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RR's
Report
The Peloponnesian War
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Sparta1,
Greece, 496BC
--- Sparta, supported by our Allies Corinth and Thermopylai, has
gone from nothing to a bustling metropolis in only 4 years. Standing
by the docks, I saw Phoenician bronze coming in and sculpture heading
out to Corinth - presumably, this is how they city was able to turn
a profit each year.
My
contacts in the Trade Ministry report that not all was so smooth
however, with landslides regularly disrupting trade with Athens.
It is also worthy of note that we were able to help out our neighbours
during hard times. We ensured that Thermopylai was kept from going
bankrupt, and that the people of Athens did not starve.
Sparta2.
Greece, 494BC
--- Those interfering busybodies at Olympia are not bound to us
in eternal subjugation. Serves them right for daring to assault
fortress Sparta - having fought them off with heavy losses, Mayor
Rodentos decreed that we should pay respect to the glory of Ares
and build him a Sanctuary. This was achieved in less than a year,
with Athenian marble, Phoenician wood, and Spartan sculpture. Some
of this was imported, but I noticed some gifts arriving at the dockside
from both Athens (marble) and Phoenicia (bronze).
Ares's
heavenly soldiers were sent to teach the Olympians a lesson - a
lightning raid brought back 2400 drachmas and an invasion easily
brought them to heel. Once again, we were able to provide Athens
with food to prevent starvation, and our explorers even reached
the other side of the Aegean, where they discovered Sardis, the
capital of a strange Empire. Rumours abound that this Empire is
seeking to extend its influence into Greece. If they do, then they'll
surely find out the hard way that people don't beat Sparta on the
battlefield!
Sparta3,
Greece, 484BC
--- The puny Persians have nothing on our military prowess. Sardis
launched a ferocious assault on us, and we were only just able to
survive. However, we soon taught them a lesson, taking both Sardis
and their ally Delos. Amidst all this, we were able to respond to
requests from other Greek cities for military assistance, fleece,
food and olive oil (getting, I might add, nothing but wine in return).
2
more sanctuaries adorn our city - Artemis and Hephaestus. Oh, speaking
of gods, we were invaded by that fool Dionysus, but he happened
to come upon Ares, who quickly sent him packing back where he came
from.
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