Dumouriez said:
Glad to see another Greek here. You guys can keep me in line since I'm trying to make a semi-historical AAR.
The next update should be posted later tonight.
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Glad to see another Greek here. You guys can keep me in line since I'm trying to make a semi-historical AAR.
The next update should be posted later tonight.
er...i think you might be mistaking one greek with twoJoshWeber said:Glad to see another Greek here. You guys can keep me in line since I'm trying to make a semi-historical AAR.
The next update should be posted later tonight.
JoshWeber said:Dumouriez said:
I was wondering when a Greek would show up.
And by "remember Portugal" do you mean "remember to take Portugal?"
JoshWeber said:
:rofl:
Aw, come on. Everyone double-counts Greeks once or twice, even the Greeks themselves! Do you really think there are actually 10 million of them in such a small country? Get real. Unless they're mistaking Albania for part of Greece, which, again, all of us fall prey to at some point or another.
No shame in it, that's what I say.
Great AAR so far, and I'm just waiting to see how you manage to weasel out of a war with England -- they're nasty little buggers to go to war against as a nation with a big coast!
No shame in it, that's what I say.
Great AAR so far, and I'm just waiting to see how you manage to weasel out of a war with England -- they're nasty little buggers to go to war against as a nation with a big coast!
JoshWeber said:Shhhhh! Don't tell anyone that I thought he was two people!
Hey, Josh, are you glad that there are two Hawaiians reading this thread?
Well, that's enough of that.
>Hello everybody, I am back!
>Hi Dumouriez, long time since I last saw you.
>I know, Dumouriez, some problems with the univercity showed up.
:rofl: :rofl:
>Hi Dumouriez, long time since I last saw you.
>I know, Dumouriez, some problems with the univercity showed up.
:rofl:
:rofl: No comment :rofl:el presidentse said:
Sultan Of Swing said:i'm guessing some kind of external schizoprenia
You're right!
Just shows that josh doesn't actually read the replies.
And where is that next update?
And where is that next update?
Lord G. Q. White said:Just shows that josh doesn't actually read the replies.
Actually, I usually don't look at names in case someone ticks me off or something. If you don't know names, you don't hold grudes. There are several exceptions, obviously, but that's my general reason.
I'm working on it. Moving and getting settled in takes a LOT of time.
I'll get it up ASAP, though.
Chapter 8
August 1, 1839
August 1, 1839:
"What the hell are you talking about" Otto demanded.
The aide repeated himself. "The war is finished Your Majesty. Tsar Nicholas has concluded a peace with the Ottomans. Part of the conditions were that we stop fighting as well."
"DAMMIT!" Otto slammed his hand down on the fragile table, shattering it under the force. On the table was an ancient Greek design. It showed a continuous line twisting up, down, inside and outside of itself. It's rumored to hold an old Greek saying in its complicated simplicity. "Life has its ups and downs, but life goes on." Perhaps this would have been a good lesson for Otto on that day.
Of course, once the news started traveling throughout Greece, much more quickly and much more accurately since the French introduced the printing press on Corfu, allowing the creation of large newspapers, the Greeks would not be surprised. This was no different than Russia's actions in the past. It was widely rumored that Catherine the Great would help with the creation of a Greek state in the 1770s after the second Russo-Turkish War. However, when the time came, Catherine took her own territorial gains and ordered her troops back home, leaving the Greeks to dangle in the wind. Why should now be any different.
Otto hardly shared the same laid-back view of his Greek subjects, though. For them, though many wanted revenge, it was probably for the best. The nation was just now getting on its feet, thanks in large part to Otto's investment in technology and manufacturing. Further, they had just completed a war agains the Haitians, now a Greek colony, and would be unable to bring their soldiers back home for decades for fear of revolts. Granted, the war brought many things to the Greek empire, not the least of which was money and tobacco, but many of the women were already complaining about missing their sons. The Spartan women, of course, stayed true to their ancestors, insisting that this was what young boys do. Old men take care of the government, young men take care of the state. It was the way things had always been.
Contrary to that belief was Otto. Now 24, he reacted to the news as a 24-year-old man would. His first inclination was to say to hell with Russia. If they wanted to betray Greece, they would get a war. The Crimean Peninsula was only a few hundred kilometers away and would make another nice colony. Besides, Greece had a historical claim to the area -- to most of the Mediterranean. They were all former Greek colonies. Granted, that was thousands of years ago, but the basic truth was still there.
Thankfully common sense prevailed. This was a rare event for a man of his age. Common sense told him that thousands of soldiers would be spared. Common sense told him that Russia was the only ally in the world that Greece had right now. Common sense told him that the Russian hordes would sweep through Greece, destroying everything in their way. Regardless of the miracles of the past, a Russo-Greek war at this point was a foregone conclusion. Youth, though, told him that Greece needed a war. Youth told him that soldiers must be forged in battle. Youth told him that his nation needed glory. Youth guided his declaration of war to Cairo.
Greece declares war on Egypt.
Next: Clash of the Ancients
Clash of the Ancients! Clash of the Ancients! Yay!
*Claps hands
So, are you going for full annexation, or just a bunch of islands?
*Claps hands
So, are you going for full annexation, or just a bunch of islands?
Where is the fighting? The scantily clad women? The booze?
I WAS LIED TO!!!!
By the way, kick some Ptolemic ass!
I WAS LIED TO!!!!
By the way, kick some Ptolemic ass!
anonymous4401 said:
The situation kind of dictates what is annexed. As for the Ottoman war, I have NO freakin idea what happened. I went to invade and I was at peace. When I looked at my diplomatic screen, I had a peace treaty with them so I couldn't lose all the prestige by breaking that. I WILL have my revenge, though.
Nice update! Egupt sounds like the right option but do you have the necessary troops/manpower?
Usually Egupt has a lot off army.
Usually Egupt has a lot off army.
Actually Ptolemeus was greek, so Otto is going to return the Lands of the Nile to it's .... rightfull ownerLt.Col.Kilgore said:
Dumouriez said:Actually Ptolemeus was greek, so Otto is going to return the Lands of the Nile to it's .... rightfull owner
True. I love pointing out that Cleopatra was white. It just shocks people. Dang inbreeders.
So besides bringing Egypt back to Greek rule, like anonymous4401 said, are we gonna get some scantily clad women? Just kidding. I'm just looking for some massive expansion of the Greek Empire!