The Battle of Athens (Open)

[Remus Caesar]

Chapter One:The News

I was sitting in my bed. On the 12th floor of my domus. For the past few weeks I had been working on founding the legions. My body was tired....I had trained at least 200 men. I had been praying to Jupiter that all my work would pay off. But at the slow rate we were going I did not think so. As I got out of bed I walked up to the shelf, where I took my armor. I placed on my soft red tunic. I placed the golden armor on my body. I had taken the leather straps and tightend them. I placed the rest of my armor on soon after. I slid my feet into my sandals at attached "Titan" (My custom made Gladius.) to my waist belt. I then walked down the stairs of my current Head Quarter. I arrived in the street after walking threw the doorway. It was a busy day....many merchants were out and about in our fine capital of Constantinople. I have long, brown, curly, hair. It was hanging out of my helmet. I was standing tall and proud with my plume in the sky and my cape dragging on the ground. My eyes were blue...many woman had stared at me when they walked by. At this time I was 25.....I had taken the rank as Imperial General and I remained a Caesar.....The Western Empire had been in chaos.....my uncle....the emperor of the western empire... Maximius had just managed to escape a murder attempt. I was safe in the Eastern Empire. I continue moving down the street tryng to make my way to my the market. Then all of a sudden 20 horses come running in towards me......the men wearing plues on there helms similar to mine. "Greetings, I am General Tiberius of The 24th Legion. Our city of Athens has been invaded by barbarians. We need your help Imperial General......."

To be continued....(write from your point of veiw.)

[athanasius]

Chapter Two: The Deciever

I was on a travel across the Empire and had stopped at a villa in Athens, there I was met by a patrican who bestowed on me many blessings and luxuries, I was drunk and sank into a sleep. How was I to know it was an enemy? I endorced this enemy after plenty of hospitality. I was fast asleep and suddenly I saw a hand start ot lunge at me with a sword, but I knew what happened to Caesar and ran to the door. It was locked, but there was a spear by the door, as he lunged at me he ran through the spear I aimed at him. He was dead, I rushed into the streets and saw the enemy army pillaging and destroying the section of the city.

[Remus Caesar]

Chapter 3-The Spartans

As I had heard the news of Athens I quickly got my horse and set off. We had a shortage on troops and I feared the worst....I was pondering on where to go for help. Then it hit me...11 Spartan Villages had been not to far from where I was. I went there....I saw many helots on the fields. I then saw a good friend of mine by the name of Alexander Koutrakous. "Remus? What are you doing so far out?" he asked. "Alexander....Athens is under attack. I need you to asemble your troops. (Note:The Spartans=The ADN) He nodded his head. He rans and started rining a massive bell. In at least 10 minutes 700 men in full armor had arrived in the center of this farming village. "My brethen, our brothers in Athens are being attacked by brutal savages. The legions of Rome are to weak to take on this foe by themselves. I call upon you to honor friendships we have made in the past, present and future. Draw your swords and shields and let us fight! For Athens! For the Empire!." The Spartans shouted, they truly wanted to fight. The men got on there horses we then started riding to Athens.

(This is a good RPG let's start another too.)

[athanasius]

Chapter 4: Race to the villa

I raced to my villa by foot, and saw it in flames, my family had escaped just barely as I noticed a note on the ground left by a crowd, "Defend Athens from the highest point". I pondered what it meant, the acropolis. Suddenly I saw my horse had escaped the fire and stood down an alley, I mounted and raced to the acropolis. There I saw there was no way up, it was blockaded. I knew I could be mistaken as the enemy, I dismounted and picked up a symbol banner from a dead soldier and mounted again. The soldiers saw the banner and did not fire. There I dismounted before a soldier, "Hail to the Empire, I am from the Senate, I wish to pass, my family is on the acropolis". The soldier raised his hand and let me pass, I walked up the many steps. There I saw them in the temple of Athena Nike, praying for victory. "Hello" I said "did you miss me?"

OOC: Well, Men are usually always married in Ancient to Medieval times,

[Remus Caesar]

Chapter 5-Athena

Me and the Spartans arrived outside of Athens. I held my sword....we were greatly out numberd. "Brothers grab your arms fight to the death!" I could not think of words....I knew we would loose. But in my last attempt at hope I charged. Our horses ran down the steep hill. We crashed right into a group of savages......in 6 minutes most of my force was dead. I managed to get inside the city gates....(there was not much left) I ran around looking for any troops....I had seen none. Then I looked to the sky and saw a gold shining....it was the legions of Athens. I ran up the hill and arrived. To meet none other then my close friend Athanasius Ilius......we had no time for chat but we simply nodded our heads. As we did this the barbarians moved closer. But....oddly enough....somthing happend. The wind had begun to blow and rain was pouring down. Then a cloud is right over us....a man shouts out "It is Zeus the King of Gods!" I knew this not to be true....Jupiter is the King of Gods. This is his work...then all of a sudden a lighting bolt had hitt the side of the mountain. Massive rocks came crashing down over the barbarians heads. Then the rain and wind stopped the sky cleared and we charged down the hill.....we mangaed to repeal the invaders and save Athens. Now we had to get back home...we also had to rebuild.

[athanasius]

Chapter 6- The Aftermath

I kissed my wife on the lips, and held my baby in my arms and then gave it back to my wife. Then I saw Remus Caesar is his approaching in his armour. I said to my wife "stay here, it is the safest part of the city". I walked up to Remus Caesar, who was ready for battle and nodded my head in recognition. I walked up to the weapons store and found weapons and armour and clad up with a sword, a Byzantine Cross, and a gold breastplate. Walking back into the temple of Athena Nike I saw my family, and told them to stay calm, "Athens will not fall, and if it does we will die together, there is no greater glory in death".

I heard a loud noise and looked outside, the enemy was fleeing before my eyes, I saw part of the mountain had collapsed on the invaders. As I looked at the once peacefull city I saw it in flames, people screaming and crying and people desperately trying to put it out. Then out of the chaos some of the legions had arrived from the rest of the empire, they helped put out the flames and rescue people from the burning structures. I would not rethink leaving Athens, my place of my holiday villa, even though it would cost a lot to rebuild not only my home but this city, that cost made me shudder.

[Remus Caesar]

Chapter 7-The Fall of Sparta

I returned to the small Spartan villages. Only 4 men survied. There had been so much death. I arrived in the central village of 9 diffrent ones. "Woman and Children....only 4 of our soldiers have come back. We have saved Athens your brothers and fathers have died for a good cause. They will be rememberd....my only fear for you all now is that there are no men to protect you. Thus....I am sad to say it is not safe for you to live here. I can offer you two options to help. One you all move to Athens and start new lives....or two we create a city with large walls which my legions can protect." The woman were crying...they all grew up in these villages. They did not want to leave and move to Athens. But they were scared they'd dislike living in a fortress. Considering there had not been a strong stone structre in Sparta since B.C. they did not know what it would be like. The Elder Council of Sparta had decieded to make a fortress. They agreed it was time for Sparta to change....they had named the city Sparti (The name of present day Sparta.) The few men and woman/children went to a hill. I went back to Roma and managed to get many supplies from a friend of mine that had lived there. We began to build....a few months later Sparti was built...I head back to the capital and got my legions ready. The 69th Legion was stationed in Sparti....soon these humble people would again become fierce warriors.....just because the four men left would raise the next generation.....

END

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