:: Trioscuri ::

:: Saturday, October 19, 2002 ::

Al Maisan went back to Cyrus, and tried to make life for the Medeans and the Persians under Cyrus' rule as bearable as possible. One of the great things he made Cyrus do, was to send back the Jews, who had lived in exile in Babylonia for a very long time.
:: Niels 1:36 AM [+] ::
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Zeus ordered Al-Maisan to bring an end to the reign of Cyrus. He knew it was a great task, so he told Castor and Pollux to help their brother. They came up with a plan to bring down Cyrus. It had to be done with patience, but if you're immortal, that is no problem.
:: Niels 1:33 AM [+] ::
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With the taking of Babylon and the new power he possessed, Cyrus started to change. At first, Al-Maisan did not notice, but more-and-more Cyrus became a ruler like his ancestors. So Al-Maisan went to Mount Olympus, to have a meeting with his father.
:: Niels 2:53 PM [+] ::
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In October of the year 539 Before Christ, Cyrus and Al-Maisan took Babylon. Cyrus was soon recognised by the subject provinces, which he thanked to the work of Al-Maisan.
:: Niels 2:43 PM [+] ::
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Eight years after their victory over Croessus, Cyrus and Al-Maisan marched on Babylon. Al-Maisan knew it was time. The soldiers were trained, the people in the region believed Cyrus was a representative of Marduk and in Babylon people did no longer care about their king.
:: Niels 7:59 AM [+] ::
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.:Note-on-the-side:.
The world is changing. Slowly but certainly. Even China is respecting Human Rights more and more. Is this the work of Al-Maisan?
:: Niels 5:46 AM [+] ::
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Al-Maisan also designed a temple, that would be built to honour Marduk when Cyrus had conquered Babylon.

:: Niels 5:05 AM [+] ::
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Not only did Al-Maisan design stories about the roots of Cyrus, he also brought in elements that would proof that Cyrus was indeed a representative of Marduk. He changed the story of Harpagus and the herdsman slightly, so that it seemed that Cyrus was rescued by Marduk. He also erected different statues and shrines in tribute to Marduk, all in the name of Cyrus.
:: Niels 4:28 AM [+] ::
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.:Note-on-the-side:.
Are we over-populated? Is mankind digging its own grave? Apparently we are.
:: Niels 4:19 AM [+] ::
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Cyrus was the son of a Persian king and the daughter of Astyages. So in Cyrus, the two people were united. Part of Al-Maisans plan to help Cyrus being accepted as ruler, was to inform Medean people of his roots in two cultures. He hired historians and story-tellers to spread the information al over the Mesopotamian area.
:: Niels 4:04 AM [+] ::
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The vision King Astyages had, was a warning from Mount Olympus. As many kings, he acted as a representative of the Gods. But the way he acted was not representative for the ways of Mount Olympus. That is why a message was sent to Astyages. He was given a chance to make things right. Because he did not, Al-Maisan was sent in.
:: Niels 3:42 AM [+] ::
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Marduk is also called Bel, which simply means Lord. He defeated several other Gods to gain strength. At least, that is what was believed in the Mesopotamian area. In fact, of course, Marduk was a regional alias for Zeus, Al-Maisans father.
:: Niels 3:14 AM [+] ::
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.:Note-on-the-side:.
What if your uncle thinks he still lives in the Wild-West era, and is bullying all sorts of world-leaders? Can you still just say no?
:: Niels 3:00 AM [+] ::
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As mentioned before, the grandfather of Cyrus, king Astyages once had a vision on the demise of his kingdom. In this vision a representative of the supreme god Marduk will come to take over his reign. The vision tells him that at that moment, this representative is a related baby-boy, so he thinks it is Cyrus.
:: Niels 2:50 AM [+] ::
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Aside from fighting wars and keeping the unity, Al-Maisan also designed a plan that would make the Medes of Babylonia accept Cyrus as their ruler, once he conquered Babylonia. In the area, there were two major people: the Medes and the Persians. The Medes were the rulers of the empire of Babylon, and Cyrus was a Persian.
:: Niels 2:09 AM [+] ::
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.:Note-on-the-side:.
Sorry for harrassing you with that many notes-on-the-side yesterday. There were just some things that needed to be mentioned. Maybe it was also because I couldn't do much blogging monday, tueasday and wednesday. Had some catchin' up to do.
:: Niels 1:38 AM [+] ::
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In the next seven years Al-Maisan helped Cyrus to different victories. they were not randomly waging war, but seeking out their opponents, who mostly were oppressors.
By fighting and conquering, they trained the soldiers for a big task: the overthrowing of the Babylonian Empire.
:: Niels 12:20 AM [+] ::
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.:Note-on-the-side:.
Researching the worrying spread of sexually transmitted diseases can sometimes bring you to shocking cases. I wonder whether this sort of crap will ever stop...
:: Niels 8:45 AM [+] ::
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.:Note-on-the-side:.
Just added a rating-thingie from bloghop. Let me know what you think about Trioscuri.
:: Niels 8:34 AM [+] ::
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It took Al-Maisan less than 10 months to (re)build a union of tribes, under leadership of Cyrus. When his mission was accomplished, he went to Cyrus, who had retreated in the city of Pasargadae. He had founded this city and it would become the capitol of the Persian Empire.
:: Niels 7:51 AM [+] ::
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Cyrus had already teamed up with other tribes, before going to Lydia. But the battle for Sardes had slightly diminished moral and unity. Al-Maisan became the amabassador for Cyrus, and not only did he manage to save the unity, he also made pacts with other tribes.
:: Niels 6:35 AM [+] ::
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.:Note-on-the-side:.

