Woohoo!
Congrats to Ben, as the EGP is voted down but he wraps up 18 centers... Everyone showed some resolve in the end to stop a win, but it was too late - nothing could reverse the Persian momentum.  End-Game-Statements would be enjoyed by all, share your thoughts on the game.  Hope it was fun!  For me, it was relatively painless to GM.  Only 5 sets of orders to enter, and everyone on time made for a pleasant GM'ing experience. 
See you next game,
-mike
 
Rome:
F Neapolis - Apulia
A Ravenna - Roma
A Venetia - Ravenna (*Dislodged*)
 
Carthage:
F Baleares - Ligurian Sea
A Cirta Supports F Numidia
A Mauretania - Saguntum
F Numidia Supports A Cirta (*Fails*)
F Punic Sea - Gulf of Tacape
F Sicilia - Ausonian Sea
A Thapsus Supports A Cirta
F Tyrrhenean Sea Supports F Sicilia - Ausonian Sea
 
Persia:
F Adriatic Sea Supports A Etruria - Ravenna
F Aegean Sea - Messenian Sea (*Fails*)
A Arabia - Jerusalem
A Athens Supports F Sparta
A Crete Hold
A Dalmatia - Venetia
F Egyptian Sea - Gulf of Pelusium
A Epirus Supports A Athens
A Etruria - Ravenna
A Gaul - Tarraconensis
F Minoan Sea - Egyptian Sea
A Rhaetia Supports A Dalmatia - Venetia
A Sarmatia - Vindobona
F Sparta Supports F Aegean Sea - Messenian Sea (*Cut*)
 
Egypt:
F Ausonian Sea - Messenian Sea
A Cyrene - Alexandria
F Gulf of Syrtis - Cyrene
F Ionian Sea - Sparta (*Fails*)
F Leptis Supports A Phazania (*Fails*)
F Libyan Sea Supports F Ausonian Sea - Messenian Sea
A Marmarica - Memphis
A Phazania Supports F Leptis
A Sahara Hold