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Carthago! is a game by G.M., louisxiv just made a site for it.
Thursday 4th June ’26
7:45pm for 8:00pm BST
From: Sammus’s Boast:
At dawn on the 10th October the ship was completely becalmed and was surrounded by fog. Magus muttered and a gentle breeze filled the sails. He suggested he and Si'aspiqo took turns to fill the sail and the Hippocampus managed to sail very slowly eastwards across a flat sea empty in all directions as could be seen once the fog had cleared. There was a shadow at the edge of the horizon to the south, which might be land. A little mist started to form during the evening, but a wind from the north started up.
By dawn there was a little rain, and it was cooler and cloudy. Magus muttered and the wind shifted to come from the west, and we sailed east just about in sight of the coast. The next day there was a light southwesterly and showers of rain and by the end of the day Magus thought we were about close to halfway to Alexandra, four or five days away.
On the morning of 13th there were more showers and a northwest wind which Magus twisted to a more helpful direction. During the first watch, Agripinus slipped and fell overboard. Diogenes ordered the sails lowered and Si'aspiqo summoned a headwind, while I looked in vain for a rope. Agripinus was struggling to stay above water, and Si'aspiqo tried to cast another cantrip, but klutzed, the spell backfired and he fainted to the deck. I found a rope to throw, as Diophanes dove elegantly into the sea and swam strongly towards the flailing figure of Agripinus. Diogenes put the helm over and the ship turned to head back to Agripinus and Diophanes. Diophanes reached Agripinus, told him to relax and then swam back to the Hippocampus with the priest. I helped the two men back on board as the crew applauded Diophanes.
Si'aspiqo had a nosebleed and after a minute or so he awoke with an appalling headache. He seemed to be having a seizure and was barely breathing. Agripinus was able to carry out a healing rite on the magician and after half an hour he did a second and then Si'aspiqo looked a little better. He was conscious but would not be able to take a watch or cast magic for a long while. Agripinus thought he had prevented a heart attack. Zeno was set to watch over Si'aspiqo as he was sent below to rest.
On the morning of 14th October there was southeasterly wind with clouds scudding by, which veered once Magus had muttered a few words and we sailed on west. Agripinus healed Si'aspiqo for a third time and he improved further. By dusk on 14th October, it was very dark and the weather looked set to deteriorate. Magus smelt rain and we battened down the hatches and the non sailors were sent below. The wind was coming from the northwest, and the ship was pitching heavily. Zeno was very seasick. That night a gale blew up. Agripinus stayed on deck singing a hymn to Tanit to encourage the sailors and Magus ensured that the watch was relieved regularly. After 7 or 8 hours the weather seemed to calm a little, but then a real storm blew up. After another six hours the storm abated slightly to just strong gale. The ship had creaked somewhat but still seemed sturdy. After another 10 or 12 hours the gale eased and by the early hours of 16th October the storm was over. Amphius looked out into the night and could see nothing other than spray and waves – no sight or sound of surf.
At dawn on 16th October, there was a brisk gusty westerly wind. The non-sailors made their way up on to deck apart from Zeno, who had been very ill. Agripinus went below and cured Zeno, before taking a well-earned rest after singing for 24 hours straight. Magus worked the ship southwards and by dusk the lookouts could just make out the coast.
Overnight the wind dropped and dawn on 17th October saw a fair, cool morning. Si'aspiqo spotted something on the horizon but couldn’t make out more than a dot, as we sailed closer it became a vertical line and then we could make out the famed the lighthouse of Pharos marking the harbour of Alexandria.
Late in the afternoon we sailed into the enormous harbour and were met by a miniature ramship, manned by marines – a customs cutter, Magus called it. We were waved down and then the cutter drew alongside and a tall beefy officed leapt aboard and introduced himself as under captain Megaphron. He had a very loud voice and a Macedonian accent.
“Greetings Captain Magus – When did you sail from Alexandria?” he asked.
“In early summer,” replied Magus.
“Well, I have news for you and your crew, gather them all around,” Megaphron continued.
Once everyone was assembled, Megaphron introduced himself and explained the situation:
“I am Under-Captain Megaphron!
“There is plague in the city, and only citizens may go ashore to their homes.
“Everyone else – Greek of Foreigner alike – must stay aboard the ship by decree of Ptolemy II!
“Once the plague has passed, you may go ashore.
