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**JDI_Falcon** · June 12, 2000, 23:53

No problem, can I still get in though? I had something to do, and I didn't know we were starting later so I left when no one was on at 6pm EST. Everything is cool with me as long as I can get in.

**Ithil** · June 13, 2000, 01:11

I *suppose* you could take the AI, I left a spot before I realized seven weren't joining... They are the Zulus.

**common_terry** · June 13, 2000, 01:15

I am Eisenhower, Consul of the English.
You can call me Ike.

London was built on the ancient lake of Mexico at the heart of the Mexican continent. It is a happy land warmed by the hearts of its people and by the power of the sun.

We will have a peaceful world!
Beware the military industrial complex.
It will warp your will. Keep the people happy!
People want luxeries. Life is more enjoyable.

We propose world peace. Our scientists should work toward developing the power of the sun. It already powers all life on earth. We propose all nations work to acieve the goal of using this power for other uses. We hope to achieve this Solar Power Project within 5000 years of the start of civilization.

If any civilization wishes to join us in the Solar Power Project, come to Mexico. Any civilization arriving in Mexico, (called by some North America), shall be offered The Republic and Philosophy upon entering in an alliance to develop solar power. After some time and a buildup of trust, we shall offer one of the cities in tundra and foests of Northern Mexico. We will have some very nice cities to offer!

**The Capo** · June 13, 2000, 08:06

The Roma Tribune
1700 b.c.
1 Gold

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Domestic News
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Caesar christens (wierd use of word since Christ hasn't been born yet, but whatever) Manifest Destiny Project.

1800 b.c., Roma Imperial - Roman Dictator Julius Caesar has named his new project the "Manifest Destiny" project, in which certain areas of the planet will come under Roman control by the end of the b.c. ages, when asked exactly what the project meant to Rome and the world at large, Roman domestic advisor Scipio said "The Manifest Destiny Project garuntees Roman settlers in certain areas of the world, while at this time we would not like to disclose those areas, the project deems that Rome will use whatever force necissary to garuntee settlement of these areas." Dictator Ceasar declined to comment on the project.

Roman tax surplus at an all time high!

1700 b.c., Antioch - The Roman coffers may need to pump some irons, if they are to carry the new load of Roman money headed into our nation's wealth. Roman tax decreases have not even come close to stopping the quickly growing tax surplus. The Roman tax surplus, only two hundred years ago was a modest one gold per annum, has now risen to a very healthy ten gold per turn, growing by nearly 1000% (yes that is one thousand percent). Many factors could be attributed to this alarming rise in Roman funds, but most experts agree that the new Markets in Alexandria, and Antioch have a very important effect on these new rates.

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International Report
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Land agreement made with Poland

1800 b.c, Damascus - The Great Casimir of Poland and our own Dictator Julius Caesar have made a land agreement giving a very fair proportion of land to Rome, while leaving a very good, if not larger peice to the Polish. Caesar was said to be quite jovial about the meetings and expects them to provide much more benefits in later years.

Romans make contact with Zulus, Zulus make contact with Roman steel!

1800 b.c, Caspain Sea - A sad day has dawned upon Rome, Zulu soldiers were seen off the coast of the Caspain sea, Proteus Maximus, Centurion of the Roman party saw the Zulu soldiers and attempted to make contact. When talks went awry our Roman soldiers did what they do best, buried their swords deep into the Zulu Swine leaving all but one of them dead. Bakai Mpondo, the captured soldier is being brought to Rome for purposes of translating the Zulu language. It is unkown at this time what the Roman Legion has planned from Bakai Mpondo.
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**Curumbor Elendil** · June 13, 2000, 08:59

Newspapers in 1700 BC! You must be having a good game indeed.

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Curumbor Elendil
jason.sorens@yale.edu
ICQ 56126989

**The Capo** · June 13, 2000, 17:08

It is six eastern right now, we are going to try and play in a half our depending on who is online, so if you get online now e-mail me your ICQ name and Zone name if you are gonna play my E-Mail is NKreefer@aol.com, this would probably be easiest so I can get everything situated.

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"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."

-Winston Churchill

One Love.

