Battle of Beroe
The crisp early winter air brought light snow dusting the battlefield with a fine white powder that would soon be stained with the blood of the fallen.
Achillos, a veteran donned...
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Battle of Beroe
The crisp early winter air brought light snow dusting the battlefield with a fine white powder that would soon be stained with the blood of the fallen.
Achillos, a veteran donned...
Battle of Beroe
http://i.imgur.com/8troLjp.jpg
The Thracians have made a stand a the Tundzha creek in a swamp only on the thracian left/lysimachid right is cavalry of use, the swamp will give...
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/content/properties/silchester-roman-city-walls-and-amphitheatre/portico/recon-north-gate-silchester
The Army of Lysimachus, Cassander and Polyperchon arrive to...
Pleased, he responds
"You are a wise and generous man Lysimachus. Both you and antigonus are welcome to camp outside my walls and buy supplies from the city, and I will hold it against...
Still in his twenties Craterus was chosen by the much older veterans for his resemblance to the famed elder Craterus whom they still venerated as tough but fair general of the infantry.
His voice...
A few of the colonist representatives turn and consider Achillos' words:
"We ain't running, we just don't see why its our job to defend your land"
(roll failed to shame the greeks)
EDIT: siege cancelled because bunch of nonsense on both sides
Aristonus is now defintively in cunaxa just awaiting there
http://www.ancientmacedonia.com/alex_army1.jpg
Earthquakes, barbarians, evil omens. Enough is enough, the greeks want to go home.
Some notes:
If forced to fight they are prepared.
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The sun beat down upon Peithon's army as he approached their capital city of Hectompylos.
Sweat ran down inside his armor but...
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Hector, incensed by the treachery and swiftly realized this fight was doomed. The mighty...
Lamia -- Result
http://i.imgur.com/knostic.jpg
In the main battle the Aetolians have no answer to the macedonian shock cavalry forces hitting their flank followed up by a charging pike...
http://i.imgur.com/Y3DXUGt.jpg
Aetolian army formation
Army split evenly in 3, although all the real hoplites were focused on the right under Thelon, in a amateur imitation of the boeotian...
Aristonus descends from the armenian hills into Mesoptamia
http://i.imgur.com/mf6kBo6.jpg
Aristonus approaches (marching along blue line) and Peucestas must decide where he will stand and...
Second War of the Diadochi
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The Regent's forces marching through Babylon
http://i.imgur.com/HSTpYR9.png
Regent Peucestas
Leonnatus
VS...
Cassander's scouts report the Aetolian army is approaching to relieve the city. they have accurately detailed its composition, seems to be largely a levy force mustered with great alacrity.
A...
Siege of Chalcedon
http://www.istanbeautiful.com/images/kadikoy275.jpg
For nearly 3 months Zipeotes had prepared for this attack, with Demetrius and his siege corps they constructed a massive...
Battle of Salamis (skirmish round)
(rolled, cypriots sally forth)
Nicocreon of Salamis was not one to sit idly by as the leonnatid pincer closed in. He had hoped the enemy would have accepted the...
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/295/1823/1600/scan0001.jpg
Leosthenes speaks before the walls to the besiegers:
"Men of Macedon, enough blood has been spilt, my own city is under occupation...
Skirmish round
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The persian archers hail down all hell upon the macedonian formation, ...
Balas seemed to consider it, however as a rare Honorable mercenary he refused to betray his employers and violate the contract he made to Cyrene:
"My duty binds me to this city, I will not...
Encounter at the Persian Gates
http://www.firouzanfilms.com/images/HollywoodAndIran/Alexander/Alexander_003.jpg
As Nearchus' army of mercenaries reaches the persian gates they see a narrow...
Maecdonian Diplomacy
After many months the cities of greece have returned their reply to Macedon's diplomatic blitzkrieg, however negotiations are not yet finished...
...
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Siege of Chalcedon-begins 3/22
Chalcedon (Coastal ) -Moderate...
http://i.imgur.com/34Yiv9r.jpg
Theatre
Combatants
Nearchus (War leader)
Peucestas
Zipeotoes does not seem entirely pleased by this offer but in the face of four enemies it seemed wise to align with one to defeat the others. Yes, his capital would be lost, Bithynion could have to...
Antiouchus and Damocles land south of Salamis without being contested.
What could first be seen was miles of fallow fields, the infamous plague had wiped out many villages. Even so, it was too...
ooc: since that bs forced me to apply human pvp rules to the npc and cancel the ambush, this is what happens instead not writing anything fancy;
Bithynian army is as such, no whines, they had...
From the shore the the white sails of Lysimachus fleet could be seen, and from the front the flagship a great banner bearing the Argead Sun. The terror of the known world, the relentless war machine...
http://i.imgur.com/xkQi5Ll.png
Greek Plan: 20 Biremes firing and retreating to draw out the enemy ships in the front while 10 triremes attack from the flank boarding and driving the enemy ships...
“Back oars!”
The trireme shuddered as 170 men pulled against the current.
The captain groaned as he saw the Egyptian fleet approaching at good speed from the east. It was not only larger but he...
Battle of Dion (conclusion)
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Antipaters phalanx rushed to the aid of their comrade in the center there a great butchery of the most valiant soldiers of the hellene peoples took...
Battle of Dion
http://imgix.scout.com/158/1585753.jpg
Greek Formation; split upon ethnic blocs
To his assembled men, Antipater gave a speech. (written by cfm)
"Men of Macedon,...
Athens has fallen!
http://www.theimaginativeconservative.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/sackofathens.jpg
Athens, as a democracy was hardly a united state such as the superior Macedonian model...
Skirmish at Dion
https://hendiokeslair.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/gastraphetes_-_catapult_ancestor_-_antica_catapulta.jpg
Greek Skirmishers
Psiloi x 30 (7500)
MERC Rhodian Slingers 2 (500)
...
Battle of the Hellespont
http://i.imgur.com/Lob0Nls.png
As the battle became clearer and close it became evident of the superiority of the macedonian vessels. The Athenians, despite the skill...
Naval Battle of Tenedos
http://i.imgur.com/qL4Twja.jpg
Weather/Sea Conditions
Weather: Clear, no storm in sight
Waves: No Surf
Wind: Light easterly
In order to secure the Hellespont...
ooc: battle happens today, posting really quickly sorry for lack of exposition
Encounter at Dion
Antipater arrives in Dion to see the Athenian owl standard flying above its gates. Outside the...
Liberation of Larissa!
One by one the thessalian cities were "liberated". Phillip II had overthrown the king and restored the powers of the old aristocracy, under him, but now the...
End of a Kingdom
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Encamped outside Amisos, Ariarthes had great success in gathering troops from the black sea states. He felt at first that a lucky event could swing...
Siege of Mazaka
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For nearly 6 months the siege of mazaka had now dragged on. The city's walls were...