MaiusImperium
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Go tell the Spartans.
The Premise –
Yes, well all know about the ancient Greeks and their relaxed attitude to homosexuality. I’m looking for someone willing to engage in such a role play.
The role play shall chiefly involve my character, a young Spartan man and another, who have grown up together, trained in the same Agoge (training school that all male Spartans were raised through). Over their years of training they form a close bond of love and friendship. They finish their Agoge training at age 20 and are raised to full Spartan warriors.
The RP will be taking place at the outset of the Persian – Greek War. With a view to the RP ending with the Battle of Thermopylae (BC 480), where both our characters shall die in combat with the Persians.
Some background –
It is difficult to find a modern comparison that would do justice to the Second Greco Persian war of BC 479-480.
The Persian Empire was the richest, largest and most powerful force in the Mediterranean, the disparate Greek city-states were puny in comparison, both in population, wealth and military strength.
When king Xerxes finally sough to bring the Greek cities to heel he did so in force. The numbers estimated in ancient sources are varied, the modern consensus of scholars suggests that the Persian army may have consisted of between 60,000 – 120,000 men. The Greeks, by comparison, were better equipped and organised as a rule, but numbered no more than 10,000.
The Battle for Thermopylae is synonymous with courage, bravery and fortitude in the face of overwhelming odds. King Leonidas of Sparta, with a united Greek force of about 5200 planted his soldiers in the pass at Thermopylae. On one side the supposedly impassable mountains, on the other the ocean. The Persians would have to come through the Greek force.
The Persians poured fourth, wave after wave of them swarmed and battered themselves futilely against the impenetrable hoplite phalanx of the Greeks. The fought for days like this, the Persians loosing uncounted men for a handful of greeks. The Greeks successfully bottled in the Persian force, thus rendering Xerxes’ greater numbers useless.
Unfortunately for the Greeks, the Persians had found a way through the mountains and moved to flank the Greek force, eventually they would fall on them from behind their lines. This news Reached Leonidas before dawn, a council was convened and most of the Greek forces were in favour of leaving.
Leonidas and his 300 Spartan warriors and 700 Thespians vowed to stay behind and cover the escape of the bulk of the Greek force. The Spartans and Thespians fought bravely, and to the last man. They were eventually encircled and slaughtered to a man.
The battle was a powerful symbol of superior Greek tactics and equipment in the face of overwhelming odds. The loss of so many man to such a small force would Ultimate lead to Xerxes abandoning his campaign to conquer the Greek states after his grand navies were defeated at Salamis. The Greeks would remain free of Persian rule forever more.
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So there you have it. I don’t know if I’ll get any interest here, I don’t see many male/male threads on here. But if you enjoyed DETAILED posting (male or female, it doesn’t matter so long as you can play a male character), PM me with your interest and we can discuss getting this thread underway.
O xein', angellein Lakedaimoniois hoti têde
keimetha tois keinon rhémasi peithomenoi.
Go tell the Spartans, passerby,
That here, by Spartan law, we lie - Simonides of Ceos
keimetha tois keinon rhémasi peithomenoi.
Go tell the Spartans, passerby,
That here, by Spartan law, we lie - Simonides of Ceos
The Premise –
Yes, well all know about the ancient Greeks and their relaxed attitude to homosexuality. I’m looking for someone willing to engage in such a role play.
The role play shall chiefly involve my character, a young Spartan man and another, who have grown up together, trained in the same Agoge (training school that all male Spartans were raised through). Over their years of training they form a close bond of love and friendship. They finish their Agoge training at age 20 and are raised to full Spartan warriors.
The RP will be taking place at the outset of the Persian – Greek War. With a view to the RP ending with the Battle of Thermopylae (BC 480), where both our characters shall die in combat with the Persians.
Some background –
It is difficult to find a modern comparison that would do justice to the Second Greco Persian war of BC 479-480.
The Persian Empire was the richest, largest and most powerful force in the Mediterranean, the disparate Greek city-states were puny in comparison, both in population, wealth and military strength.
When king Xerxes finally sough to bring the Greek cities to heel he did so in force. The numbers estimated in ancient sources are varied, the modern consensus of scholars suggests that the Persian army may have consisted of between 60,000 – 120,000 men. The Greeks, by comparison, were better equipped and organised as a rule, but numbered no more than 10,000.
The Battle for Thermopylae is synonymous with courage, bravery and fortitude in the face of overwhelming odds. King Leonidas of Sparta, with a united Greek force of about 5200 planted his soldiers in the pass at Thermopylae. On one side the supposedly impassable mountains, on the other the ocean. The Persians would have to come through the Greek force.
The Persians poured fourth, wave after wave of them swarmed and battered themselves futilely against the impenetrable hoplite phalanx of the Greeks. The fought for days like this, the Persians loosing uncounted men for a handful of greeks. The Greeks successfully bottled in the Persian force, thus rendering Xerxes’ greater numbers useless.
Unfortunately for the Greeks, the Persians had found a way through the mountains and moved to flank the Greek force, eventually they would fall on them from behind their lines. This news Reached Leonidas before dawn, a council was convened and most of the Greek forces were in favour of leaving.
Leonidas and his 300 Spartan warriors and 700 Thespians vowed to stay behind and cover the escape of the bulk of the Greek force. The Spartans and Thespians fought bravely, and to the last man. They were eventually encircled and slaughtered to a man.
The battle was a powerful symbol of superior Greek tactics and equipment in the face of overwhelming odds. The loss of so many man to such a small force would Ultimate lead to Xerxes abandoning his campaign to conquer the Greek states after his grand navies were defeated at Salamis. The Greeks would remain free of Persian rule forever more.
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So there you have it. I don’t know if I’ll get any interest here, I don’t see many male/male threads on here. But if you enjoyed DETAILED posting (male or female, it doesn’t matter so long as you can play a male character), PM me with your interest and we can discuss getting this thread underway.
