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The story takes place around 50 BC, focusing on the Roman-Persian conflicts. While in the west Julius Caesars had ended his conquest of Gaul and was taking immediate steps towards transforming the Roman Republic into an Empire, to the East the Persian Empire was already a force to be reckoned with, no match even for the roman legions. (The Persian Empire we talk about in the story is actually the Parthian Empire from real history, which indeed had all the above mentioned characteristics).
The main conflict began with Syria, a small middle-eastern nation close to the Mediterranean which for many years had been under Persian Rule and eventually rebelled, seeking not only its independence but also harboring great dreams of conquest and expansion. With allies such as the Arab nation to the south (an allegiance of former independent tribes) and the Romans to the north (who have already brought under their rule all of Asia Minor, as far as Armenia) the Syrian King Memnon plans on subduing the great Persian Empire.
In an unsuspecting twist of events, Hashash, the skilled assassin hired by Memnon to assassinate King Sharaman of Persia, after failing his first mission ends up murdering King Hamid of Arabia at the request of none other than his wife, Queen Gadwa. An ally of Memnon’s, Hamid and his queen came to Babylon to marry their daughter, Yasmeen to prince Sogdian, Sharaman’s eldest son and heir to the throne. In so doing, Hamid wished to create a close bond between his kingdom and Persia so as to ease its conquest when the time comes.
With Hamid dead, his right hand man, general Rasool, thinking of his own interests saw it best to break any connections with Memnon and fight alongside the Persians. His decision was supported by Hamid’s cousin, Shahar Aymin who, after Hamid’s death was legally entitled to take his place as King of Arabia. Having no more support from the Arabs, Memnon now waits for General Crassus and his legions to arrive from Rome but thoughts of planning an earlier attack on the Persians have never left his mind.
The story takes place around 50 BC, focusing on the Roman-Persian conflicts. While in the west Julius Caesars had ended his conquest of Gaul and was taking immediate steps towards transforming the Roman Republic into an Empire, to the East the Persian Empire was already a force to be reckoned with, no match even for the roman legions. (The Persian Empire we talk about in the story is actually the Parthian Empire from real history, which indeed had all the above mentioned characteristics).
The main conflict began with Syria, a small middle-eastern nation close to the Mediterranean which for many years had been under Persian Rule and eventually rebelled, seeking not only its independence but also harboring great dreams of conquest and expansion. With allies such as the Arab nation to the south (an allegiance of former independent tribes) and the Romans to the north (who have already brought under their rule all of Asia Minor, as far as Armenia) the Syrian King Memnon plans on subduing the great Persian Empire.
In an unsuspecting twist of events, Hashash, the skilled assassin hired by Memnon to assassinate King Sharaman of Persia, after failing his first mission ends up murdering King Hamid of Arabia at the request of none other than his wife, Queen Gadwa. An ally of Memnon’s, Hamid and his queen came to Babylon to marry their daughter, Yasmeen to prince Sogdian, Sharaman’s eldest son and heir to the throne. In so doing, Hamid wished to create a close bond between his kingdom and Persia so as to ease its conquest when the time comes.
With Hamid dead, his right hand man, general Rasool, thinking of his own interests saw it best to break any connections with Memnon and fight alongside the Persians. His decision was supported by Hamid’s cousin, Shahar Aymin who, after Hamid’s death was legally entitled to take his place as King of Arabia. Having no more support from the Arabs, Memnon now waits for General Crassus and his legions to arrive from Rome but thoughts of planning an earlier attack on the Persians have never left his mind.
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