Year 7 of the Conflict · Proclamation 7 — Ancient Mediterranean
Frontiers of Blood: Greece (Эльф ушастый) and Persia (Kowalski) Refuse Every Overture of Peace
A relentless cycle of raid and reprisal continues to consume the resources of Greece (Эльф ушастый) and Persia (Kowalski). Sages and priests have long ceased their appeals for concord, resigning themselves to endless enmity. The same armies met again at Cappadocia and Damascus, with no better manners. Patricians in neutral city-states observed the unfolding conflict with cold, calculated detachment. Stone carvers in the capital are already growing weary of chiseling new names upon conquered boundary stones.
The fortified heights of Punic Sea proved an insurmountable obstacle for Carthage (MonsterSerg), whose supported advance was shattered by the disciplined archery and spears of Rome (Luis Rodriguez). Celebrations erupted along the battlements as the hostile columns withdrew. In the forum of Rome, crowds cheered wildly as victorious wreaths of laurel were laid upon temple steps. The poets, as is their habit, will compose odes for whoever pays the better fee.
Councils of the Great Powers
An Inherited Hatred: Carthage (MonsterSerg) and Greece (Эльф ушастый) Lock Shields Once More
Customs officers at the harbor chain, questioning every captain, have learned that the mutual enmity between Carthage (MonsterSerg) and Greece (Эльф ушастый) has hardened into permanent defiance, defying every diplomatic entreaty. Both realms have converted their border farmsteads into armed watchtowers. Fighting this year ranged over Alexandria, Libyan Sea, Macedonia and Minoan Sea as well. Caravan masters in the desert cities doubled their escorts and raised their tolls. 'Boundaries drawn by the spear are as transient as footprints upon coastal sand,' observed a wandering chronicler.
Tribute & Provincial Reserves
Carthage (MonsterSerg) neither gains nor loses; its ledger shows 11 provinces yet again.
Forum Gossip & Port Omens
A freedman who sweeps the senate house says the envoys of Carthage and Persia dined alone in the cellar and left laughing.
Notices of the Rostra & Sundry Omens
A pale comet was seen over the eastern hills for three nights in 7; augurs disagree on whether it favours the sword or the plough.
Notices of the Rostra & Sundry Omens
GLADIATORIAL SPECTACLE: The Ludus of Capua presents ten pairs of secutores and retiarii. Patrons must check all daggers with the lictor at the entrance.
