The Imperial Herald & Public Gazette of the Forum

Greece (MonsterSerg) Bereft of Its Cradle: Rome (Эльф ушастый) Occupies Athens

Calamity strikes at the heart of Greece (MonsterSerg) as the ancestral redoubt of Athens falls to the enveloping cohorts of Rome (Эльф ушастый). The civic assembly was dispersed by spear-points before an orderly surrender could be proclaimed. 'The ink on my map scrolls barely dries before another legion marches across the border,' sighed a Greek cartographer. In the council hall of Greece, an old consul wept openly while his colleagues stared at the floor.

The Trumpets Sound Victory: Sparta Snatched from Greece (MonsterSerg) by Rome (Эльф ушастый)

An unexpected thrust has delivered Sparta into the possession of Rome (Эльф ушастый), striking at the very hearthstone of Greece (MonsterSerg). Temple wardens barely secured the sacred relics before foreign standards crested the wall. Its camp lay at Ionian Sea until the night before. Citizens across Rome thronged the sacred way, singing hymns of triumph to the gods of war. Fortune-tellers at the crossroads are doing excellent trade; they predict victory for everybody, in turn.

Colossus of the Age: Rome (Эльф ушастый) Marshals 10 Cities

The town crier of the lower market, hoarse since dawn, cries that Rome (Эльф ушастый) continues to set the tempo of Mediterranean affairs, directing an empire of 10 strongholds from its central citadel. Rival states watch with growing unease as the gap between leader and pursuers widens. 'Fortune favors the resolute, but disciplined cohorts turn fortune into certainty,' noted a seasoned legate. Local tavern keepers remark that advancing cohorts and retreating phalanxes possessed an identical thirst for untaxed vintage.

Ascendant Might: Rome (Эльф ушастый) Absorbs 4 Additional Strongholds

An aggressive offensive doctrine has yielded rich rewards for Rome (Эльф ушастый), which augmented its dominion by 4 cities in a single year. Seasoned commanders attribute the success to daring leadership and flexible logistics. Reports brought by grain merchants docking at the harbor reveal that new garrisons are being provisioned without delay. Cartographers at the library have been told to leave generous blank margins on every map until further notice.

Foundries and Barracks: Rome (Эльф ушастый) Equips New Cohorts

An impressive display of military readiness unfolded in Rome (Эльф ушастый), where heralds announced the completion of 3 new military formations. Crowds cheered from the ramparts as the cavalry rode out in gleaming bronze breastplates. Crowds in Rome chanted praises to the legions, decking public colonnades with flowers and palm fronds. 'The omens were good, the roads were dry and the enemy was careless,' noted a camp prefect, ticking them off on his fingers.

Boundaries Redrawn: Baleares Welcomes Cohorts of Carthage (Базослав)

Pilgrims descending from the oracle road relate that horsemen of Carthage (Базослав) have established a permanent encampment in Baleares. The local guilds welcomed the arrival of foreign silver, though traditionalists mourned the loss of civic independence. The sellers of laurel wreaths report an excellent season, and have not yet decided for whom they are rooting. 'The sea-lanes and provincial revenues now answer to Carthage,' proclaimed an ambitious harbor prefect.

Blood on the Frontier: Egypt (Orkinon) and Persia (Xenonic) in Protracted War

Augurs interpreting the flight of birds on the sacred hill declare that the conflict between Egypt (Orkinon) and Persia (Xenonic) has persisted across 2 campaign seasons, draining treasuries and leaving frontier fields fallow. Neither sovereign will stoop to sue for peace while an army remains in the field. Priests report that both armies sacrificed bulls to the same war god, leaving Olympus to resolve an awkward celestial dilemma. 'Boundaries drawn by the spear are as transient as footprints upon coastal sand,' observed a wandering chronicler.

The granaries of Carthage (Базослав) are filling: 1 new province pays tribute, and the realm now stands at 6 centres. Ledger-keepers of Greece (MonsterSerg) write a happy line (+1) and total the realm at 5 strongholds. A bountiful season for Persia (Xenonic), which expands its territorial domain to 7 strongholds (+2). Silver arrives from the new holdings of Rome (Эльф ушастый): 4 more centres in the books, 10 centres altogether.

Wild rumors suggest that Greece has secretly ordered five hundred bronze shields adorned in the distinctive martial insignia of Egypt.

Mild weather and a gentle sea allowed late sailings; grain ships reached port a week ahead of the tally.

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