Year 1 · Dispatch 1 from the Forum — Ancient Mediterranean
Spears Sheathed: Carthage (goldplasma), Egypt (Mitch Cackers), Greece (Jaxson301), Persia (Spacewielder) and Rome (MapMaker) Agree to a General Settlement
The bloody struggle concludes not with conquest, but with an equilibrium forged in bronze between Carthage (goldplasma), Egypt (Mitch Cackers), Greece (Jaxson301), Persia (Spacewielder) and Rome (MapMaker). All parties claimed moral victory while quietly breathing a sigh of immense relief. 'Peace and war are the two hands of one body,' quoted a rhetoric teacher to his bored pupils. The Egyptian priests, who have watched empires come and go for three thousand years, merely noted the date.
Tribute & Provincial Reserves
The ledger of Carthage (goldplasma) remains steady, with the realm commanding 3 provinces once again.
Rumors from the Baths & Taverns
It is muttered among the forum colonnades that Egypt sent a gift of pure Cretan wine and fifty amphorae of olive oil to the magistrates of Persia.
Notices of the Rostra & Sundry Omens
Dense river mist shrouds the border passes this 1; sentries warm themselves over braziers and curse the damp chill.
Notices of the Rostra & Sundry Omens
REWARD OFFERED: A runaway horned goat with a notched ear strayed from the temple pastures. Deliver to the chief sacrificial priest.