“All ships in the harbour will be supplied with fresh water and food from the state granary at a fixed rate, so there is no profiteering.
“Now the rains have come, at last the streets have been washed, and by the grace of Serapis the healers will soon have things back to normal.
“If you have perishable cargo, I can arrange for it to be off-loaded in the habour and conveyed to market by the State.
“Imperishable cargo and non-citizens must remain aboard.
“If you have any sickness, you must declare it before any person leaves the ship.
“Citizens may elect to stay on board, and I can arrange for messages to be sent to relatives. Sometimes boats row out from shore to shout out their greetings and news.
“As Captain, you are responsible for ensuring Ptolemy’s commands are heeded; the punishment for breaking them is severe : banishment for citizens, and death for non-citizens, Greek or Foreigner alike!
“Any boat which attempts to board without the presence of an Under-Captain (he held up his badge of office) should be regarded as a pirate. Take them prisoner and send news to the Harbour-Master. They will be hung from the lighthouse gallows, and you will receive a reward for each head.”“Now, on other matters,” he went on.
“Firstly, I require a list of all non-citizens on board, with the names, nationality and their business listed.
“There is a war going on, as you must know, and we are plagued by spies.
“No honest person has anything to fear; we seek only deceivers and enemies of Egypt.”“Lastly, Ptolemy II greets learned visitors and extends his cordial wishes to those with scrolls or books of learning in their possession.
“He asks you to list the titles of all such volumes before landing in Alexandria, so the list may be considered by the Council managing the Great Library.
“Those works already in the catalogue may be imported and traded freely, but unknown titles will be retained and copied to become part of the great project of knowledge.
“Ptolemy pays a reward for every work copied, and anyone contributing significant knowledge may be granted access to the Library.
“If you have books or scrolls with no title, or whose contents are uncertain, list them as such.
“They will join the Un-Catalogued Volumes of the Library until examined by the Scholars of the Council.
“All works lodged will be identified by your name and token and will be held under the protection of the State until they can be returned to you with whatever reward is due.”
Magus, was surprised: “Well blow my sails down, that’s new!”
Megaphron explained: “Yes, the Library Edict was issued in mid-summer, and already thousands of scrolls have joined the great project under Ptolemy’s protection.”
After checking with Magus, Agripinus explained to Megaphron that he was a healer and offered his help with the plague. Megaphron asked that we list our names, nationality and business and he would take Agripinus’s offer of healing help and he might be called to assist, and he appreciated the offer. He apologized that we had not arrived in better times but welcomed us all the same. He hoped that in a few weeks, the plague would pass and the edict would be lifted. If there were any problems, Magus should send word to the harbourmaster and in particular if sickness broke out on board.
My comrades and I listed our details as requested:
When Megaphron saw that Agripinus had given his business as diplomat, he asked if Agripinus had papers and the priest acknowledged that he had.
Magus thought that he should say that he had potential business with Ptolemy and proposed that we should give him the scarab and see what he gave us in return. He added that he would like to say Si'aspiqo had brought the scarab to his attention and thought it was sort of thing Ptolemy was interested in and that all three of them would be able to see Ptolemy.
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From: Sammus’s Boast:
We left the inn in Cyrene first thing on the morning of the 7th October. The innkeeper handed a bill of 106gp to Agripinus, who gave him 110gp and we paid our dues to Agripinus. Mago led Agripinus to the market where the priest bought the slave Zeno for 200gp. He was given a written certificate of ownership in Greek. Diophanes joined us and we walked back to Apollonia. Zeno was very tired by the time we arrived. When we found the ship, where Diogenes told us to get ourselves on board promptly and to look busy, as Magus wasn’t in a good mood. Seemingly he was unhappy with the Greeks in Apollonia. Mago had bought some scrolls in Cyrene, with Si'aspiqo in mind and gave them to the magician to investigate.
When Magus returned to the Hippocampus, he was more annoyed than we had ever seen him and called an all-hands meeting. He complained about the Cyrenians, saying that Ptolemy should have dealt with them all even if King Magus was a relative. He thought that the locals were raising their prices trying to fleece him, taking advantage of the absence of all the Jewish merchants at their festival. He said that we would leave for Alexandria first thing in the morning and anyone not back on the ship in time would be left on the shore. I agreed to stay on board to guard the ship and my comrades all decided to stay too.
