Unforgiving Hatred: The Long Clash of Carthage (Kowalski) and Rome (Базослав)
Bronze shields and broken spears litter the boundary passes where Carthage (Kowalski) and Rome (Базослав) renew their irreconcilable quarrel each campaigning season. The two armies have faced one another for 2 campaigning seasons. Priests at the neutral oracles accepted gifts from both sides, uttering ambiguous prophecies regarding the outcome. The legal justifications offered by imperial rhetoricians are as ornate as they are thoroughly unconvincing.
Field Reports of the Generals
Unbroken Line: Rome (Базослав) Weathers Storm of Carthage (Kowalski) at Tarraconensis
A determined defense by Rome (Базослав) in Tarraconensis has completely frustrated the grand plans of Carthage (Kowalski), whose supported assault broke against stubborn resistance. The ditch before the main gate remains littered with shattered scaling ladders and abandoned shields. Panic swept the marketplace of Carthage, sending merchants fleeing and citizens rushing to secure their goods. 'A commander who counts his oxen before his soldiers will always arrive first,' remarked a supply officer of the winning column.
Field Reports of the Generals
The Ramparts Stand: Egypt (Tim4egg) Holds Crete Against Greece (Luis Rodriguez)
A brilliant feat of defensive tactics was achieved at Crete, where Egypt (Tim4egg) resisted the full fury of a supported assault directed by Greece (Luis Rodriguez). Military observers praise the composure of the defending magistrates during the fiercest hour of the struggle. 'My son stood in the first rank and writes that the enemy never found their courage,' said a sail-maker of Egypt. At Delphi the priestess was asked the same question by both camps and gave both the same riddle.
Field Reports of the Generals
Shield Wall Holds: Greece (Luis Rodriguez) Thwarts Combined Attack by Persia (Эльф ушастый) on Miletus
The battlements of Miletus held fast under a furious shower of javelins as Greece (Luis Rodriguez) defied the reinforced hosts of Persia (Эльф ушастый). Seasoned defenders met the charge at the palisades, forcing the attackers to sound a retreat. Auction houses in Greece reported a sudden boom as captured spoils were put up for sale. The poets, as is their habit, will compose odes for whoever pays the better fee.
A freedman of the archive, copying the day's reports, notes that Greece (Luis Rodriguez) has extended its imperial aegis over neutral Miletus. The local population watched in silence as cavalry patrols established headquarters in the central marketplace. Experts of the rostra are unanimous that the outcome was inevitable, now that it has occurred. 'The stars say nothing of this,' admitted an astrologer, 'which is itself a sign.'
Field Reports of the Generals
Military Expansion: Rome (Базослав) Marshals Its Host
The armed legions of Rome (Базослав) swell this season with the addition of 1 fresh detachment, fully equipped from state armories. Camp prefects have already distributed rations and standard poles to the newly formed units. Philosophers in the agora note that glory is eternal, but replacing lost baggage mules and broken oars proves ruinously expensive. 'The historians will make it sound far tidier than it was,' predicted a scribe, sharpening a reed.
Councils of the Great Powers
Frontiers of Blood: Egypt (Tim4egg) and Persia (Эльф ушастый) Refuse Every Overture of Peace
Neither time nor exhaustion has softened the bitter rancor dividing Egypt (Tim4egg) and Persia (Эльф ушастый), whose armies continue to trade slaughter across scorched boundary ditches. Skirmishes were reported at Cyprus and Syrian Sea, where both sides claim to have won. Messengers of distant kings hurried through the foreign quarter with sealed tablets, saying nothing. 'In my grandfather's day the border ran elsewhere, and in my grandson's it will run elsewhere again,' reflected a surveyor.
The Sovereign Ledger of Cities
Grain and silver flow abundantly to Egypt (Tim4egg), adding 1 province to stand at 8.
The granaries of Greece (Luis Rodriguez) are filling: 1 new province pays tribute, and the realm now stands at 6 centres.
The census of Persia (Эльф ушастый) shortens (-1), leaving 6 towns on the rolls.
Rumors from the Baths & Taverns
Temple acolytes report that augurs from Carthage and Egypt were seen holding secret nocturnal consultations upon the sacred hill.
Civic Decrees & Oddities
Swarms of locusts darkened the sky over the southern farms; garrison commanders set their men to beating pots and pans.
Civic Decrees & Oddities
MOSAICS laid to order: dolphins, gladiators or your own family crest. Free sketch for senators.
