Gents,




Here are the builds and disbands. Prelims due in 18 hours; final Spring 05 orders due in ~114 hours!




Dirk




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PLAYERS
 Carthage - alhabashi / Jim Tapp / namaanbathing(at)yahoo.com 
 Egypt - ConradW / Charles Welsh / welsh_stroud(at)msn.com
 Greece - fencertim / Tim Crosby / tim_crosby(at)hotmail.com
 Persia - pedros / Pete Dale / pete(at)atlantichouse.org.uk

 Rome - DrSwordopolis / Nick Powell / nick.s.powell(at)gmail.com

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HEADLINES



 Will balanced Egyptians investments continue their growth?

 Greek triremes mothballed

 Persian leaders look to heaven for guidance

 Praetorians sharpening swords




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Roman Press:




HELLENISM SWEEPS THE NATION!

Rome - After yesterday's pronouncement by Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus that Athens, even while it burns, shall be Rome's official new Cultural Capital, it does appear to be the case that a love of all things Greek has become the official cultural trend in Rome this year. Manicus Onthestreeticus had this to say: "Them Greeks, they invented philosophy 'n culture 'n stuff, innit they? Tha's right, innit? Now bugger off while I go bone my new slaves." We applaud the wisdom of the common Roman patrician on this issue. 

The Greek government currently in tatters could not be reached for comment.





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Orders:



Rome: 

Build A Neapolis




Persia: 

Disband F Antioch

Disband A Isauria




Greece: 

Retreat A Cheronesus - Dacia

Disband F Crete




Egypt: 

Build A Cyrene

Build F Alexandria










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Ownership of supply centers

Carthage: Carthage, Cirta, Leptis, Numidia, Thapsus

Egypt: Alexandria, Cyprus, Cyrene, Jerusalem, Memphis, Petra, Sidon, Thebes, Tyre

Greece: Byzantium, Crete, Macedonia, Miletus, Sinope, Sparta

Persia: Antioch, Chersonesus, Damascus

Rome: Athens, Baleares, Dalmatia, Massilia, Neapolis, Ravenna, Roma, Saguntum, Sardinia, Sicilia, Vindonona


Carthage:    5 Supply centers,  5 Units:  Remove   0.
Egypt:     9 Supply centers,  9 Units:  Build   0.
Greece:    6 Supply centers,  6 Units:  Remove   0.
Persia:      3 Supply centers,  3 Units:  Remove   0.
Rome:     11 Supply centers,  11 Units:  Build   0.




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Upcoming Deadlines (all orders are due at 5 PM EST, GMT -5)



 Spring 05 Prelims, Friday April 22




 Spring 05 Orders, Tuesday April 26




 Summer 05 Retreats, Thursday April 28




 Fall 05 Prelims, Friday April 29





 Fall 05 Orders, Tuesday May 3






 Winter 04 Retreats and Adjustments, Thursday May 5

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