From Basileion to Arche - An interactive Makedonian campaign/AAR

[Maion Maroneios]

From Basileion to Arche

ΑΠΟ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΣΕ ΑΡΧΗ

From Kingdom to Empire

Chairete! I have long been planning to write my own AAR, though I've always found myself ending it a few days after I start writing That's why, I have decided to begin writing a sort of AAR following your advice. So basically, you EB members will work as members of the ''Synedrion'', or the Royal Council of Pella. I will post maps and state every important happenings here, so you will be able to follow up easily. At the end of each post, I will ask for your suggestions, or votes, as for what the Basileion Makedonias should do.

As for the campaign itself, I will be playing as Makedonia (renamed as Basileion Makedonias or Kingdom of Macedonia) with BI executable on H/M. I'm also using MAA's City Mod, Darth Formations and Victory Conditions, all of them mini-mods that can be found at the ''Unofficial Modding Projects'' section of the EB forum. Furthermore, I have enabled the ''shieldwall'' formation for some units (like hoplites), as well as done some minor tweaks of my liking (added many more units to the Makedonian roster, changed some faction names and descriptions and other things). I have also enabled the hording ability for the Sweboz, Sauromatae, Getai and Sakae. For any other questions, feel free to ask/pm me.

May your wisdom lead the forces of Makedonia to the furthest corners of the world (again)!

Current campaign date: - (AAR ceased)

Current subject of discussion by the Synedrion

Synderion Ceased

You may have noticed I use the Greek dating system. A simple formula for calculating the date according to the Greek calendar is the following:
776 – CC = GC, where CC is the year according to the Christian calendar and GC the year according to the Greek calendar. This only applies to BC years, though.

The Royal Family Tree

Kalos Demetriou Argeades: Governor of Demetrias
Wife: Olympias

Alkyoneus Antigonou Argeades: Basileus
Wife: Alkmena
Nicknames: Hegemon Hellados, Timoros Barbaron, Nikator Pergamou

Alexandros Kraterou Argeades: Strategos Autokrator
Wife: Hermione

Demetrios Antigonou Argeades: Strategos
Wife: Periboia

Baias Kynoskephalaios: Governor of Korinthos
Wife: Aketa

Menephilos Thebaios: Governor of Ambrakia
Wife: Iphianassa

Neikostratos Pheraios: Supervised Strategos
Wife: Apama

Adaios Antigonou Argeades: Military trainee in Sparte
Wife: Kaliphana

Priamos Kalou Argeades: Supervised governor of Athenai
Wife: Erigone

Hygienos Alkyoneos Argeades: Governor of Chalkis
Wife: Tekmessa

Deinokratis Kraterou Argeades: Student in Athenai
Wife: Metriche

Perseus Alkyoneos Argeades: Governor of Thermon
Wife: Ktimene

Hephaistionas Alkyoneos Argeades: Military trainee in Sparte
Wife: -

Harpalos Kalou Argeades: Military trainee in Sparte
Wife: -

Zopyros Alexandrou Argeades: Student in Athenai
Wife: -

Pyrrhos Menephilou Thebaios: Military trainee in Sparte
Wife: Rhodope

Translation of the Hellenic words used in this AAR

You might have noticed that quite a few Hellenic words are being used in this AAR. I do this mainly to give a more ''Hellenic'' feel to it, but I understand that there are people who are unaware of many if any of these words. Here I will present a list of those words:

Chairete (ΧΑΙΡΕΤΕ) = Greetings
Basileion (ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ) = Kingdom
Basileus (ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ) = King
Synedrion (ΣΥΝΕΔΡΙΟΝ) = The Royal Council of Pella, formed by a body of Makedonians that discuss the matters of the Basileion. Everyone is allowed to freely express himself within the chamber's walls, though no matter the Syendrion's decision, the Basileus still remains the one with the last word
Synedros(sing.) (ΣΥΝΕΔΡΟΣ) = Councilor
Synedroi(pl.) (ΣΥΝΕΔΡΟΙ) = Councilors
Auletes(sing.) (ΑΥΛΗΤΗΣ) = He who plays the aulos (Greek musical instrument)
Auletai(pl.) (ΑΥΛΗΤΑΙ) = Aulos players
Somatophylakes(pl.) (ΣΩΜΑΤΟΦΥΛΑΚΕΣ) = Bodyguards
Sympatriotes(sing.) (ΣΥΜΠΑΤΡΙΟΤΗΣ) = Compatriot
Sympatriotai(pl.) (ΣΥΜΠΑΤΡΙΟΤΑΙ) = Compatriots
Polis(sing.) (ΠΟΛΙΣ) = City
Poleis(pl.) (ΠΟΛΕΙΣ) = Cities
Elephantas(sing.) (ΕΛΕΦΑΝΤΑΣ) = Elephant
Elephantes(pl.) (ΕΛΕΦΑΝΤΕΣ) = Elephants
Pole-Kratos(sing.) (ΠΟΛΗ-ΚΡΑΤΟΣ) = City-State
Poleis-Krate(pl.) (ΠΟΛΕΙΣ-ΚΡΑΤΗ) = City-Sates
Megale Hellas (ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΕΛΛΑΣ) = Magna Graecia
Italos(sing.) (ΙΤΑΛΟΣ) = Italian
Italoi(pl.) (ΙΤΑΛΟΙ) = Italians
Taxiarchos (ΤΑΞΙΑΡΧΟΣ) = Commander of a taxis (military unit)
Dioiketes (ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ) = Commander
Polemarchos (ΠΟΛΕΜΑΡΧΟΣ) = Warlord
Barbaros(sing.) (ΒΑΡΒΑΡΟΣ) = Barbarian
Barbaroi(pl.) (ΒΑΡΒΑΡΟΙ) = Barbarians
Keltos(sing.) (ΚΕΛΤΟΣ) = Celt
Keltoi(pl.) (ΚΕΛΤΟΙ) = Celts
Galates(sing.) (ΓΑΛΑΤΗΣ) = Galatian
Galatai(pl.) (ΓΑΛΑΤΑΙ) = Galatians
Makedones (ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΕΣ) = Macedonians
Hellen(sing.) (ΕΛΛΗΝ) = Greek
Hellenes(pl.) (ΕΛΛΗΝΕΣ) = Greeks. In order to avoid any misunderstandings, I use this word to express every ethnic group that historically spoke Greek and worshiped Greek gods, along as had Greek customs at that time. This includes Macedonians, Epirotes and Greeks from southern Greece
Peirates(sing.) (ΠΕΙΡΑΤΗΣ) = Pirate
Peiratai(pl.) (ΠΕΙΡΑΤΑΙ) = Pirates
Strategos(sing.) (ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΣ) = General
Strategoi(pl.) (ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΙ) = Generals
Eiar (ΕΙΑΡ) = Spring
Theros (ΘΕΡΟΣ) = Summer
Phthinoporon (ΦΘΙΝΟΠΟΡΟΝ) = Autumn
Cheimon (ΧΕΙΜΩΝ) = Winter
Sarrisa(sing.) (ΣΑΡΡΙΣΑ) = Sarrisa(duh...)
Sarrisai(pl.) (ΣΑΡΡΙΣΑΙ) = Sarrisae
Syntagma(sing.) (ΣΥΝΤΑΓΜΑ) = Macedonian pike formation of 16x16 troops
Syntagmatarchos(sing.) (ΣΥΝΤΑΓΜΑΤΑΡΧΟΣ) = Commander of a syntagma
Heterogenes(sing.) (ΕΤΕΡΟΓΕΝΗΣ) = Man of mixed blood. It refers to men with fathers of purely Hellenic blood and mothers of non-Hellenic, or barbarian (non-Greek) blood
Oudeteros(sing.) (ΟΥΔΕΤΕΡΟΣ) = Neutral
Symmachos(sing.) (ΣΥΜΜΑΧΟΣ) = Ally
Symmachoi(pl.) (ΣΥΜΜΑΧΟΙ) = Allies
Symmachia(noun) (ΣΥΜΜΑΧΙΑ) = Alliance
Synomospondia (ΣΥΝΟΜΟΣΠΟΝΔΙΑ) = League
Philos(sing.) (ΦΙΛΟΣ) = Friend, or in case of Hellenistic times, a King's personal friend
Philoi(pl.) (ΦΙΛΟΙ) = Friends, or in case of Hellenistic times, a King's personal friends
Konion(sing.) (ΚΟΝΙΟΝ) = Poisonous liquid composed of a mixture of mandragora and other substances, which causes asphyxia to the drinker. Known to have been historically used in Athenai (among others) as a death penalty.
Basilikos Grammateus(sing.) (ΒΑΣΙΛΙΚΟΣ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΥΣ) = Royal Secretary, a man appointed by the Basileus of Makedonia to assist him in the management of the Basieion
Xiphos(sing.) (ΞΙΦΟΣ) = Short Hellenic double-bladed sword
Kopis(pl.) (ΚΟΠΙΣ) = Short Hellenic one-bladed sword
Rhomphaia(sing.) (ΡΟΜΦΑΙΑ) = Thraikian falx
Proskynesis(noun) (ΠΡΟΣΚΥΝΗΣΙΣ) = An act performed in eastern Hellenistic Kingdoms, where monarchs where worshiped by their subordinates as deities
Strategos Autokrator (ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΣ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ) = Non-canon title given by the Basileus to someone, meaning "General Who Bears All Power". It is a very honoring position, which grands the man with absolute power over all armies of Makedonia, after the Basileus

I would very much appreciate it that, if you are planning to use Hellenic words during your speeches, you also use them correctly.

Maion