The Legacy of the Babylonian Empire - A CivIII Succession Game

[Mike4879]

Originally posted by MacTBone
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Whose turn is it?

[quinalla]

Mike, it looks like Eli is taking his turn, so you should be next. I guess the order is like this now:

1. Random Entity
2. MagicBacon
3. Eli
4. Mike4879
5. vovansim
6. quinalla

[Eli]

The Romans attacked me after the second turn, and we're having a not pleasant war now. So it wont be so fast.

[quinalla]

Wow, I guess vovanism was paranoid about them for good reason, they really were plotting against us!

[Eli]

230AD - A talented minister replaced the dead King shortly, and called himself Emperor Eli the Second. The Babylonian Empire is now focuses on fast military buildup, in order to halt the Roman expansion. Barracks and Swordmen are rushed in all cities.
250AD - In the middle of our buildup, the treacherous Romans declared war on us! A regiment of Archers was lost in Samara, but the Swordsman there still holds the city. Two Roman Archers and one Spearman are approaching Nippur who has only one un-fortified Spearman as defence.
260AD - Tens of thousands of our Babylonian citizens die when Swordsmen are hurried in our cities. In the first year of the war, the situation doesnt look good at all.
270AD - Our city of Nippur had fallen. Babylonian Swordsmen attacked Pisae and Byzantium and won. But there are more units garrisoned there, more swordsmen are on their way.
280AD - Kish falls. The single Spearman there couldnt stop the Roman Elite Archer who came from the mountains. But a Swordsmen regiment is on the way to attempt to liberate the city. A wounded archer attacks a Roman elite Archer but wins. Another Swordsmen attacks Pisae and wins, but the city is defended very well. Our Swordsmen are also victorius in a short battle southern from Nineveh. More Swordsmen are being rushed in our cities.
290AD - Admantus builds the Great Library! We get the knowledges of Currency, the Republic and Monotheism and enter a new era!(while still researching Monarchy at 10% science rate since it makes no difference)
Hurray! We captured Caesaraugusta, Pisae and Byzantium! Also, Roman settler was captured, now we have two more workers.
300AD - The Persian City of Samaria joins us! We lost a Swordsman near Nineveh, but Kish was liberated!
310AD - Nippur liberated!
320AD - Attacks are carried on Pompeii. The Romans concentrate forces near Neapolis.
330AD - Long battles with many casualties around Neapolis.
340AD - Palmyra is conquered! The battles near Neapolis are continuing.
350AD - The Persians started building the Hanging Gardens and the Zulus started with the Lighthouse. Pompeii is conquered!
360AD - Neapolis is conquered! We have kicked the Romans out of our lands! Rome surrendered and we get 28 Gold per turn for the next 20 turns! Peace is signed.
370AD - Emperor Eli II suddenly dies. His last unclear words are "I dont have time to finish my 20 turns...". The following is found in his will :
"Forget about Bowmen. Make sure that every city has two Spearmen as defence, and build the Forbidden Palace!"

Screenshots and the savegame:

[Mike4879]

Good game Eli, I played through my 20 turns but it appears I made the mistake of declaring war on the Romans again

The War-Torn Reign of Emperor Mike4879 the Second
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Introduction: It is the year 360 AD and the Babylonian Empire has risen to a level of greatness that none of its early emperors could have ever forseen a thousand years earlier. But times of great hardship are ahead, as many of the bordering nations surrounding Babylon have become enemies who want to stop the Babylonians from solidifying their dominance. The Greeks in the west, the Romans in the east, and the Persians in the south. Surely they all hold a vendetta against the greatest empire in the world. By the end of the First Roman War, Emperor Mike IV VIII VII IX the Second rises to power. Many of the newly joined Babylonian cities remain unconnected to the rest of the empire, and the level of corruption in some cities in unbareable.

