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The discovery of El Dorado by a Carthaginian scouting party changed everything. With the amount of gold brought back to the coffers of Carthage, it allowed the young nation to shore up its defenses against a "Friendly" neighbor, Arabia. Despite his friendliness, Queen Dido suspected that there was something terribly amiss with that caliph Harun al-Rashid
Then on a midsummer night in Image may be NSFW.
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But such hidden tensions were temporarily disabused when news came in that a just-met city-state, Hanoi (who could give us Panzers if allied; not shown), were suddenly and brutally conquered by an unmet foe
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Not foe, however, but Friend when contact was initiated
The Austrians were proud and militaristic lot, and there was an air of efficiency that immediately grabbed the Carthaginian queen when she saw the virtuous Hussars and polished jackboots marching in front of the Schloss Schönbrunn while on a stately visit.
This path to Autocracy was perhaps the wave of the future, and thusly something to be emulated at all costs
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Dido's determination to not fall behind were to be further bolstered when new information came in that the Arabs were planning to initiate hostilities with someone, and at that very moment in Summer 1800 AD, they were marching on "exercises" towards somewhere
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
The massing of troops at the Arab borders had been planned for years in advance, including the eventual push into the Caliphate itself, but this sudden news dramatically changed the calculus - they could be literally under attack at any time when the Carthaginian Army was at its weakest
Image may be NSFW.
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Thus would the clever and inquisitive queen, still in thrall with Austrian might, transform Carthage into a war-footed empire and set in motion the plans to quash her furtive neighbor once and for all
Image may be NSFW.
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With the ascension of Dido the Terrible to All-Seeing Autokrat (a term borrowed from the Austrians) of Carthage, Empress Theresa offers her warm salutations and support for the Carthaginians, that they might stick together as autocratic empires in the world and subdue all who would stand in the way of Greatness
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"Freedom" became a political term synonymous with "weak and feeble", and this would characterize how Carthage would view the other nations of the world starting with her neighbor. Then came contact with the denizens of the mysteriously steamy East, the Chinese, and "hedonistic oriental" entered the state-dictated dictionary alongside Freedom despite the Easterners' high standards of living (mock-up lies!) and lush silken products (an opium of decadent soft peoples!)
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Still, the Autokrat was wise enough to notice that a terrible gap between Carthage and Arabian military strength existed, and that blunt force would have to be applied carefully
Such as getting the Austrians to "support" them first
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It was simple enough - the Caliphate was recklessly expanding towards the north, close but not too close to the Austrian Reich, but still enough for the latter to take notice. Thus would Empress Theresa gladly accept the Carthaginian token in exchange for Austrian declaration of war against the Arabs
In addition to that, Austrian "advisors" were sent down to Hippo Regius to help lead and train the newly-developed Artillery arm of the Carthaginian Army in lightning operations
Starting with the city-state of Geneva
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The results were indeed quick and spectacular, and with the creation of a wider frontage against the Arabian border and cold hard belief in the power of artillery guns, Carthage then declared war on the Inevitable Caliphate
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.![]()
"Make sure you put up a fight!" was the Caliph Harun al-Rashid's last furious words to some Carthaginian envoys before they hastily departed back for the motherland by rail
Clik here to view.
The discovery of El Dorado by a Carthaginian scouting party changed everything. With the amount of gold brought back to the coffers of Carthage, it allowed the young nation to shore up its defenses against a "Friendly" neighbor, Arabia. Despite his friendliness, Queen Dido suspected that there was something terribly amiss with that caliph Harun al-Rashid
Then on a midsummer night in Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
, an urgent report dispatched by an unofficial envoy in Mecca proved that the Arabs were no friends and had no intentions of remaining soImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
But such hidden tensions were temporarily disabused when news came in that a just-met city-state, Hanoi (who could give us Panzers if allied; not shown), were suddenly and brutally conquered by an unmet foe
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Not foe, however, but Friend when contact was initiated
The Austrians were proud and militaristic lot, and there was an air of efficiency that immediately grabbed the Carthaginian queen when she saw the virtuous Hussars and polished jackboots marching in front of the Schloss Schönbrunn while on a stately visit.
This path to Autocracy was perhaps the wave of the future, and thusly something to be emulated at all costs
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Dido's determination to not fall behind were to be further bolstered when new information came in that the Arabs were planning to initiate hostilities with someone, and at that very moment in Summer 1800 AD, they were marching on "exercises" towards somewhere
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
The massing of troops at the Arab borders had been planned for years in advance, including the eventual push into the Caliphate itself, but this sudden news dramatically changed the calculus - they could be literally under attack at any time when the Carthaginian Army was at its weakest
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Thus would the clever and inquisitive queen, still in thrall with Austrian might, transform Carthage into a war-footed empire and set in motion the plans to quash her furtive neighbor once and for all
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
With the ascension of Dido the Terrible to All-Seeing Autokrat (a term borrowed from the Austrians) of Carthage, Empress Theresa offers her warm salutations and support for the Carthaginians, that they might stick together as autocratic empires in the world and subdue all who would stand in the way of Greatness
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
"Freedom" became a political term synonymous with "weak and feeble", and this would characterize how Carthage would view the other nations of the world starting with her neighbor. Then came contact with the denizens of the mysteriously steamy East, the Chinese, and "hedonistic oriental" entered the state-dictated dictionary alongside Freedom despite the Easterners' high standards of living (mock-up lies!) and lush silken products (an opium of decadent soft peoples!)
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Still, the Autokrat was wise enough to notice that a terrible gap between Carthage and Arabian military strength existed, and that blunt force would have to be applied carefully
Such as getting the Austrians to "support" them first
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
It was simple enough - the Caliphate was recklessly expanding towards the north, close but not too close to the Austrian Reich, but still enough for the latter to take notice. Thus would Empress Theresa gladly accept the Carthaginian token in exchange for Austrian declaration of war against the Arabs
In addition to that, Austrian "advisors" were sent down to Hippo Regius to help lead and train the newly-developed Artillery arm of the Carthaginian Army in lightning operations
Starting with the city-state of Geneva
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
The results were indeed quick and spectacular, and with the creation of a wider frontage against the Arabian border and cold hard belief in the power of artillery guns, Carthage then declared war on the Inevitable Caliphate
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
"Make sure you put up a fight!" was the Caliph Harun al-Rashid's last furious words to some Carthaginian envoys before they hastily departed back for the motherland by rail