The Barbarian Lord
I was a lord of a little village when they came. 'They' were people that were called Greeks. The Greeks called us barbarians. If they knew the fate of the world when they disturbed us...
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It was a hot august day in mid-August day. The year was 3240 B.C. As I watched the sun rise over the green hills that surrounded my village, a messenger came up. I couldn't see him at first, as I was grooming my bay. "Lord, the Greeks are coming over the hill!" I spun around, then, thinking about my horse; I laid a reassuring hand on him.
Ahh.the Greeks..they had destroyed several smaller villages near mine already. They would either plunder, force us to be their slaves or we would rise, and be crushed. The choice was clear for me. I would not allow my people to become slaves to those 'Greeks'. As I figured out how long it would take for them to reach us, I ordered that all the men, from ages 13 - 40, be trained in the arts of war. We would try to defeat the intruders.
Several days later, a scout that I had sent out came to summon me. This time the message was, "The Greeks will be here within two hours." I ordered all the men into eight corps. As my people were horsemen by nature, they would be six horsemen units and two legions. As we waited in our village we could see that the Greek corp. that the messengers had been so afraid of. As it came slowly into view, I discovered this Greek army was made up of on group of archers. I smiled. There would be no trouble defeating it.
It was a gallant battle, I'll admit. We only lost one horsemen unit. Our two legions had marched toward the Greeks, drawing them toward us. We then sent our horsemen around the archers in order to surround them. Then we trampled them.
When it was over, I decided to do something about all the other civilizations. I knew that just as this army had come, more would, until none of my tribe remained. I asked my men to come with me. We would capture a Greek city to avenge the other villages. As we marched away from our home, I could see my wife and children looking at me.
After a few days march, we came across a Greek city. As I wasn't sure if there were any other Greek troops nearby, I quickly made plans and attacked. Luck was with us, for we conquered the city. In a grand festival, I announced, "I re-name this city to be Sharfac and it shall be the capitol of the next great civilization, Tarian!" I received loud cheers. We sent for the rest of our village and soon were advancing along. I planned out, using maps found in the city, where our next target would be.
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To be continued...
I was a lord of a little village when they came. 'They' were people that were called Greeks. The Greeks called us barbarians. If they knew the fate of the world when they disturbed us...
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It was a hot august day in mid-August day. The year was 3240 B.C. As I watched the sun rise over the green hills that surrounded my village, a messenger came up. I couldn't see him at first, as I was grooming my bay. "Lord, the Greeks are coming over the hill!" I spun around, then, thinking about my horse; I laid a reassuring hand on him.
Ahh.the Greeks..they had destroyed several smaller villages near mine already. They would either plunder, force us to be their slaves or we would rise, and be crushed. The choice was clear for me. I would not allow my people to become slaves to those 'Greeks'. As I figured out how long it would take for them to reach us, I ordered that all the men, from ages 13 - 40, be trained in the arts of war. We would try to defeat the intruders.
Several days later, a scout that I had sent out came to summon me. This time the message was, "The Greeks will be here within two hours." I ordered all the men into eight corps. As my people were horsemen by nature, they would be six horsemen units and two legions. As we waited in our village we could see that the Greek corp. that the messengers had been so afraid of. As it came slowly into view, I discovered this Greek army was made up of on group of archers. I smiled. There would be no trouble defeating it.
It was a gallant battle, I'll admit. We only lost one horsemen unit. Our two legions had marched toward the Greeks, drawing them toward us. We then sent our horsemen around the archers in order to surround them. Then we trampled them.
When it was over, I decided to do something about all the other civilizations. I knew that just as this army had come, more would, until none of my tribe remained. I asked my men to come with me. We would capture a Greek city to avenge the other villages. As we marched away from our home, I could see my wife and children looking at me.
After a few days march, we came across a Greek city. As I wasn't sure if there were any other Greek troops nearby, I quickly made plans and attacked. Luck was with us, for we conquered the city. In a grand festival, I announced, "I re-name this city to be Sharfac and it shall be the capitol of the next great civilization, Tarian!" I received loud cheers. We sent for the rest of our village and soon were advancing along. I planned out, using maps found in the city, where our next target would be.
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To be continued...