(1) 370 AD - The resistance in Pompeii has ended. The population is immediately punished and ordered to produce a spearman. 50,000 men and women are slaughtered to complete the task. Some of the occupying forces in Pompeii are ordered to Neapolis. Emperor Mike orders the building of The Colossus in Admantus. Many of the new Babylonian swordsmen are moved around and garissoned in towns.

(2) 380 AD - Greek activity is spotted on our border. The Greeks have brought 2 settlers guarded by spearmen and hoplites into our territories. Emperor Mike contacts the Greeks who agree to withdraw their troops. Also noted is the fact that our forces outnumber the Greeks.

(3) 390 AD - The situation gets worse. 3 Greek settlers, 1 Zulu settler, are either within or approaching our borders. Emperor Mike the Second becomes infuriated. If its war they want... He then calms himself down and contacts the Greeks again. They automatically withdraw.

(4) 400 AD - This year Emperor Mike ordered the deaths of thousands and thousands of citizens as projects are hurried throughout the empire. A library is hurried in Habbus, where it looks like both the Greeks and Zulus are planning to settle new cities directly outside of Babylonian borders. Temples are hurried in Lagash and Byzantium, near the Roman border. Libraries are hurried in Ellipi, Eridu, Uruk, and Ashur.

(5) 410 AD - The treacherousv Greeks and Zulus have formed new cities outside of Habbus on the same turn. Emperor Mike vows to crush both civilizations eventually. Embassies are established with both the Greeks and the Zulus. Civil disorder has been raging in the city of Babylon. More death, as a temple is hurried in Neapolis.

(6) 420 AD - The Greeks have crossed into our borders again. This outrage cannot continue. Emperor Mike once again orders them to withdraw. Over 10 of our swordsmen have accumulated outside of the Roman city of Antium. They are ordered to stand guard and await orders. Spearmen are hurried in Caesaraugusta and Nippur.

(7) 430 AD - Many of our cities are now properly defended. A cathedral is rushed in Babylon and Uruk. Libraries are rushed in Ur, Pisae, Neapolis, and Sumarra. A temple is rushed in Pompeii.

(8) 440 AD - The pathetic Greeks have once again entered our territories. They have now become annoyed with us. It looks like a war with the Greeks is becoming inevitable. They have withdrawn their troops and settlers to the edge of our borders once again. Our troops have moved into Roman territories outside of Antium. Emperor Mike declares war on the Romans!

(9) 450 AD - Our cultural influence has increased in much of our territory. Civil disorder has broken out in several of our provinces. Our forces lose 3 swordsman, but take Antium! They will wait there until the resistance has ended! Some of the Roman towns we have taken appear to be trying to rebel.

(10) 460 Ad - Roman legionaries are spotted outside of Antium. Many of our elite swordsman move to meet them. A temple is hurried in Antium.

(11) 470 AD - Order has been restored in the rebelling cities. In one of them, Pisae, a temple has been hurried. The legionaries outside of Antium have moved and appear to be going somewhere else in our territory. Some of our forces have been diverted to stop them. Our warriors outside of Lutetia are attacked. The Great Library has given us Feudalism.

(12) 480 AD - The reign of blood continues as libraries and cathedrals are hurried throughout the empire. The Romans are building Sun Tzu's Art of War. A blood bath ensues at a battle outside of Rome, where a single Roman legionary takes down 4 of our swordsman, but we eventually defeat them. More Roman legionaries pour out of Rome and destroy one of our spearmen. Babylon begins building Sun Tzu's Art of War, but it does not look like it will make it.

(13) 490 AD - Another battle outside of Rome results in one of our swordsmen becoming elite, as a legionary is taken down. Our troops are now positioned outside of Rome.

(14) 500 AD - Roman archers surround our position outside of Rome. We have defeated the bulk of the Roman forces inside of the city, only one more spearman to defeat, if we can hold out against the archer attacks!

(15) 510 AD - The majority of our forces near Rome have been defeated!

