II. RTW AAR of the Month Competition - Duel for the 2nd and 3rd places.

**Aldgarkalaughskel** · September 08, 2008, 01:43 AM

The II. RTW MAARC poll shows 2 AARs with the same amount of votes in the 2nd place. Time for a noble duel!

The winner of this vote will grab the 2nd place, the runner-up will have the 3rd place. Vote for the one you like the most!

For the Hegemony of the Balkans

Mod- Extended Greek Mod 5.7
Faction- Greek City-States
Difficulty- Hard/Very Hard

Description- An XGM Greek Cities AAR following the exploits of Antigonos of Sparta and his bosom buddy Timoleon of Korinthos. Follow their hilarious adventures through Macedonian, Thracian, and eventually Roman territory in their quest for domination of the Balkans!

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The Pyrrhic Dynasty

Mod: EB
Faction: Makedon
Difficulty:VH/M

Description: This is a Mod that continues from MarcusAureliusAntonius's (MAA) Makedon AAR. At the end of his first AAR the Makedon's are clearly the world power. MAA roleplays this new AAR in the form of a civil war. It features large and epic battles and enlightens us as to the various family members that are vying for control of the empire.

Submitter's comments: This AAR goes beyond a normal AAR because the realism and roleplaying that the author does is splendid. In addition MAA has found a brilliant way to create a civil war! To give you an idea how populare this AAR is, his original AAR that spawned the one linked to here, has over 700 posts!

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Civil War (177BC- )

When Neokles died, the whole Arche was shaken. Neokles and Bykoli were the last of the line of Megas Demetrios and only they and the line of Euboulides remained of the descendants of Antigonos Gonatas. Neither Neokles or Bykoli had a son. Neokles had not been a great man, but Bykoli was far worse. The council of nobles in Pella had long disliked Bykoli, for he was stupid, decadent, and was easily manipulated by his friend / son-in-law Pefkolaos. Bykoli had also been accused of hiring assassins to kill ruling members of the council and even some in the royal family, including Pyrrhos' elder brother. Fearing Bykoli's control of the Arche, the council of nobles turned to Pyrrhos to lead them. With this, Pyrrhos had to act, for even if he had turned them down, it meant that he would be seen as an ememy to Bykoli's and he and his family would be in danger of retribution.

So in 177BC, three men set out on a trek to Pella, with their armies, to get the support of the council. To the north, there was Herakleon, first born son of Euboulides, who should have been next in line after Bykoli. Herakleon did not live long, however, as he died from poisoning while being visited by "envoys" from Bykoli. Second was Pyrrhos, who quickly gained support from subjugated Kart-Hadast, the nobles of Sikilia, and the Romani client-state. With his own family ruling northern Italia, southern Gaul, the Iberian holdings, Illyria, and Epeiros, his movement for support was quick. Then there was Bykoli, who travelled slowly across Babylonia, Assyria, Armenia, and Syria to ensure support for his cause. During his withdraw from the east, Lysippos negotiated a ceasefire with Media in exchange for the return of all Median lands.

When Pyrrhos arrived in Pella first, it appeared that Bykoli had lost. Bykoli considered retreating to Babylonia, but Pefkolaos urged him forward, to confront Pyrrhos in battle. Bykoli died, however, when one of his own men stabbed him while he walked through their camp. The assassin died quickly and nobody was sure why he did it or if anyone hired him. It seemed Pyrrhos was left the only option for Basileus, but Pefkolaos did not give up. Claiming his own son, grandson of Bykoli, was the rightful heir, Pefkolaos pushed forward and met Pyrrhos. So, in Thraikia, the two men met with their massive armies...

^^The Red and the Blue factions are the ones fighting for the Makedonian Empire