruit a professional army in Lesbos and to be independent of both the Spartan and Athenian wishes (meaning it can only build lvl IV govs. and the army, along with their captured cities are neutral to either poleis' causes.), only the polis who controls the strategos can give orders to it (I guess, if not just make the damned army)
I PROPOSE we recruit an allied general to lead the army
I PROPOSE we defend the Basileion ton Pergamou if they cannot be able to do so themselves, even if that means declaring war against the Arche Seleukeia.
I PROPOSE that if we declare war on the Arche Seleukeia that we prevent their access to the Island by building forts in which the Asiatic Allied army may defeat their besiegers.
I PROPOSE that if Pergamon is not in danger, that we liberate Sinope from pontic rule with the asiatic allied army
I PROPOSE the athenian army to conquer Bizantion so we have a bigger and more reinforcable front against the Barbaroi.
I PROPOSE the allied army to keep a watch over Aitolia, not letting Epeiros hold it for one second if they capture it.

~Jirisys (placeholder es! )

"First allow me to welcome Leumenes back to the ekklesia, and give praise to Ποσειδῶν for granting him a safe journey.

Leumenes I AGREE to the following of your proposals:

I PROPOSE we defend the Basileion ton Pergamou if they cannot be able to do so themselves, even if that means declaring war against the Arche Seleukeia.
I PROPOSE the allied army to keep a watch over Aitolia, not letting Epeiros hold it for one second if they capture it.

And I AGREE with this proposal, as in I AGREE that we should build forts to block the Seleucid army's access to Mytilene:

I PROPOSE that if we declare war on the Arche Seleukeia that we prevent their access to the Island by building forts in which the Asiatic Allied army may defeat their besiegers.

The rest I do DISAGREE to I'm afraid, as they are either unrealistic - as in the case of the professional army raised at Lesbos, or not plausible at this time I think am neutral to. Just like you Leumenes I believe the Spartatai move to take Pella and Makedonia at this time was rather rash. In the same way I find that we should not move against Bysantion at this time, for now let us focus on Pyrrhos and how we should deal with him, should Thermon fall.

Also unrelated to this I must say that I am pleased that the Spartatai did not enslave the populace of Pella, though I would have been even more pleased had they decided not to expel portions of the population."

Arthouros handed the orator his proposals and was seated:

I PROPOSE that we appoint Eugenios Rhodios as the Governor of Rhodos, as the public order in Rhodos is not what it used to be.
I PROPOSE that we attack the army besieging Pergamon with the Athenian army
I PROPOSE that we reinforce the Alliance army with fresh troops and ask the Spartatai to help in doing so as well.
I PROPOSE that, if the Seleucids have taken Pergamon by the time the Athenian army gets there, we should liberate Pergamon and establish a Free Allied Kingdom (Type IV Government).