The Imperial Herald & Public Gazette of the Forum

A Clash Across 2 Years: Carthage (Эльф ушастый) and Rome (MonsterSerg) Locked in Strife

For 2 consecutive years, the soil has drunk the blood of Carthage (Эльф ушастый) and Rome (MonsterSerg) in an unrelenting contest that knows neither truce nor mercy. Generations of warriors have worn out their shields while statesmen trade identical grievances. The agora buzzed with animated debates as philosophers and travelers dissected the strategic shift. 'The stars say nothing of this,' admitted an astrologer, 'which is itself a sign.'

Overwhelming Reversal: Egypt (ПРОТИВНИК СОСАТБ) Retakes Crete from Retiring Cohorts of Greece (karashc)

Surrendered 2 times to contending banners across this relentless conflict, sovereignty over Crete has once more been rewritten by the spear in favor of Egypt (ПРОТИВНИК СОСАТБ) against Greece (karashc). The local elders have exhausted their welcoming speeches and keys of bronze. The poets, as is their habit, will compose odes for whoever pays the better fee. 'Whoever commands the citadel, the caravans must still pay the crossing toll,' muttered a pragmatic ferryman.

Whirlwind of War in Miletus: Egypt (ПРОТИВНИК СОСАТБ) Ousts Greece (karashc)

In an unending cycle of conquest, Miletus has fallen 2 times in total to invading columns, yielding on this occasion to Egypt (ПРОТИВНИК СОСАТБ) after outflanking Greece (karashc). The countryside has been picked bare by successive armies of occupation. 'The sacred chickens fed greedily before battle; the triumph of Egypt was ordained by the gods,' noted a temple augur. Experts of the rostra are unanimous that the outcome was inevitable, now that it has occurred.

Thunderous Campaign: Egypt (ПРОТИВНИК СОСАТБ) Secures 3 New Cities

The eagle standards of Egypt (ПРОТИВНИК СОСАТБ) advanced without pause this year, adding 3 fortified cities to the sovereign census. Scribes in the capitol worked late into the evening updating boundary tablets and tax rolls. Poets in the taverns of Egypt were already composing verses that compared the generals to Achilles. 'Carthaginians would call it luck; we call it drill,' sniffed a drill-master of Egypt.

Sharp Reversal: Rome (MonsterSerg) Forfeits 2 Strongholds

A season of bitter retreat has cost Rome (MonsterSerg) no less than 2 strongholds, shattering illusions of imperial invulnerability. Neighboring rulers take measure of the wounded realm, plotting fresh incursions for the spring. 'Peace and war are the two hands of one body,' quoted a rhetoric teacher to his bored pupils. It is observed that heralds on both sides have used the word 'glorious' so often that it has lost two thirds of its value.

Unbroken Line: Persia (unagimaki) Weathers Storm of Egypt (ПРОТИВНИК СОСАТБ) at Sidon

A brilliant feat of defensive tactics was achieved at Sidon, where Persia (unagimaki) resisted the full fury of a supported assault directed by Egypt (ПРОТИВНИК СОСАТБ). Military observers praise the composure of the defending magistrates during the fiercest hour of the struggle. 'Mark the date; the Greek historians will quarrel over it for a century,' said a scribe of the archive. In coastal trading colonies, harbor masters recorded the movements of foreign fleets without taking part.

Frontiers of Blood: Greece (karashc) and Rome (MonsterSerg) Refuse Every Overture of Peace

Through 2 unrelenting years of bloodshed, Greece (karashc) and Rome (MonsterSerg) have traded atrocities until neither side remembers what sparked the initial conflict. Camp scribes have run short of wax tablets to record the tally of fallen hoplites. The Rhodian shipowners met in their guildhall and voted to keep their vessels in port until the quarrel cooled. 'Armies march, but the olive harvest comes round regardless,' said an old farmer, not looking up from his pruning.

The granaries of Carthage (Эльф ушастый) are filling: 2 new provinces pay tribute, and the realm now stands at 11 centres. Surveyors in Egypt (ПРОТИВНИК СОСАТБ) redraw the map with 3 fresh boundary stones; the realm now counts 10 cities. A bleak ledger for Greece (karashc), falling to 5 strongholds following the loss of 1. Rome (MonsterSerg) suffers severe contraction, forfeiting 2 cities to hold a diminished total of 4.

It is murmured among the shipwrights that Rome has ordered twenty triremes with a suspiciously shallow draught, fit for the coasts of Greece.

Violent squalls buffet coastal anchorages; port prefects report several galleys grounded upon sandbars and oarsmen drenched.

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