A sustained martial surge has enlarged the borders of Carthage (Kowalski) by 3 cities this campaign season. Granaries in the newly won territories were secured intact to feed the wintering garrisons. 'A masterstroke of siegecraft that will be studied in the academies for generations,' observed a Greek engineer. Trumpets and bronze cymbals echoed through the streets of Carthage as magistrates declared a festival of thanksgiving.
The strategic audacity of Greece (Luis Rodriguez) was crowned with success this season, securing 3 new provinces through rapid concentration of force. Banners taken from opposing hosts were dedicated in the chief temple. Fortune-tellers at the crossroads are doing excellent trade; they predict victory for everybody, in turn. 'The omens were good, the roads were dry and the enemy was careless,' noted a camp prefect, ticking them off on his fingers.
A magnificent campaign season has propelled Persia (Эльф ушастый) into glory, expanding its realm by 3 cities across the known world. Staff legates report that every objective was carried with exemplary discipline. The sculptors of Persia were commissioned that very evening to carve a triumphal arch. 'Our grain stores and armories are prepared to hold what the frontline has taken,' declared a chief quartermaster.
Urgent dispatches borne by naval dispatch-galleys report that the state ledger of Rome (Базослав) shows an impressive growth of 3 cities following decisive victories in the field. Public altars smoked with offerings of thanksgiving as magistrates proclaimed days of celebration. Citizens across Rome thronged the sacred way, singing hymns of triumph to the gods of war. 'The sea-lanes and provincial revenues now answer to Rome,' proclaimed an ambitious harbor prefect.
Slaves bearing letters between the great houses whisper that the war treasuries of Greece (Luis Rodriguez) have funded the muster of 3 fresh formations. Citizens lined the sacred way to watch the recruits march past the temple of Mars with polished shields. 'I have sold lamps to both sides and I intend to go on doing so,' declared an oil merchant. Sculptors of the forum are said to be carving all new statues with detachable heads, to save time later.
War trumpets echoed across the drill fields of Rome (Базослав) as magistrates inspected 3 newly raised cohorts. Smiths have worked through the nights hammering greaves and spear-points for the marching columns. Poets in the taverns of Rome were already composing verses that compared the generals to Achilles. 'The surgeons say it was a clean victory, with few wounds to sew,' reported a physician attending the wounded.
Carthage (Kowalski) reports abundant harvests and rising revenues, securing 3 additional strongholds to reach 6. Tax rolls of Egypt (Tim4egg) lengthen by 2 towns, bringing the total to 5 holdings. Greece (Luis Rodriguez) counts its gains: 3 cities more in the census, 6 centres in all. Persia (Эльф ушастый) grows by 3 garrisoned cities and boasts 6 cities in all. Silver arrives from the new holdings of Rome (Базослав): 3 more centres in the books, 6 centres altogether.
An intercepted parchment indicates that generals of Greece and envoys of Persia shared roasted mutton and wine behind the picket lines. It is murmured among the shipwrights that Egypt has ordered twenty triremes with a suspiciously shallow draught, fit for the coasts of Rome.
Heavy snowfall seals the mountain defiles, forcing marching legions to winter in fortified camps until spring.
MASTER PHILOSOPHER from Athens gives daily lectures upon Stoic fortitude in the shade of the northern colonnade. Free admission; donations welcomed.
| Power | Centres | ± |
|---|---|---|
| Rome (Базослав) | 6 | +3 |
| Persia (Эльф ушастый) | 6 | +3 |
| Greece (Luis Rodriguez) | 6 | +3 |
| Carthage (Kowalski) | 6 | +3 |
| Egypt (Tim4egg) | 5 | +2 |