The Rostra Proclamation & Sovereign Register

Peace of Exhaustion: Coalition Draw for Carthage (Jaxson301), Greece (Spacewielder), Persia (MapMaker) and Rome (Mitch Cackers)

Augurs interpreting the flight of birds on the sacred hill declare that an epoch of slaughter concludes with an honorable compromise between Carthage (Jaxson301), Greece (Spacewielder), Persia (MapMaker) and Rome (Mitch Cackers). Scribes are copying the treaty scrolls into multiple tongues, binding each realm to respect the common boundaries. 'Whether king or archon rules, the price of Egyptian wheat remains governed by the wind,' shrugged a grain factor. Caravan masters in the desert cities doubled their escorts and raised their tolls.

First Among Sovereign Crowns: The Ascendancy of Rome (Mitch Cackers)

The imperial ledger confirms the supremacy of Rome (Mitch Cackers), recording 11 provinces under the rule of its senate and generals. Even with 7 cities still needed to reach the threshold of 18 cities, the initiative belongs entirely to the leader. 'A commander who counts his oxen before his soldiers will always arrive first,' remarked a supply officer of the winning column. Crowds in Rome chanted praises to the legions, decking public colonnades with flowers and palm fronds.

Cyrene Changes Masters Once More as Rome (Mitch Cackers) Drives Out Egypt (goldplasma)

The contested citadel of Cyrene counts 2 separate conquests this conflict, yielding on this turn to an assault by Rome (Mitch Cackers) against Egypt (goldplasma). Little remains unbroken within the municipal precinct after so many violent transitions. Carthage (Jaxson301) marched in support, covering the advance with archers. Grain brokers at Alexandria quietly revised their price lists, adding a small premium for uncertainty. Priests report that both armies sacrificed bulls to the same war god, leaving Olympus to resolve an awkward celestial dilemma.

Dramatic Advance: Rome (Mitch Cackers) Expands by 2 Strongholds

An unbroken succession of triumphs has delivered 2 strongholds into the hands of Rome (Mitch Cackers). Crowds thronged the colonnades to hear heralds proclaim the widening borders of the realm. Citizens across Rome thronged the sacred way, singing hymns of triumph to the gods of war. 'The historians will make it sound far tidier than it was,' predicted a scribe, sharpening a reed.

Unbroken Line: Greece (Spacewielder) Weathers Storm of Persia (MapMaker) at Sinope

In a heroic display of fortitude, the garrison of Greece (Spacewielder) has firmly held Sinope against a heavily supported offensive mounted by Persia (MapMaker). Outnumbered defenders locked their bronze shields across the breaches and shattered the assault columns. Children in Greece ran beside the returning cavalry, flinging myrtle sprigs beneath the hooves. 'A masterstroke of siegecraft that will be studied in the academies for generations,' observed a Greek engineer.

Bitter Repulse: Persia (MapMaker) Frustrates Supported Advance of Greece (Spacewielder) upon Miletus

According to couriers riding hard from the frontier, the eagle of Persia (MapMaker) still crowns the ramparts of Miletus after the bloody repulse of a major combined offensive by Greece (Spacewielder). The attacking formations fell back in confusion, their momentum entirely broken. 'I have sold lamps to both sides and I intend to go on doing so,' declared an oil merchant. In the council hall of Greece, an old consul wept openly while his colleagues stared at the floor.

Perjury and Blood: Rome (Mitch Cackers) Renounces Pledges to Greece (Spacewielder) in Macedonia

The peace between former allies dissolved in an instant when Rome (Mitch Cackers) marched treacherous cohorts into Macedonia, overthrowing the encampment of Greece (Spacewielder). Scribes report that ambassadors of Greece were dining in the tent of the commanding general when the attack commenced. Horsemen galloped out from Greece with pleas for reinforcement, and found only shut gates in the neighboring cities. Veterans in the baths note, as they do each year, that the previous war was better organised.

Perfidious Strike: Carthage (Jaxson301) Turns Upon Persia (MapMaker) in Memphis

By violating sworn compacts of non-aggression, Carthage (Jaxson301) fell upon the vulnerable positions of Persia (MapMaker) in Memphis with devastating fury. Foreign envoys in the capital expressed horror at the flagrant disregard for the laws of nations. Foreign magistrates convened emergency councils, weighing how best to navigate the altered balance. The statues of the founders in Persia were draped in grey cloth, as in a time of plague.

Dynasty Extinguished: Egypt (goldplasma) Erased from the Earth

The dynasty that guided Egypt (goldplasma) through centuries of glory has been extinguished in the field. Foreclosed by catastrophe on every frontier, its name will henceforth be recorded only in chronicle scrolls. Travellers at a roadside inn near the border argued the matter over bread and olives until the lamps burned low. 'Send for the Sibylline books; there may be something about this,' urged a worried pontiff.

Surveyors of Egypt (goldplasma) rub out 1 boundary mark and sigh over a realm of 0 cities. The realm of Greece (Spacewielder) shrinks on the wax tablet by 1 city; only 5 cities still pay tribute. Surveyors in Rome (Mitch Cackers) redraw the map with 2 fresh boundary stones; the realm now counts 11 cities.

A traveling sophist claims that maps seen in the camp of Carthage show the tributary lands of Greece already marked for partition.

Dense river mist shrouds the border passes this 6; sentries warm themselves over braziers and curse the damp chill.

STRAYED: A grey donkey with a white nose, answers to nothing. Return to the baker near the Fountain Gate.