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So 25 years on, I noticed for a while I had a LOT of Demaratids in office. So I checked the family window. And wow. :eek:
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Is Demaratid Rhodian (?) for rabbit by any chance...
 
There seems to be a habit of leaving the mess for the next guy.

Those guys are prolific.
 
Crete seems to be fun place to start. If by fun you mean good place for a series of bloodthirsty rulers to wage war, capture slaves and ruin a nice island, of course.
And that is a lot of filthy rich Demaratids. Can you shake them down? :p
 
Smokez83 said:
Is Demaratid Rhodian (?) for rabbit by any chance...
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If it isn't, it should be...:p
stnylan said:
There seems to be a habit of leaving the mess for the next guy.

Those guys are prolific.
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Of course, that is the way it is. ;)
hjarg said:
Crete seems to be fun place to start. If by fun you mean good place for a series of bloodthirsty rulers to wage war, capture slaves and ruin a nice island, of course.
And that is a lot of filthy rich Demaratids. Can you shake them down? :p
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Crete is a nice place to start, yes. Beginning to get very crowded with big guys around though, so need to get conquering. :D Macedon is gobbling up stuff, Egypt and Phrygia is battling, Rome has much of Italy covered...
 
Chapter V - The Rule of Demaratus Demaratid (again), Antisthenes Demaratid, Machatas Demaratid and Arrhidaios Demaratid (again!)
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    • Ah! Back at it! Back in the limelight! Back to being all successful!

    I am Arrhidaios Demaratid, and I'm back baby!

    Took some time, but here I am. Me! Older, wiser, and boy will I be successful! Make my mark!

    After I did my successful stint as Archon, Demaratus took over. He built things. Not big things, just marketplaces and stuff. BORING.

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    Then the young and handsome Antisthenes took office. He was all looks. BORING.

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    Then a FILTHY POPULIST took office. Under him, we finally got our troops up to a good size again.

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    Which brings us back to me. The guy with the brains to use them.

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    I used the fodder to gain GLORY and LAND to our realm. It's money in stuff like that. Crete is ours, save the westernmost part, which belongs to Phrygia. I'm not stupid, you know. And we got a sizeable foodhold in Anatolia, adding 10 cities there. And gold. Gold is always good.

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    But sometimes you have to, you know, spend gold to gain gold. And reknown. People will forever know me as the one who built the Colossus of Rhodes. Chicks dig that.

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    But you know what I don't dig? Lazy workers. Thankfully I know how to persuade people.

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    But alas, I had to give away my title to the next dude right before the big opening. Just my luck. And of all people, it just had to be Demaratus Demaratid, the blabbering fool!
     
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    • ManderTea said:
    The Demaratid's misadventures are very entertaining... but clearly at least some of them are competent! Well done on the Lycian war!
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    Thanks a lot! :) I played a lot yesterday and got some 20-odd years further in. There is stuff happening, and I think it will be entertaining. ;) /plug
     
    Chapter VI - The Rule (Again) of Demaratus Demaratid
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    • Hello, it's me. Again. Third time's the charm they say. Not that I did bad the other two times. I think. I mean, I got friends and Rhodes is much bigger now than when I first took office. Just look at this:

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    My friend Arrhidaios begun to build a big statue. It's almost like a toy solider. Only big. I was so happy when it got finished. It brought money to Rhodes. I think that is good.

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    And then it was my friend Antisthenes Demaratid's turn to be Archon. He's a nice guy.
     
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    • Chapter VII - The (Short) Rule of Antisthenes Demaratid, Euthykrates Demaratid and (full rule of) Periodas Demaratid
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    • Man, what a ride. I was destined to this. Destined. Ordained by the gods.

    First, Antisthenes was elected Archon.

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    He died.

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    Then the imbecile Euthykrates claimed the office.

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    He declared war in the Peleponnes.

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    Then subsequently died four months later. Making me the Chosen by the gods.

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    The war was naturally won. The gods are on our side. Naturally. It went so well, our rank among the nations rose to hitherto unseen hights. All in a day's work.

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    But, alas, the gods are cruel. Egypt took notice and declared war upon us.

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    Then again, the gods are fickle. What could have been a disaster, turned out better. The Egyptians went into civil war.

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    While they fought among themselves, we held the Olympic Games. The gods favor us and the peoples of the world liked us even more. All was good.

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    Seeing as the gods favored us, but knowing we might still get invaded, I got appointed Dictator. Good times.

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    The war ended a year later, no blood spilt. The gods are merciful!

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    And so my watch was ended. Unfortunately, the gods decided to "bless" us with a populist. Ugh.
     
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    • Well, the timing of that Egyptian civil war couldn't be better. Rhodes has grown quite a lot, I wonder how big it might become.
     
    Forster said:
    I love this. IRL you are a stand-up comedian, right? :D
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    Far from it. :D I'm just your regular joe teacher. :p
    Tom D. said:
    Well, the timing of that Egyptian civil war couldn't be better. Rhodes has grown quite a lot, I wonder how big it might become.
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    It has grown. The time of troubles is not over, but I can divulge that much that I am still alive and quite a far bit into the game. ;)
     
    Chapter VIII - The Rule of Hektor Demaratid
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    • Hello the people! I am your man. The man of the people, as you might say. Some call us populists...ugly things. I am here to tell you this is not true. We are men of the people - YOUR representative at the top of society!

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    I am told we are out of manpower. Thankfully Lycia is not a problem for our mighty forces! We will make them part of Rhodes. The people wills it!

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    Oh sh.......

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    Quick! Annex Lycia! For the people!

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    Oh sh......

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    Well, well. Gotta go! You know, when a man's gotta go and all that. Sayonara!
     
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    • Notice how my treasury is what is saving me here, my entire army is gone save 800 brave men. :D Long live mercenaries! :D
     
    Well, that could have gone better... Still, the people of Rhodes demand victory in this clearly unjust war they find themselves in! I mean, how dare somebody just wantonly declare war on Rhodes?!
     
    Smokez83 said:
    Well, that could have gone better... Still, the people of Rhodes demand victory in this clearly unjust war they find themselves in! I mean, how dare somebody just wantonly declare war on Rhodes?!
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    It could've gone better, true. But it also could've gone worse. Had I not got that treasury, we couldn't have done well against Phrygia. And as you can see, we're slowly winning! I can't be two places at once though...
     
    Heh, loved the way the Egyptian war panned out.
    And guess Demartids are now neck deep in.. .well, you know what :p
     
    Ruling Rhodes seems rarely to be without incident or interest :D
     
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