(16) 520 AD - Legionaries approach our cities. The bloodiest day in Babylonian history occurs, as Emperor Mike hurries almost all cities in the empire to produce swordsman. Emperor Mike is growing old, but he must win this war!

(17) 530 AD - 10 cities have produced new swordsman. The Greeks are told to leave our territory again. Legionaries are closing in. Our forces are scattered but begin mobilizing.

(18) 540 AD - Our swordsmen take down a Roman spearmen in our territory that was guarding a settler. Our spearmen in Nineveh hold out against a legionary attack.

(19) 550 AD - Our cities hold out against continued Roman attacks, several of their legionaries are destroyed.

(20) 560 AD - By the end of Emperor Mike's reign, the Romans appeared to be gaining leverage against the great Babylonian Empire. The old and frail Emperor could no longer make public appearances, or even get out of bed. The Romans were sure to soon lay siege to several important Babylonian cities, and most of the Babylonian forces had been defeated. Emperor Mike's last act as emperor became unprecidented in its scope and magnitude. As he sat on his death bed, Emperor Mike called on the Greeks, the Zulus, and the Persian leaders to come to his palace in Admantus. There, a legendary agreement was forged. The Romans had to be stopped, and the legendary "Greek-Zulu-Persian Babylon Alliance" was signed. All of the known world was now at war with the Romans. Emperor Mike died shortly thereafter, not knowing the consequences of his actions. Outside the window of his palace, he gazed upon the soon-to-be-finished Colossus. He would never see it completed.

[Eli]

The Babylonian Military Advisor claims that he saw a ghost of Emperor Eli II saying "IF YOU LOSE ONE OF THE CITIES I CONQUERED I'LL KILL YOU! ".

[Random Entity]

Heh, I just knew that the Romans would piss us off to the point where conflict was inevitable. With the way the AI actually helps during war in CivIII, they should be on their knees in no time.
Concerning the site, I've decided I simply don't have the time to update it with every new post, what with midterms coming up and everything. Barring any other disaster, I'll update it once a week, on Saturday. Hope this isn't too inconvenient for anyone!

[vovan]

(0) 560AD Looking around. Wow. Our empire has sure grown since my last rule. A city (Lagash, I believe is taken and razed by the Romans). Well, We'll see what we can do about them! Civil disorder in Antium.
(1) 570AD The city of Tarentum is taken by us. It is kept. Order in Antium restored. Troops move towards the Roman territory.
(2) 580AD Fighting on the Roman border continues. Several cities complete swordsmen and bowmen. They are ordered to continue the military production.
(3) 590AD The battles continue. One Babylonian swordsman dead. Two Roman Legionaries dead.
(4) 600AD The Romans try to move some settler into our territory. Go to work, slaves!
(5) 610AD Adamantus has completed the Colossus. It starts working on the Hanging gardens. More glorious victories for the Babylonian soldiers. Two Roman bowmen and one two spearmen killed. No losses on our side.
(6) 620AD Kish is taken by the Romans and is destroyed. An elite Legionnaire is killed by our Veteran swordsman, who is promoted to Elite immediately. The people like this win and decide to improve the royal palace somewhat.
(7) 630AD Persians have completed the Hanging Gardens. They send hordes of horsemen to the Roman territory, however.
(8) 640AD Roman troops move towards Byzantium. But I hope we will be able to defend it. Some of our swordsmen move towards Ravenna. There is a civil disorder in that city.
(9) 650AD Our men once again decide to improve the Royal palace. They probably think we are doing very well in this war. May be, we are, but I fell that we need a source of horses (especially since chivalry is not too far away). Unfortunately, our friends do not have this resource in excess.
(10) 660AD I feel that we can not continue the war at this moment. So I contact Caesar and we sign a peace treaty. He also gives us two workers, 36 gold, 14 gold/turn, and his world map.
(11) 670AD Pompeii has built a galley. It starts exploring the nearby waters.
(12) 680AD The galley continues exploring. Two settlers are built. They are sent to two locations. One is to the north of Samarra. A Greek settler is heading there, however, so we probably won't get there first. The other location is to the East of Eridu. I also hope to find habitable land on some other island. With time, however, this hope fades, as we all know how fast the other empires can expand their borders.
(13) 690AD Antium builds a galley. Great news! A new herd of horses is found within our borders. Now we will be able to produce knights! As soon as we get chivalry from the Persians, that is. I contact Xerxes and he agrees to give me Chivalry for some gold. That's it, Romans. The mighty Babylonian knights will soon crush you!
(14) 700AD The road towards horses is being built. The galley is exploring.
(15) 710AD Ashur builds a swordsman. It is ordered to build a marketplace.
(16) 720AD The peaceful life continues.
(17) 730AD
(18) 740AD The city of Lagash is founded to prevent the Greeks from settling too close to us. Seems like they will, any way.
(19) 750AD The Americans have completed the Great Lighthouse. The city of Kish is founded.
(20) 760AD The road to the horses is now complete! Production in some (in fact, most) cities is changed to knights. Soon, the Romans will feel our might!
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PS: Sorry, no screenshots today - didn't have a lot of time.