**Running Water** · June 13, 2000, 17:58

What follows is an excerpt from the book “Stories of the First Few Sioux,” written circa 1500 B.C., author unknown. It is considered one of the best sources for the early history of the Sioux nation, however, much of it must have been derived from legend and stories passed on from generation to generation, as more than 2000 years passed between some of the events described and the date of publication.

Excerpt,
(Taken from Chapter One: Gaia and Little Bighorn)

Gaia looked at his people. Ever since he had proven his strength by slaying the leaders of each of the nine Sioux tribes, everyone followed his orders. What kind of a name was Gaia anyway? That was what they insisted on calling him anyway. They all stood there, waiting for his orders. How had he united these people? It was almost as if they worshiped him.

“Let us head this way; we will follow the river.” They obeyed and followed. Why were these people united? Since he could remember, the Sioux, which was what these people insisted on calling themselves, had been hunters. They would hunt for food in small packs and migrate as the food migrated. Why would they suddenly have interests in “settling down,” as they called it?

Within two day’s journey, Gaia and his band of Sioux found that the river drained into a large, vast, seemingly endless body of water. As Gaia peered out into the water, trying to decide, well, a lot of things, Scarta, came up beside him. Scarta, was one of the young fellows who had first suggested that the tribes should be united and that the Sioux should “settle down.” He could see change in Scarta’s eyes, and determination too. But why had they chosen him to unite? After all, he wasn’t young like Scarta and the others, he wasn’t old either. He had slayed nine tribal cheiftains!

Scarta cleared this throat and gave the symbol of servitude: a bow, and then with a palm outstreched towards both the sky and Gaia, uttered his master’s name, “Gaia.”

“What do you seek, Scarta?” Gaia demanded.

“It is time we settled,” Scarta replied, eyes wide. This was the chosen one, Scarta thought. He had bested nine tribal chieftains; he would show us the way!

Simple as that, Gaia thought. ‘It is time we settled.’ Perhaps he’s right. Even though, they worship me, I couldn’t go against their wish. They would just fine a new leader. A new God.

“Perhaps, you are right. Gather others and fine a suitable ground. This ground must be loved and cared for. It gives us life and if it should be harmed, bring it death.”

Scarta obeyed more briskly than he had any of his other orders. This was the one he had been waiting for.

End Excerpt.

As the story goes, Scarta and his men found suitable ground nearby, and out of love for contradictions, Gaia (also referred to now, as The Great Gaia and Father Gaia) named this new settlement, Little Bighorn. Excavation records show that this dialog along with the founding of Little Bighorn occured circa 3950 B.C.

**The Capo** · June 14, 2000, 00:04

The Romans are intelligent people who like to read, necessity is the mother of invention!

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"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."

-Winston Churchill

One Love.

**Ithil** · June 14, 2000, 11:39

Chief Historian of the Lunian Empire - 2312 AF

A short summary of A History of the Lunian Empire: Volume I

The story of our realm and its enlightened inhabitants cannot be told in full, for it is still unfolding. A full recitation of the important events involving the genesis and rise to power of the Lunian Empire would take volumes of work. Such a work can be found in the great libraries of our glorious capitol, Lunis. A short summary of this work of knowledge is, however, in order. The common man cannot devote time and study to the history of our land, but he should have some knowledge of it.

Our story begins 2300 years ago, from which we date our calendar, the founding of Lunis. A little known fact is that, in actuality, Lunis was not founded in 0 AF, as the dating notation would suggest (after founding). Rather, 0 AF was when Lunis I organized his tribe of nomads and set out to find a site to begin a farming community, since game was getting scarce, and Lunis's wise men assured him that this would be to the benefit of his tribe. The oracles fortold the birth of a mighty empire on the banks of the Kelset River. Our oral history indicates that Lunis was actually founded around 50 AF, on the banks of the Kelset, with gold and gem deposits assuring profitable trade with neighboring tribes.

During the next thirteen hundred years the Lunian civilization gradually expanded its borders, and the great libraries of Lunis were built by a scholarly-minded ruler. This drastically increased the knowledge of the Lunian people, as crafts, ideas, and tools could reside in a library and not be forgotten. Soon, Lunic science developed at an even greater pace. There is an indication that a power shift took place in the Lunic government at some point in this period, but the records appear to have been tampered with. Then, in 1341 AF, Lunic explorers encountered the English, an advanced civilization of great power and wisdom. The English spoke and wrote in a truly barbaric tongue, but communication was established without too much difficulty. Conversations with the English proved fruitful; a peace treaty was established, and our scholars learned many things that could be applied to the betterment of the Empire.