Agripinus showed Zeno to Magus and Magus just told the priest to make sure Zeno didn’t get in the way. Agripinus showed Zeno round the ship and made sure he knew what to keep away from. Si'aspiqo cast cantrips to make sure any rats and insects aboard left the ship and then spoke to Zeno. Although Zeno spoke fluent Greek, Si'aspiqo detected an accent from the east. He asked the slave’s help reading aloud from some of his scrolls. Zeno proved adept at keeping out the way when required, and very good at reading parts and making stories entertaining for the crew.
Any crew who went ashore were back soon after midnight and Magus was in a better mood when we left harbour soon after dawn on 8th October. There had been some rain overnight and it looked as though more could be on the way. The wind was in the wrong direction, but after some muttering from Magus, it switched around to come from the southwest and we sailed out of harbour with the wind behind, and out into the open ocean. The day passed quietly, and although there would be a three-quarter moon, with the showers and heavy cloud visibility was not good enough to sail at night, so just a small stormsail was set.
Around midnight, I heard a cry of alarm from midships and some jabbering from the crew. As I ran down from the helm deck to investigate, Si'aspiqo warned me to watch out for the snake. I spotted some sinuous movement to the starboard side of the ship, just below the helm deck. I saw a crewman grabbing at Si'aspiqo shouting what is the matter, but neither of them could now see the snake, which was difficult to spot in the dim moonlight.
It seemed odd that there was a snake on board, when we were well out to sea, but I aimed a blow at it and missed. It bit me on the side of the neck and wrapped itself around me, squeezing hard and preventing me from trying to stab it again with my shortsword. I tried to break free but failed and squeezed it as hard as I could. It bit me again, and I felt a hideous weight of cold and tiredness wash over me as my strength just ebbed away, but I did manage to shout for help.
Suddenly I felt the coils loosening around me and realised that Si'aspiqo must have cast a protection against evil on me, targeting it via my token. I staggered but kept my feet and was able to stab the huge serpent, which was at least as large around as my thigh. It attacked me again, but I was able to break contact. It slithered over the side, and I hit it again, but it disappeared from view, over the side of the ship.
Amphius reported that he had seen nothing from the bows. Si'aspiqo explained that initially it had had some sort of mental grip on him, appearing in the form of Toxoanassa with a problem to discuss. He had been suspicious of this, but when he initially raised an alarm, the sailors had not responded. By now Diophanes, Agripinus and Magus had joined us. Diophanes thought that it might have been one of the Titans children, a shapechanger. Si'aspiqo said that he had felt a sinuous strength from it.
Agripinus said a prayer and carried out a rite to heal me. I felt some of my strength return, but I had a huge black bruise on my neck, and you could still see the mark of a pair of fangs where I had been bitten. The priest also did a ritual to neutralize poison. I felt some warmth come back as he prayed over me. He carried out one more healing rite, and I felt much better but still tired and lacking in my normal strength. Magus and Si'aspiqo pointed out that the wound and circumstances indicated the ability on behalf of the serpent to drain life.
Si'aspiqo asked permission to inspect ship from end to end through arcane methods, in case the serpent had come on board in harbour. Zenos was horrified when he was told what had happened and talked of Jason and the Argonauts, but these stories seemed unrelated. When Si'aspiqo tried to cast his spell to search he klutzed the spell. He was left with a headache and unable to cast any spells. Magus noticed what had happened and gave him some wine to drink. I lent Agripinus my headband to help search the ship. Magus saw the device and although he could read and write Egyptian, he was unable to speak it very well. Agripinus managed to trigger the headband and then he and Diogenes searched the ship. There was one area that didn’t look quite right. There was a locker at the bows, where instead of being neatly coiled the ropes seemed to have been disturbed in a strange way. It looked like something had made a nest in it, with the ropes strangely twisted around it. There was nothing there now, so Diogenes coiled the ropes back up properly and then pointed them out to Magus. Magus congratulated me on chasing it overboard and then asked for volunteers to look around the stern of the ship and the sides, hanging on to ropes. Amphius and Mago volunteered.
Mago nearly fell into the sea but managed to cling on while a sailor and I dragged him back on board and tried again. They worked their way from stern to stem and saw no sign of the snake, no runes or sigils and no handholds or anything unusual.
