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{STEPPES_TITLE}Parthia and Scythia
{STEPPES_PARTHIA_TITLE}Parthia
{STEPPES_PARTHIA_DESCR}The Parthians are a nomadic people who conquered and settled in the area near the Caspian Sea in the 4th century BC as part of the Dahae confederation. Since that time the Parthians, under their Arsacid rulers (named after King Arsaces I), have fiercely maintained their independence. The Seleucids have, from time to time, claimed to be the overlords of Parthia and, from time to time, have actually been strong enough to try and enforce their claim. This is not something that endears the Seleucid Empire to the Parthian kings.\n\n
The Parthians have the potential to be a great power – perhaps a great Empire – as they sit close to or astride the main trade routes from the east to the Mediterranean. The wealth of the world flows through these lands: a fortune that could pay for any army that an ambitious king could imagine. This wealth is there for the taking, for the people with the will to stretch out their hands and grasp it. Historically, the Parthians managed to become a great power, and fight off the advance of Rome into their heartlands.\n\n
To the north are the barbarian steppes, peopled by fierce tribes who require watching. To the west, though, lie the Seleucid Empire and the lands of Alexander’s successors. These too are ruled by ambitious men. And beyond them, the rising power of Rome, and the traders of Carthage. Perhaps common cause could be made with them, for a while…
{STEPPES_SCYTHIA_TITLE}Scythia
{STEPPES_SCYTHIA_DESCR}The Scythians have long ruled the steppes and are famed for their superior horsemen, and especially for their cavalry archers. Although their traditional way of life is nomadic, they have long had contact with the more settled peoples of Greece in the west, and Persia in the east, so they are not unfamiliar with the civilised world. The vast distances of the steppes make infantry of little use to the Scythians, and the barren landscape makes agricultural and economic development difficult. Both can be considerable disadvantages in war but, all the same, room to move, and the fearsome skill of Scythian horsemen are advantage enough!
{CAESAR_TITLE} Julius Caesar
{CAESAR_ROMANS_JULII_TITLE}Gaius Julius Caesar
{CAESAR_ROMANS_JULII_DESCR}The die is cast. Rather than return to Rome to face a trial that will certainly end his political career, Gaius Julius Caesar has gambled everything on a bid to win power instead. With a legion of his veterens from the Gallic Wars he intends to cross the Rubicon and take Rome by force.
{CASSITERIDES_TITLE}Cassiterides
{CASSITERIDES_GREEK_CITIES_TITLE}Cassiteridic-Greek Kingdom
{CASSITERIDES_GREEK_CITIES_DESCR}The Greeks of the Tin Isles have long been a place of exile for many a loser in dynastic struggles or political intrigue. For centuries the exiled Greeks have struggled to maintain their little enclave in an alien, hostile land determined to swallow them whole. But now the winds have shifted, and the Cassiteridic Greeks are united under a single hegemon. War against the might of the Trinovantes and Brigantes is a risky proposition, but victory would mean uncontested control over the entireity of the Tin Isles. And after that, an energetic and capable strategos could spread Greco-British culture well beyond the Tin Isles……
Greco-Brit provincial campaign
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Originally Posted by Boriak
)... I'll upload it after I fix it. Probably tomorrow or the day after.