[quinalla]

I got about half-way through my turn this morning, but I had to tell you guys, before my last turn the Romans asked for a Alliance against the Greeks and a ROP agreement. Obviously I said no. They saw the Persian horde coming and got worried I guess. Ok, back to work and I will finish up tonight.

[quinalla]

A young woman born in the city of Quinallus is chosen to lead the Babylonians. She takes the name of the first Empress Quinalla in honor of her and her hometown and begins the reign of Quinalla II.

760 Quinalla surveys her empire, deciding that war with the Romans again is inevitable, but preperations still need to be made. She also observes that a vast number of Persian troops are headed towards the Romans through our lands along with a few zulu and greek forces. As much as she hates allowing anyone in her borders, she know that the Persians might be just the distraction needed to let the Babylonians crush the Romans. All the cities are contacted and instructed to outfit their current troops with better weapons (spearmen to pikemen and warriors to swordsmen) and those that do not have the resources but are close to a town that does will send their soldiers to these towns to be properly outfitted. Many workers are called from their current tasks to start the task of completing roads to all the many cities of the empire.

770 Many knights are trained and sent to two points along the Roman border. Quinalla notices Roman legionaires trying to trespass, probably trying to reach Persian cities, and orders them out with the threat of war. The Romans attempt to appease, they have seen the horde of Persians approaching as well.

780 The greek city of Thessalonica has joined the Babylonian empire! Quinalla takes this as an omen that the all are meant to be part of our great empire and that the Roman people are probably longing to join us as well. She gladly allows the former greeks to build a temple to celebrate their new empress. Quinalla contacts the various leaders to see if they have anything worthwhile to trade. She realizes that the other leaders are quite upset that the Babylonians asked them to join the war against the Romans and then backed out. The Persians have a worker for trade, so she purchases it for 10 gold and a map of the world. It turns out to be a roman worker, more signs of what is to come. Roman soldiers trespass again and are ordered out again. Quinalla orders troops moved to block the Romans.

790 The city of Shuruppale is founded and begins building a temple. The Persians contact us and have the audacity to demand our territory map. Quinalla keeps herself from laughing in the face of the emmissary and politely refuses. They must be feeling powerful with their whole army in our borders, but they are set on attacking the romans and don't want a war with us as well.

800 Romans are ordered out again, workers continue to connect cities.

810 Ellipi goes into disorder because of the cruel oppression of past leaders. This is the first of many cities to complain and riot. Perhaps our people have felt the whip too many times in the past and Quinalla vows not to use it during her reign unless the fate of the empire rests on it. The people of Ellipi begin building a cathedral where they can properly mourn for the lost lives of so many friends and family. The Persians have nearly reached the Romans. A few Greek soldiers reach the border and the Romans cross over to attack. Once they defeat the greeks, I order them out.

