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

[Tyrfingr]

He is right, It is also important as a major port destination for the persian royal road, as well as having vast gold and silver deposits that are needed to continuing importing grain for Athens. It is a vital economic city for the Seleucids, crippling their access to the Aegean and depriving them with seapower influence outside of the Levant sea. It is clear on the course of action...

I PROPOSE that we attack Sardis as soon as we are able, lead by Doros as he has experience in handling rival city populations.

I also PROPOSE that we enslave All non-Hellen inhabitants. They will raise much needed funds for the military campaign against Antiochus Theo and his army of Macedonian Phalanxes and provide the labour necessary to till the fields until our military settlers arrive.

Finally, I PROPOSE we establish a Military dictatorship ran directly by the Strategos of the army staying at Sardis. He will establish the settling of landless athenian citizens to the new frontier of sardis. From there, we can exploit Sardis so Athens may Benefit the most from it.

We must remember, Men of Athens, That Antiochus will retaliate with many men , we need more defensive troops as well as men that can handle the new slave population of Sardis. Therefore i PROPOSE we equip and train 2000 Toxoloi and 4000 Peltast to man the walls of Sardis, when we feel that these troops are not needed, we can disband them so that they can become military settlers of Sardis.

I agree on all of Vaginacles' proposals! The seulukids must pay for the hundreds of dead in the defense of Pergamon!

However, I must raise the question of the spartans, who are now sailing for Silikia - for who's account are they sailing? Sparta, or their own personal glory? Either way, we the Koinon have no interest in the west and the spheres of the Romani and Karkhēdōn, and a Silikia under spartan dominance would surely threathen the balance of our Koinon, maybe to the cause of civil war. The conquering lust of the spartan kings must be satisfied however, and through my contacts among traders and salesmen across the Mediterraneum, I have heard of Kyrenaia. Their king Magas is surpassing me in obesity, which says alot, and the people is screaming for new leadership. Let the spartans set sail for Kyrenaia, if they must sail anywhere.

Therefore, I propose the spartans to redirect their ships for Kyrenaia.

My other proposal is of a more religious matter. As we speak, we are constructing barracks and training facilities in Kydonia for the future recruitment of the cretans into the koinons' armies. However, I notice that Kydonia lacks a proper place of worship, and men without spirital guidance is men without hope.

I propose that we in Kydonia build a shrine for Athena, goddess of warfare, civilization, wisdom, strength, strategy, crafts, justice and skill!