A border was established north of the Kubrach Isthmus, but after the English founded Coventry on the border somewhere around 1600 AF, we gradually withdrew. It was in 1563 AF that a monumental effort was achieved: the Kubrach Canal. Lunic engineers expanded the natural waterways of the Kubrach Isthmus to provide a way to transport ships between the Landae, to the east and the Estin, to the west. In 1629 AF, the English Consul offered to help Lunic scholars promote literacy if our oracles imparted some of their mystic knowledge. With literacy more widespread, the philosophers of Lunis were able to begin formulation of encompassing ideas of the world around us. With this knowledge, Lunis XLVII believed the intellectual elite of the known world could be attracted to Lunis, thus furthering the wisdom of the Empire. The English however, were working towards this same goal and achieved this result in 1636 AF, many years before the workings of our philosophers began to bear fruit. Although disappointing, this result was expected from the world-renowned philosophers of the English Empire.

In 1838 AF, disaster struck the Lunian Empire. The masses, led by a dissident faction in the Lunian government, revolted against the king and anarchy reigned supreme for 146 years. In 1984, a republic was established by Tamaron, who became First Speaker.

For more than 300 years, Lunia has prospered under a republican form of government, nominally led by Tamaron's line. In this instance our government more resembles a constitutional monarchy, but The Tamarons have proved able rulers, and the present First Speaker, Elentis Tamaron, is no exception.

Note to the contracter: Don't complain to me about the tardiness of this manuscript. I don't recall being payed recently for this - and don't give me that [CENSORED BY EDITOR] about budget restructuring, I don't buy it (because I have no moneeeey).

Note to the Chief Historians of the Sioux and Roman Empires: What is this b.c. dating convention you use? I'd like to have an oracle that could predict events 4000 years in the future...
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**The Capo** · June 14, 2000, 22:02

B.C. stands for "By Ceasar" it is written that in the age known as "Anno Domini" (After Dominion, or leadership of the Great Empire also konwn as the Dominion of the Great Julius Caesar) the Roman Empire shall be governed by a senate with an appointed Consul.

I got out of that one well I think.

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"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."

-Winston Churchill

One Love.

**Ithil** · June 14, 2000, 23:38

Not so fast! Why do your B.C. dates count backwards, eh? :P

**Ithil** · June 14, 2000, 23:41

How about "Before Consulate?" Are you really going to wait until 1 AD to change to a Republic?

**The Capo** · June 15, 2000, 10:45

BLAST!

Fine, the Roman conspiracy has been revealed. In a couple thousand years we plan on staging a birth of a prophet, let's just call him "Jesus" in our city of Jerusalem. And we plan on making a huge deal about it in order to control a church, let's call it "Catholic" so that one day we can run an entire continent, for example: Europe, this is just an example now.

Of course we would have to persecute him first, and then embrace his teachings after he is dead so that it looks like we have truley reformed while at the same time getting rid of a possible ambitious person in the process. So its a win win situation for the Romans.

Then in doing so, we will control kings of other lands and even their money! Also we will use Jesus' glorious teachings to further our own political control over the people. Alas our "B.C.-A.D." Project has been compramised, so I guess we will stick to what we Romans do best.

Flat out kicking ass!

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"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."

-Winston Churchill

One Love.
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**Casimir the Great** · June 17, 2000, 21:06

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Land agreement made with Poland

1800 b.c, Damascus - The Great Casimir of Poland and our own Dictator Julius Caesar have made a land agreement giving a very fair proportion of land to Rome, while leaving a very good, if not larger peice to the Polish. Caesar was said to be quite jovial about the meetings and expects them to provide much more benefits in later years.

The Polish are pleased about their most friendly meeting with the Roman's. Casimir the Great has been reported to say that he has great respect & admiration for The Roman's & their beloved leader Caesar. Casimir is looking forward to a long & peaceful co-existence with the Roman People.

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