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Fellow Citizens, I bid you listen to the words of Ajax, son of Lalage, of the Ekadromoi, once more!
Firstly I would praise our Xenoparakletor, Bold and Strong Mnemnon! For his fine work amongst our allies, and his boldness! Surely one day the Young Stallion from Italia may find himself in the Cemetery of Heroes! For his skills at fighting with his fists! And his ability to make bitter enemies friends!
[x] [Tribute] Levies. More Peuketii allies in the cavalry and light infantry will serve to augment's the city's armies [+2.5% levy from the Peuketii, +654 Levies].
We live in an uncertain time my fellow Citizens! Surrounded by Enemies! To the South we seek to stop Tarantine Ambition! To the North we await news of the last Unbroken Iapygians vile Kingdom! To the East lay Pirates and a Great War amongst Hellene's, one who's hunger may one day cause it to consume Magna Graecia as well!
Once before I praised the Iapygians for nearly defeating Invincible Eretria, and I will note the many times they aided us in war, their horsemen are of a fine make, and have proven themselves useful time and again. So I ask you, when War comes, as it is most certain to do so, will we fight our enemies with a paltry dozen coins? Or will we have fierce, loyal Iapygians men before our lines? Ready to fight and die for the masters who brought them such prosperity!
[x] [Collection] Have them come to us. We can maintain a bond of trust with the tributaries without impinging in their private affairs and expand the festival of tribute to build fraternal feeling. [-2 public subsidy upkeep per year].
Eretria has always been fair, not just in her spirit. Or in the forms of its men and women. But in its sense of rule! Have we not given our subjects peace and prosperity?
Why then, would we not trust them? Why then, would we not draw our servants closer to our bosom so they might truly feel and see the glories that we have made in this city?
We are not Athens, who demands true subjugation, not accursed Syrakous! Those who would shackle and Chain all Hellene! We are fair masters! We are fair people's! We are good to those who know their place at our feet, and know to pay homage to us for their prosperity. So I say, allow them their private thoughts, allow them respect, and watch as we continue to receive it in turn!
[x] [League] We have already conceded much to the Metics. The league can afford to wait a few years [Special League policies in 349 OL election platforms].
Bah! This shames them! The League shames itself! I expected better from Hellenes!
We are the reason they exist, we were once the only source of their grain, we have honoured them with Stones from which to speak, with ships with which to sail alongside us, with victories and glories alike!
We are their fathers! We filled their bellies, nurtured them, protected them, and asked little in turn, only that they march with us, and pay us a truly small tribute. I am sure you have all heard the tale, of how we refused to take much, now there are more cities, and those who came first did grow and prosper with victory and protection from the Dauni. Yet they ask for more!
I am tired, we gave much to the Metics, now more Hellenes scramble for more when they have already been generously treated. As ever, the spoilt child clings tightest to its gluttony and relaxed it's clutch upon wisdom quickly.
Let us rest, let us temper the anger amongst some of our citizenry, before we again address our unruly children.
[x] [Alliance] Accept a full defensive alliance with the Messapii Confederacy.
[x] [King] Better to keep the Confederacy weak and potentially reliant on Eretrian direction.
Is this not what we wanted my fellows! Is this by why we looked south? An ally to halt the advance of Taras!
Yes, the Messapii shall make for our allies, and later our subjects.
Listen well Citizens, for as I am sure you remember we trusted these Barbaroi once, during the reign of Daxtus, we spared his fellows and brought peace from it, then when war came to him, we did not take advantage, though we were heavily urged to do so by our loyal vassals, instead we sought to give mercy, and indeed, did give him tribute and friendship, even defending his ports from those who would invade it, Eusebious himself sailed to their defence!
And then he betrayed us, attacked us, and payed dearly for it.
Yes this alliance will allow us to stop Tarantine greed. But it will also allow us to cow them with time. So we shall not help crown a new king, we will not join in on Athenian folly, we will not lay coin at their Feet!
No, we will fight together, and when the time comes, we will bring their coalition, weakened by war further, into our arms outright! We will strip them of their liberty as they once tried to do to us!
And finally, I ask for you, my fellow Citizens of this fair city, to lend me the strength of your arms. We were told of the threat of Illyrian piracy, well I say that no true Eretrian feats a mere Pirate! The Sea is ours! As was proclaimed by The Second Divine Marriage by their blessing at the Fifty Masts!
I ask you Citizens! Will we cower in our cities and allow them to strike at our trade? Or will we raise our sails and scatter them to the wind once again! The best assurance and insurance we can give, is the might of our Fair City!
[] [Insurance] Write In: Dispatch the Fleet to purge the Illyrian Pirates from our oceans and trade routes!
Who will lift my Rock!
Edit: Okay, Mnemnon doesn't want to dispatch the fleet in case we end up fighting the Dauni or Taras, and he just showed his chops in this update by basically becoming Hellenic Rocky, so I'm gonna withdraw this, for now.
[X] [Insurance] Allow the Shrine of Ploutos to handle merchant insurance with state support [-20 talent one-time fee to Shrine of Ploutos].