820 A Barbarian galley attacks our galley, but it is victorious and continues exploring the coast. Quinalla orders a galley that has been docked for centuries to explore as well, we must find more lands and riches for our empire.

830 Only one or two Romans cross our border this time, most are rushing to defend their city that will soon be under the Persians assault. Lagash finishes its warrior and begins work on a temple.

840 The Romans contact us and offer an alliance vs. the greeks and a right of passage agreement. Quinalla send the emmissary away and once he is gone she laughs for 20 minutes straight, does that idiot who claims to rule the Romans think we are that stupid! The Persians reach the Romans city of Nicomedia and take it from the Romans. We discover the secrets of theology and we are now trying to learn the great skill of engineering. Quinalla decides to reward her people's efforts and raises the amount of luxuries given to the people to 10% of our income.

850 The Romans take back Nicomedia and then the Persians recapture it. Approximately 10 barbarian galleys are reported seen off the various coast of our empire. Quinalla decides the time to attack the Romans is now and moves troops toward Ravenna and Cumae and they are inside the Roman borders. She hopes the Romans will simply declare war, but they instead ask us to leave and we declare war on them. Greece and Rome sign a peace treaty. The Romans take Nicomedia back, both sides taking huge casulties. A few Roman soldiers attack a knight and he becomes elite.

860 We uncover the secrets of engineering and begin trying to unlock the strange secrets of invention, hoping to learn of a more powerful substance to crush our enemies with. Habbus and Somarra both riot, complaining of past oppresion and are given one entertainer and not allowed to grow anymore. Our troops take Cumae with one knight's attack, 2 resistors are present and three troops are garrisoned to convince them otherwise and the people are instructed to build a temple. Our troops also take Ravenna with no casulties and there is only 1 resistor there and they are also instructed to build a temple.

870 Resistance is over in Ravenna, one quelled in Cumae. One of our knights is attacked and killed by roman soldiers.

880 Cumae resistance has ended and they have starved themselves down to 2 people and will be growing soon. We attack a few roaming troops and capture a worker, no casulties.

890 Neapolis is also not allowed to grow and allowed one entertainer to make up for past oppresion. Another knight is lost in battle. The Persian and Roman troops continue to kill each other off, Quinalla silently cheers them both to destroy one another.

900 Thessalonia also shows its anger at being oppressed and is dealt with like our other cities. Quinalla considers raising the luxury rate again, but decides against it for now. The Zulus and Romans sign a peace treaty with neither side even seeing the other.

910 Lutecia was taken with only one casulty, a bowman, Quinalla worries about the 3 resistors because she cannot station more than 2 regiments there, but hopes they can hold out until the reinforcemnt get there. A Roman spearman destroyed the road to horses and a swordsman is sent to deal with him and two workers are dispatched behind him to patch the road.

920 The Roman was destroyed by our swordwman and the workers are still moving to fix the road. One resistor in Lucetia is quelled and another troop is moved in just to be safe.

930 The Lucetia resistance has ended. Quinalla decides to wait for all the troops to heal fully before moving on.

940 Quinalla orders that a great cathedral should be constructed in bablyon and calls the project the sistine chapel.

950 All the troops are healed and a few new knights are moved into position, workers finally begin reparing the road to the horses and several towns are ordered to build swordwmen until horses can be secured for knights. Quinalla is growing very old and tired and decides to let her sucessor to decide which Roman city to attack next. Her last words were, "If we are unable to complete the Art of War before another empire, please don't let the people's efforts be in vain, allow them to build the great sistine chapel instead and let the people of Babylon build something else. The Romans are meant to be a part of our great Babylonian empire, conquer them and welcome their people into our empire."