Nor with this... (rise nor fall)
:: Niels 5:32 AM [+] ::
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.:Note-on-the-side:.
Although Al-Maisan helped Cyrus to defeat enemies, he had no hand in this.
:: Niels 5:26 AM [+] ::
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After the victory over Croessus, and the installation of a new government in Lydia, Al-Maisan and Cyrus designed a new plan. It was Cyrus' wish to found a new empire. In the region, the Babylonian Empire was now the most powerful. Within this empire, there were several smaller kingdoms, who were no longer satisfied with the reign of the Babylonians. So Al-Maisan and Cyrus figured out a strategy to unite the kingdoms, topple the Babylonian Empire and install the Persian Empire.
:: Niels 4:31 AM [+] ::
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With the gold of Lydia, Cyrus could finance his campaign to found the Persian Empire. With Al-Maisan as his advisor, Cyrus turned Sardes into a strongly defended city, and implemented a government that ensured loyalty of the Lydians to his empire. The lessons on good government Al-Maisan learned in Atlantis, came to be very useful.
:: Niels 3:58 AM [+] ::
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With the help of Al-Maisan, Cyrus took Sardes and put King Croessus on the pyre. Because Croessus was not all bad, Al-Maisan had arranged with his father that the Lydian King would be rescued. Apollo took him from the pyre, but his kingdom fell to Cyrus.
:: Niels 3:41 AM [+] ::
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Not only high taxes made king Croessus and his country rich. King Croeussus is also known to be the first to mint gold. Lydia was a rich state, because of the presence of gold. Because Croessus worried about the neighbouring Persian states getting their hands on his gold, he decided to attack. This had a boomerang-like effect, resulting in Cyrus standing in front of the walls of Sardes, on the verge of taking it in.
:: Niels 3:12 AM [+] ::
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Al-Maisan decided to help Cyrus. Croessus was known as a terrible king. He ruled from his capitol Sardes, put a heavy tax-burden on his people, allthough he always promised a reduction of taxes, and waged senseless wars on different other countries, just because he wanted to impress his doglike followers.
:: Niels 1:46 AM [+] ::
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And a few kilometers before Sardes, when coming from Milete, Al-Maisan was brought to Cyrus. Allthough there was no evidence that Al-Maisan was something other than a wanderer, Cyrus knew he was to be reckoned with. They talked for hours, and, while drinking wine by the bottle, they became friends.
:: Niels 12:22 PM [+] ::
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Harpagus could not perform his brutal task. He gave the infant Cyrus to a herdsman, who raised Cyrus. At age ten, he was allowed to return to his parents, but not without some terrible events taking place.
Later, he became a great leader, and he defeated his grandfather, who was king of the Medes and had become a despote, ruling in a dictatorship kind of way. The defeat of his granddad was the start of a much greater mission. He was the founder of the Persian kingdom. One of his military marches was on Sardes, the Capital of Lydia, the kingdom of Croessus.
:: Niels 4:09 PM [+] ::
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Cyrus was the grandson of King Astyages. This king once had a dream of the demise of his kingdom. He saw his grandson Cyrus as a bad omen, and decided to order one of his trustees, Harpagus, to kill the baby-boy.
:: Niels 4:04 PM [+] ::
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So Al-Maisan walked north, disguised as a wanderer. He followed the main road to the capital. A few kilometers before Sardes, he was halted by soldiers. They interrogated him, but could find nothing that made Al-Maisan look like an enemy. To be sure, they took him to their leader.
:: Niels 3:57 PM [+] ::
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When Al-Maisan arrived in Milete, he heard rumors of a beginning war in Sardes. King Croessus, the ruler of Lydia, was defending his kingdom. But the king was more of a dictator, and Al-Maisan felt he was needed in Sardes. So he travelled to the capital of Lydia.
:: Niels 1:21 PM [+] ::
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After a long period in Thracia, Al-Maisan decided to continue his journey. He said farewell to the town and its people and a fleet of fishingboats sailed him to the other coast. He landed in Lydia and went on to Milete.
:: Niels 5:24 AM [+] ::
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