The Rostra Proclamation & Sovereign Register

Swords Never Sheathed: The Unbroken Feud of Carthage (Jaxson301) and Egypt (goldplasma)

Warfare between Carthage (Jaxson301) and Egypt (goldplasma) has spanned 2 straight years without a single treaty or festival truce to interrupt the slaughter. Both treasuries are strained to the breaking point, yet pride forbids any concession. Augurs interpreting the flight of birds on the sacred hill declare that fresh levies are already being marshaled. Cartographers at the library have been told to leave generous blank margins on every map until further notice.

The Ascent of Persia (MapMaker): 2 Cities Gained

Surveyors measuring the roads along the frontier report that the state ledger of Persia (MapMaker) shows an impressive growth of 2 cities following decisive victories in the field. Public altars smoked with offerings of thanksgiving as magistrates proclaimed days of celebration. Citizens across Persia thronged the sacred way, singing hymns of triumph to the gods of war. 'A masterstroke of siegecraft that will be studied in the academies for generations,' observed a Greek engineer.

Sovereignty Claimed: Rome (Mitch Cackers) Enters Baleares

The elders of Baleares chose prudence over futile resistance, inviting the legions of Rome (Mitch Cackers) to occupy the high citadel. Public heralds announced that private property and temple rites would be respected under the new administration. Neutral envoys watched the tidings with guarded expressions, dispatching swift messengers to their respective masters. Priests report that both armies sacrificed bulls to the same war god, leaving Olympus to resolve an awkward celestial dilemma.

New Frontier: Persia (MapMaker) Overruns Ungarrisoned Chersonesus

With no standing army to oppose the advance, Chersonesus has peacefully opened its bronze gates to the cohorts of Persia (MapMaker). Imperial scribes immediately commenced a census of the olive groves and storehouses. Grain brokers at Alexandria quietly revised their price lists, adding a small premium for uncertainty. 'I have mended sandals for three legions and never seen them march so fast,' boasted a camp cobbler.

Miletus Brought Under the Aegis of Greece (Spacewielder)

The peaceful seclusion of Miletus is ended, absorbed into the growing empire of Greece (Spacewielder). While neighboring envoys express formal sorrow, the reality of military possession admits no debate. Travellers at a roadside inn near the border argued the matter over bread and olives until the lamps burned low. A scribe in the chancery was heard to remark that the gods have been very consistent in their silence.

Dauntless Annexation: Persia (MapMaker) Enters Petra

The town crier of the lower market, hoarse since dawn, cries that Persia (MapMaker) has garrisoned the citadel of Petra without striking a single blow. The ancient boundary stones were anointed with oil and rededicated to the new sovereign. 'The spear decides what the assembly debates, but hunger outlasts both,' noted a cynical market overseer. Veterans in the baths note, as they do each year, that the previous war was better organised.

Sovereign Coalition: Persia (MapMaker) and Rome (Mitch Cackers) Stand Side by Side

A rare spirit of fidelity guided the generals of Persia (MapMaker) and Rome (Mitch Cackers), who joined their cohorts in 1 mutually supported advance across the theater of war. Scribes note that neither ally hesitated to answer the other's call for assistance. 'Ask me again when the snow has melted and the roads are open,' advised a courier changing horses. Priests at the neutral oracles accepted gifts from both sides, uttering ambiguous prophecies regarding the outcome.

Banners United: Egypt (goldplasma) and Persia (MapMaker) March in Concert

Gold, grain, and military intelligence flowed freely between Egypt (goldplasma) and Persia (MapMaker), whose commanders carried out 1 cooperative action during the campaign. The shared resolve of their senates has frustrated every attempt at diplomatic subversion. Messengers of distant kings hurried through the foreign quarter with sealed tablets, saying nothing. Local tavern keepers remark that advancing cohorts and retreating phalanxes possessed an identical thirst for untaxed vintage.

Greece (Spacewielder) grows by 1 garrisoned city and boasts 7 cities in all. Grain and silver flow abundantly to Persia (MapMaker), adding 2 provinces to stand at 8. Ledger-keepers of Rome (Mitch Cackers) write a happy line (+1) and total the realm at 7 strongholds.

Observers of court intrigue note that ambassadors of Rome and Persia poured libations together at the festival while their armies advanced. 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.

Fierce thunderstorms strike the frontier camps; several javelins were struck by lightning, terrifying the camp followers.

GAMES IN THE CIRCUS: Three days of chariot races and veteran beast-hunts declared to honor the victory. Free bread distributed at the gates.