Firstly I would praise our Xenoparakletor, Bold and Strong Mnemnon! For his fine work amongst our allies, and his boldness! Surely one day the Young Stallion from Italia may find himself in the Cemetery of Heroes! For his skills at fighting with his fists! And his ability to make bitter enemies friends!
[x] [Tribute] Levies. More Peuketii allies in the cavalry and light infantry will serve to augment's the city's armies [+2.5% levy from the Peuketii, +654 Levies].
We live in an uncertain time my fellow Citizens! Surrounded by Enemies! To the South we seek to stop Tarantine Ambition! To the North we await news of the last Unbroken Iapygians vile Kingdom! To the East lay Pirates and a Great War amongst Hellene's, one who's hunger may one day cause it to consume Magna Graecia as well!
Once before I praised the Iapygians for nearly defeating Invincible Eretria, and I will note the many times they aided us in war, their horsemen are of a fine make, and have proven themselves useful time and again. So I ask you, when War comes, as it is most certain to do so, will we fight our enemies with a paltry dozen coins? Or will we have fierce, loyal Iapygians men before our lines? Ready to fight and die for the masters who brought them such prosperity!
[x] [Collection] Have them come to us. We can maintain a bond of trust with the tributaries without impinging in their private affairs and expand the festival of tribute to build fraternal feeling. [-2 public subsidy upkeep per year].
Eretria has always been fair, not just in her spirit. Or in the forms of its men and women. But in its sense of rule! Have we not given our subjects peace and prosperity?
Why then, would we not trust them? Why then, would we not draw our servants closer to our bosom so they might truly feel and see the glories that we have made in this city?
We are not Athens, who demands true subjugation, not accursed Syrakous! Those who would shackle and Chain all Hellene! We are fair masters! We are fair people's! We are good to those who know their place at our feet, and know to pay homage to us for their prosperity. So I say, allow them their private thoughts, allow them respect, and watch as we continue to receive it in turn!
[x] [League] We have already conceded much to the Metics. The league can afford to wait a few years [Special League policies in 349 OL election platforms].
Bah! This shames them! The League shames itself! I expected better from Hellenes!
We are the reason they exist, we were once the only source of their grain, we have honoured them with Stones from which to speak, with ships with which to sail alongside us, with victories and glories alike!
We are their fathers! We filled their bellies, nurtured them, protected them, and asked little in turn, only that they march with us, and pay us a truly small tribute. I am sure you have all heard the tale, of how we refused to take much, now there are more cities, and those who came first did grow and prosper with victory and protection from the Dauni. Yet they ask for more!
I am tired, we gave much to the Metics, now more Hellenes scramble for more when they have already been generously treated. As ever, the spoilt child clings tightest to its gluttony and relaxed it's clutch upon wisdom quickly.
Let us rest, let us temper the anger amongst some of our citizenry, before we again address our unruly children.
[x] [Alliance] Accept a full defensive alliance with the Messapii Confederacy.
[x] [King] Better to keep the Confederacy weak and potentially reliant on Eretrian direction.
Is this not what we wanted my fellows! Is this by why we looked south? An ally to halt the advance of Taras!
Yes, the Messapii shall make for our allies, and later our subjects.
Listen well Citizens, for as I am sure you remember we trusted these Barbaroi once, during the reign of Daxtus, we spared his fellows and brought peace from it, then when war came to him, we did not take advantage, though we were heavily urged to do so by our loyal vassals, instead we sought to give mercy, and indeed, did give him tribute and friendship, even defending his ports from those who would invade it, Eusebious himself sailed to their defence!
And then he betrayed us, attacked us, and payed dearly for it.
Yes this alliance will allow us to stop Tarantine greed. But it will also allow us to cow them with time. So we shall not help crown a new king, we will not join in on Athenian folly, we will not lay coin at their Feet!
No, we will fight together, and when the time comes, we will bring their coalition, weakened by war further, into our arms outright! We will strip them of their liberty as they once tried to do to us!
And finally, I ask for you, my fellow Citizens of this fair city, to lend me the strength of your arms. We were told of the threat of Illyrian piracy, well I say that no true Eretrian feats a mere Pirate! The Sea is ours! As was proclaimed by The Second Divine Marriage by their blessing at the Fifty Masts!
I ask you Citizens! Will we cower in our cities and allow them to strike at our trade? Or will we raise our sails and scatter them to the wind once again! The best assurance and insurance we can give, is the might of our Fair City!
[] [Insurance] Write In: Dispatch the Fleet to purge the Illyrian Pirates from our oceans and trade routes!
Who will lift my Rock!
Edit: Okay, Mnemnon doesn't want to dispatch the fleet in case we end up fighting the Dauni or Taras, and he just showed his chops in this update by basically becoming Hellenic Rocky, so I'm gonna withdraw this, for now.
[X] [Insurance] Allow the Shrine of Ploutos to handle merchant insurance with state support [-20 talent one-time fee to Shrine of Ploutos].
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