Chronica Antiqua & The Mediterranean Inquirer

Dishonor on the Field: Egypt (Mitch Cackers) Ambushed Carthage (GreenGlass) at Leptis

Centurions returning on leave to the city swear that the leaders of Egypt (Mitch Cackers) have executed an infamous treachery, turning their spears upon unsuspecting allies of Carthage (GreenGlass) in Leptis. Outraged elders denounce the impiety in every forum across the known world. Experts of the rostra are unanimous that the outcome was inevitable, now that it has occurred. The statues of the founders in Carthage were draped in grey cloth, as in a time of plague.

Fall of the Ancestral Seat: Rome (Jaxson301) Overcomes Egypt (Mitch Cackers) at Alexandria

In a humiliation that will long echo in the chronicles, Egypt (Mitch Cackers) has witnessed the fall of Alexandria to the banner of Rome (Jaxson301). The home guard stood firm along the inner wall until completely surrounded by attacking cohorts. The legal justifications offered by imperial rhetoricians are as ornate as they are thoroughly unconvincing. Mothers of Egypt gathered at the walls to ask every passing rider for the names of the fallen.

Sovereign Hegemony: Rome (Jaxson301) Controls 9 Strongholds

The imperial ledger confirms the supremacy of Rome (Jaxson301), recording 9 provinces under the rule of its senate and generals. Even with 9 cities still needed to reach the threshold of 18 cities, the initiative belongs entirely to the leader. 'The sea-lanes and provincial revenues now answer to Rome,' proclaimed an ambitious harbor prefect. Citizens across Rome thronged the sacred way, singing hymns of triumph to the gods of war.

Ramparts Abandoned: Rome (Jaxson301) Ejected from Messenian Sea by Egypt (Mitch Cackers)

Spearmen of Egypt (Mitch Cackers) have successfully ejected the forces of Rome (Jaxson301) from Messenian Sea, sweeping the defensive perimeter clean of opposition. Magistrates in nearby settlements hurried to secure their granaries against the victors. Trumpets and bronze cymbals echoed through the streets of Egypt as magistrates declared a festival of thanksgiving. 'Fortune favors the resolute, but disciplined cohorts turn fortune into certainty,' noted a seasoned legate.

Egypt (Mitch Cackers) Expels Rome (Jaxson301) from Libyan Sea

In a textbook tactical maneuver, Egypt (Mitch Cackers) dislodged the vanguard of Rome (Jaxson301) from Libyan Sea, driving them from their fortified ditch into open country. Cavalry patrols pursued the fleeing remnants until dusk. Smoke from the campfires at Egyptian Sea had been noticed, though few understood its meaning. From the ramparts of Egypt, beacon after beacon blazed to carry the glad news to the distant provinces. 'Such bold campaigns permanently redraw the maps of the known world,' remarked an envoy in the court of Egypt.

The Bounds of Empire Widen: Rome (Jaxson301) Claims 2 Cities

With an increase of 2 strongholds to its credit, Rome (Jaxson301) has emerged as the clear victor of the campaigning season. Captured war-gear was paraded before cheering crowds in a grand display of imperial majesty. 'Make room on the wall of fame,' laughed a mason of Rome, 'I have a new name to chisel.' In the amphitheatre of Rome, the crowd rose as one to cheer the returning standard-bearers.

Dagger in the Dark: Carthage (GreenGlass) Betrayed by Rome (Jaxson301) in Sardinia

No omen could have prepared Carthage (GreenGlass) for the shocking treachery in Sardinia, where cohorts of Rome (Jaxson301) wheeled in formation and struck their flank. The sacred bonds of alliance were torn to shreds under the hooves of the charging cavalry. Veterans in the baths note, as they do each year, that the previous war was better organised. The augurs of Carthage found only ill omens in the entrails and refused to name the next day's sacrifice.

3 Years of War: Carthage (GreenGlass) and Egypt (Mitch Cackers) Still at Daggers Drawn

Augurs interpreting the flight of birds on the sacred hill declare that the enduring vendetta between Carthage (GreenGlass) and Egypt (Mitch Cackers) flared afresh this season, with frontier pickets skirmishing without respite. Old treaties lie forgotten while fresh battlements are thrown up along the riverbanks. It is generally agreed that the only undeniable victors of the campaign are the vultures wheeling above the battlefield. Bankers of Corinth lent to both sides at the same rate and slept soundly.

Surveyors of Carthage (GreenGlass) rub out 2 boundary marks and sigh over a realm of 6 cities. Tax rolls of Rome (Jaxson301) lengthen by 2 towns, bringing the total to 9 holdings.

Tavern talk has it that a lost letter from Egypt to Persia was found wrapped around a cheese in the market.

A shower of falling stones is reported near the frontier in 4; temple priests interpret it as a harbinger of bloody strife.

WANTED: Sturdy Thessalian draught oxen for baggage trains. Must be accustomed to long marches and unfrightened by war elephants.