Note: We should really build the FP sometime, but I didn't start it because I am hoping we get a great leader from fighting the romans and then we can build it wherever we want to. I will post the screenshots when I get home, but here is the save and the log. (edit: screenshots in zip file now)

[Random Entity]

Emperor Random Entity the Third of the El-Ashid Dynasty

Empress Quinalla II's successor is a councilman from the El-Ashid family of Admantus. He is the direct descendant of Random Entity II, and takes his name along with the throne. He vows that the Romans will be vanquished under his rule, and her people assimilated into the Babylonian Empire.

960 AD - The troop movements of swordsmen in the Southern Jungles reroute and move toward the coastal Roman colonies at the Emperor's discretion. The Emperor decides to have them bring up the eastern flank to support the knighted armies that will attack Rome from the west.

970 AD - We are contacted by the Zulus. They offer their world map for our world map and Monarchy. The Emperor simply laughs at this ridiculous request, and refuses. Numerous cities are still producing swordsmen for the offensive on Rome. Knights from Cumae, Ravenna, and Lutetia surround the Roman city of Veii, primed to attack. Production orders in Ravenna are changed to build defensive units.

980 AD - On the Southern Coast, the Romans and Persians continue to fight and obliterate each other (with the Persians posessing an obvious advantage). The Fifth Imperial Army, composed primarily of knights, captures the city of Veii, the largest populated area in the Roman Empire. Their country is split in half. A Roman legionary unit is destroyed near the river.

990 AD - Resistance in the captured city of Veii is put to a stop. Elius trains a new unit of knights for the Fifth Imperial Army that will help to spearhead an attack on the Roman capitol. A knight unit already positioned in the plains south of Rome mounts an attack, and destroys the pikemen guards in the city. Intelligence indicates that only an extremely outdated spearmen unit remains in the city.

1000 AD - A feirce battle is fought outside Rome, with both sides eventually reaching a stalemate. Our ships continue to explore the Southern ports of Persia.

1010 AD - Our knights of the Fifth Imperial Army capture the city of Rome, along with three workers and the Pyramids. The Emperor holds a grand celebration in Admantus, but knows the war is far from over; as long as the filthy Romans continue to infect Babylonian lands, the Empire will continue to struggle.

1020 AD - All units near Rome and Veii regroup and prepare to move east. The Persians suffer some casualties in the south.

1030 AD - Most Roman cities on the southern cost have been taken by Persia. The final offensive begins.

1040 AD - The Persians capture Hispalis...

1050 AD - ...only to have the Romans take it back again. Those damn Persians can't hold a city! We can, though, and we just took Viroconium, the new Roman capitol in the north. Our forces set their sights on the port of Caesarea.

1060 AD - Swordsmen and Knights march towards the port.

1070 AD - Fighting begins. Several cities begin to fall into civil disorder.

1080 AD - The Emperor raises luxuries another 10% to help ease the resistance of former Roman citizens. The invasion force of the Babylonian Empire has become incredibly thinned out, and attacks grow few and far between. The Emperor vows not to give in, however, until the Roman Empire is gone. The city of Brundisium is captured, leaving only the port town of Caesarea left.

1090 AD - Rome somehow manages to weasel their way into a peace treaty with Persia. Fine, more spoils for us. Battles continue outside of Caesarea. The Babylonian people begin celebrating the Emperor's reign, and expand his palace for him.

1100 AD - Fighting continues outside the last Roman stronghold.

1110 AD - Persia withdraws its forces from most Babylonian territories.

1120 AD - After hundreds of years of battle and destruction, the Roman Wars finally came to an end. Emperor Random Entity himself rode horseback alongside his knights into the port of Caesarea, as captured Roman guards and citizens looked on in terror. Finally, the Emperor reached the makeshift palace that had been constructed only recently to house the pathetic Caesar, ruler of Rome. Slowly, the defeated King emerged from the "palace", with a look of sheer contempt on his face. He said nothing; he knew his time had come.
As Random Entity rode up to Caesar, he grinned. This was it: the dreams of his ancestors had come to fruition. The long war was finally over. The fallen Emperor, Caesar, simply stood there, while held by Babylonian Guards. He was loaded into a cart, ready to be sent back to Admantus for public execution. As Random Entity watched the convoy of troops head back down the road towards Viroconium, he silently decided that he had accomplished all he could in his reign. Moreover, he was growing old, and felt that the Empire needed a young Emperor again to help rebuild after the Roman Wars. He knew that he would retire.
Just then, a general approached the Emperor. "Sir, shall we garrison the port?"
"No," said the Emperor.
"Burn it. Let the fire from the ashes of the Roman leaders blaze as a warning to all who dare oppose the Babylonian Empire. We will always triumph."
The general nodded, and left. Dusk faded into night over the Eastern Ocean, but the black sky was illuminated by the flames of Caesarea, and of a fallen Empire.

