The Kingdom of Lacedaemon (Sparta)
Flag: No real flag, but all soldiers carry a distinctive shield, with the Lambda sign on it, that is unmistakably Spartan (I can't get a photo up, but you should know what it looks like, more or less). See Kaitsar's post for picture.
Government:
Dual Kingdom
Three royals/ministers/whatever your leaders are called:
King Agammemnon of Mycenae
King Menelaus of Sparta
Strategos Achilles
Military stats:
(existing):
4 Units of Elite Spearmen
2 Units of Militia Heavy Infantry
8 Units of Militia Heavy Infantry
2 Units of Militia Archers
(recruited):
Espionage Stats:
1 assassin
The present turn's econ:
57%
'Faith' Meter:
5%
Brief history & cultural description:
According to myth it all started when Taugete bore Lacedaemon who wed Sparta. Sparta was a daughter of Eurotas by Cleta. These two provided the names for the region, Sparta for the capital and Lacedaemon for the region. The son of Sparta and Lacedaemon, Amyclas, founded Amyclae, near Sparta. Diomede married Amyclas and they had several children. Their son Argulas ruled Spata for a short while but since he died before his mother, his brother Cynortas ruled after him. Cynortas was the father of Oebalus. Oebalus married Gorgophone. When Oebalus died his son, Tyndareus, was scheduled to rule Sparta but his half-brother Hippocoon ursurped power. But he offended Herakles and perished with his ten sons when later attacked by Herakles and Tyndereus. In exile in Atolia at the palace of Thestius Tyndereus met Leda and fell in love with her. When Herakles caused the fall of Hippokoon Tyndareus took Leda to the palace near Sparta to rule Lacedaemon. Leda gave birth to Helen, Clytaemnestra, Castor and Pollux at that palace. Tyndereus gave Helen to Meneleus because he thought Meneleus was strong enough to care for her. When Paris took Helen from near Sparta, the friends of Meneleus started the Trojan War to get her back. After the Trojan war Meneleus visited Egypt and became very wealthy. He returned to the palace near Sparta with Helen and all his wealth. Hermione was the daughter of Helen and Menelaus. She married Orestes who ruled Sparta. Her son Tisamenus ruled Sparta until the Heraclidae invaded the Peloponnesus. The Heraclidae were the grandsons of Herakles. They claimed the Peloponesus because of descent from Alcmena, the mother of Herakles and daughter of a Mycenaean king. As a result of their victory they divided up the Peloponesus. Then the twin sons of Aristodemus, Eurysthenes and Procles jointly ruled and set up the lines of the historical kings of Sparta. This is one explanation for the peculiar dual king-ship of Sparta during the Classical period. Some have identified the Dorian invasion with the Heraclidae invasion, but there is little to support this as the Dorians have been determined to have come in from northwest of Greece. At any rate the Spartans seem to have been fond of tracing their ancestry directly to Herakles.
Capital:
Sparta
Buildings:
church
wooden walls (I don't have quite that good of a Spartan Hoplite army!)
Population of Capital:
15,000
Population of country as a whole:
60,000
Diplomacy:
Trade Rights:
Israel
Assuwa
Campania
Byzantium
Ebusos
Alliance:
N/A
War:
N/A
Pending Agreements:
Krimaia
Sicily
Originally Posted by Dan the Man
