The Imperial Herald & Public Gazette of the Forum

Endless Blood-Strife: Carthage (Эльф ушастый) and Rome (MonsterSerg) Refuse to Yield

Augurs interpreting the flight of birds on the sacred hill declare that the enduring vendetta between Carthage (Эльф ушастый) and Rome (MonsterSerg) flared afresh this season, with frontier pickets skirmishing without respite. Old treaties lie forgotten while fresh battlements are thrown up along the riverbanks. The quarrel spilled over into Baleares, Roma and Vindobona, where villages were burned. It is generally agreed that the only undeniable victors of the campaign are the vultures wheeling above the battlefield. Grain brokers at Alexandria quietly revised their price lists, adding a small premium for uncertainty.

Dominion on the March: Carthage (Эльф ушастый) Expands to 12 Provinces

The imperial ledger confirms the supremacy of Carthage (Эльф ушастый), recording 12 provinces under the rule of its senate and generals. Even with 6 cities still needed to reach the threshold of 18 cities, the initiative belongs entirely to the leader. 'Make room on the wall of fame,' laughed a mason of Carthage, 'I have a new name to chisel.' Crowds in Carthage chanted praises to the legions, decking public colonnades with flowers and palm fronds.

Shield Against Shield: Egypt (ПРОТИВНИК СОСАТБ) and Persia (unagimaki) Thrown Back from Sidon

The great encounter at Sidon concluded in complete paralysis as the supported armies of Egypt (ПРОТИВНИК СОСАТБ) and Persia (unagimaki) neutralized each other upon the battlefield. By twilight, both hosts had retired behind their fortified ditch-lines. In foreign ports, merchants and grain dealers adjusted prices with dispassionate speed upon hearing the news. 'I have sold lamps to both sides and I intend to go on doing so,' declared an oil merchant.

Eagles Victorious: Audacious Sea Landing by Egypt (ПРОТИВНИК СОСАТБ) in Cappadocia

Rowers strained at the oars through the moonlit watch as Egypt (ПРОТИВНИК СОСАТБ) shifted an entire host from Alexandria to Cappadocia. Coastal lookouts sounded trumpets in alarm, but the armada had already secured the harbor quays. Bakers across Egypt baked honey-cakes stamped with the eagle, and the poor ate for nothing. 'The treasury will be heavy this winter,' predicted a tax farmer, rubbing his hands.

Shields and Spears: Carthage (Эльф ушастый) Recruits 1 Additional Cohort

Enriched with provincial tribute, Carthage (Эльф ушастый) has placed 1 new fighting command into active service. This formidable reinforcement sends a clear message of resolve to rival courts. In the public squares of Carthage, captured spoils were displayed before throngs of ecstatic citizens. The legal justifications offered by imperial rhetoricians are as ornate as they are thoroughly unconvincing.

Demobilization in Rome (MonsterSerg): Formations Stood Down

The harsh arithmetic of the campaign has overtaken Rome (MonsterSerg), compelling the dismissal of 1 combat unit from the field. Garrisons were withdrawn and banners lowered in a somber display of imperial retrenchment. Gloom enveloped the forum of Rome as citizens absorbed the bitter reality of imperial contraction. The senate has voted to thank the gods, with a note that the thanks may be redirected.

An Inherited Hatred: Greece (karashc) and Rome (MonsterSerg) Lock Shields Once More

A relentless cycle of raid and reprisal continues to consume the resources of Greece (karashc) and Rome (MonsterSerg). Sages and priests have long ceased their appeals for concord, resigning themselves to endless enmity. The same armies met again at Chersonesus, Dalmatia and Ravenna, with no better manners. At Delphi the priestess was asked the same question by both camps and gave both the same riddle. The sellers of laurel wreaths report an excellent season, and have not yet decided for whom they are rooting.

The Bitter Struggle: Egypt (ПРОТИВНИК СОСАТБ) and Greece (karashc) Fight on with Undiminished Fury

Bronze shields and broken spears litter the boundary passes where Egypt (ПРОТИВНИК СОСАТБ) and Greece (karashc) renew their irreconcilable quarrel each campaigning season. The two have now been at war for 2 years. Bankers of Corinth lent to both sides at the same rate and slept soundly. Veterans in the baths note, as they do each year, that the previous war was better organised.

The treasury of Carthage (Эльф ушастый) swells with tribute, advancing to 12 cities (+1). Rome (MonsterSerg) loses 1 city to the enemy and keeps only 3 holdings.

Whispers in the port taverns claim an emissary from Greece was seen slipping from the residence of an envoy of Carthage disguised as a grain merchant.

A scorching heatwave bakes the southern plains; commanders pitch leather pavilions beneath olive groves and debate the omens.

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