[MagicBacon]

Uh-oh

My turn didn't go too well, but here goes.

1120 AD: During the civil unrest following the late Random Entity's death, a frontier general, Magicbacon, with the support of many of Babylon's armies, siezes power in Admantus. After proclaiming his supremacy, Magicbacon declares that a new revolution is upon us. God has chosen the best among mankind to rule, and those are the ones who shall. Magicbacon declares the creation of an aristocratic landed class that is to be the social elite. Not surprisingly, this decision is met with anger and dissension in the empire, and it descends into Anarchy,
1130 AD: Magicbacon's troops succeed in putting down the rebellion. With his power assured, Magicbacon crowns himself King Magicbacon I. Knowing that years of war with Rome had left the cities of Babylon underdeveloped, the king ordered a massive building project to take place throughout the empire. Regrettably, as a rival empire had completed a great war academy ahead of the Babylonians, the kingdom was forced to concentrate on barracks for the troops, first and foremost. Admantus, which had been constructing the war academy, begins on a workshop which will reduce the cost of upgrading our units. An emissary from Xerxes arrives, demanding a map of Babylon and 52 talents. Not wishing to provoke war with Persia, the king aquiesed.
1140 AD: The people throughout the Realm show their appreciation of the King with great celebrations throughout the Empire.
1150 AD: The Realm enjoyed a bit of respite, with little of importance occuring.
1160 AD: The arrogance of the Greeks astounds us! They want our world map AND 440 talents in return for their unimportant map! We dismiss them rudely. Also, a Galley that left safe waters was sunk on the (previously) roman coast.
1170 AD: The city of Tarentum, as a result of the unhealthy environs, falls victim to a plague.
1180 AD: Little of note.
1190 AD: A new contact, Lincoln of the Americans, offers the secret of explosive powder in exchange for 440 talents in gold. We accept, and a key ingredient Saltpeter is already connected to all of our cities. Our alchemists begin work on chemistry.
1200 AD: *Snore*
1210 AD: Ditto
1220 AD: Persepolis has finished the Sistine chapel ahead of Babylon! Babylon begins work on a Palace to store up those... umm... sheilds. Many other realms begin work on Leo's Workshop, Admantus will finish it in 10 turns.
1230 AD: Just holding the fort.
1240 AD: The people, showing gratitude for my lenience, build great towers around my palace.
1250 AD: The proverbial fecal matter hits the equally metaphorical fan, as the treacherous PERSIANS declare war on Babylon. In a dastardly suprise attack, the Persians capture the city of Ravenna, also enslaving our workers stationed there. It is our belief that many of our cities will soon be under attack. Four regiments of Knights are placed next to Gordium, to besiege the city. More workers are lost near Tarentum.
1255 AD: While poring over situation maps of the conflict, Persian assassins burst into the throne room and slay the King. With the King dead, both the leadership AND the continued existence of the Babylon empire fall into serious scrutiny.




What gives? I even paid tribute to those bums! They've got musketeers defending their cities, but a great deal of their armies are made up of horsemen. I just fear for our cities should they be attacked by immortals.

[Mike4879]

Re: Uh-oh

Oh man. We're finished.

[Eli]

Dont worry, Eli the Great will save you. As soon as I get a crack for the patched game.