It was now 9th October. The wind was in the wrong direction but soon changed and we sailed eastwards. During the morning Mago tripped over a rope and hit his head but wasn’t seriously injured. By midday Si'aspiqo had recovered enough to cast magic again and he got me to lie down and relax and then put me into a deep sleep to recover from my weakness. I slept very deeply into the night and Si'aspiqo watched over me dabbing my mouth with water. I awoke around midnight feeling much refreshed. I felt as though I had slept a week and the bruise was now just a small yellow mark, although I was very thirsty when I awoke.
I went up on deck and Diogenes spoke to me: “You are a lucky man, Sammus – a chance to kill a Titan does not come every night. You are a strong man to survive her kiss, for they are hungry for life. They say great Oceanus and Tethys begat three thousand to enjoy the rivers, and three thousand more to inhabit the sea. Ages have passed since the world was young, so only the gods know how many Oceanids still thrive in the Blessed Sea. Now we know at least one still endures; I admire her purity. Surely an adversary worth fighting”.
At dawn on the 10th October the ship was completely becalmed and was surrounded by fog.
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From: Sammus’s Boast:
In the morning Magus called for an all-hands meeting. He told everyone he was going to sell the cargo and plunder here. We had faced a test of courage; every man and woman had done their duty, and all would receive 10gp on top of their pay. There might be more to come after the trading. We would be in harbour for around ten days and as this was a safe place, there would be double liberty, enjoy yourselves but stay out of trouble he ended, and I noticed some glances in my direction as well as others. The crew all cheered. Amphius bought the shortsword from the sea dead for 3gp and I bought a gold band for 10gp and some of my comrades bought other items.
Mago, Toxoanassa and I went to the market in the morning. Mago tried to sell some ivory along with the teeth of the Ketos but found little interest. Toxoanassa found a striped hide with a horn, which were claimed by the owner to be those of a unicorn, the horn seemed fake and she refused to pay the 50gp demanded. Mago beat the seller down to 20gp for the hide and then sold it on to Toxoanassa for 25gp. Out of the corner of my eye on a street corner, I spotted something sparkling, and found a small gold earring, which I pocketed after looking around to see if anyone had dropped it and not seeing anyone. We returned to the ship.
In the afternoon Agripinus looked round the market with Amphius. He bought some silver goblets. They were nicely made with Greek scenes on them, for 40gp. He didn’t haggle and the owner asked if he wanted to commission something. He said he was interested in jewelry and the silversmith showed him some bangles of different styles and sizes, and then suggested if he wanted something more expensive he might find that in Cyrene, and then he showed him to a goldsmith, who had gold earrings, rings and a gold cup, but he didn’t buy anything else. Agripinus noticed that the non-Greek quarter of the population were starting to celebrate a foreign festival.
Mago found a stallholder of silphium resin, sterling aphrodisiac. For 120gp each, Mago and Agripinus bought silphium for different usages: aphrodisiac potions in small glass bottles; silphium powder in sealed wooden boxes of wood; paste used for healing poultices in jars. Mago described the roots of silphium that he had bought in Berenica, but the stallholder explained that it grew here and was used for culinary purposes, so he wasn’t interested in buying any. It was traded from here to the Greek islands. Amphius looked for weapons, but the only unusual thing was a battering ram. He then led the others back to the ship at end of the afternoon.
Toxoanassa and Si'aspiqo stayed on board for the evening with Magus and Diophanes, while the rest of us went ashore for the evening. Diophanes and Toxoanassa watched the sunset together and spent some time in quiet conversation with Diophanes, before she retired to her cabin.
Amphius led us to one of the finer establishments in Apollonia. Amphius and I had lots of good quality, strong wine and some excellent food. Agripinus took charge of the return to the ship as Amphius was drunk but led us astray. Amphius struggled to convince him to go in the correct direction and we ended up at the mole and the harbour wall where we were met by some guards. Agripinus spoke to their captain and a couple of guards showed us the way through the waterfront back to the ship.
During the evening Mago had noticed a couple of Greeks, who looked out of place. He thought they were carrying out some kind of dodgy deal, but he decided not to intervene or follow up. Agripinus spoke to one of the other customers at the restaurant, who told him that the great Greek philosopher Hegesias, was giving three days of lectures in Cyrene starting the following day. The man was disappointed that he was unable to attend.
The next morning Agripinus left at dawn with Amphius, Mago and Diophanes to head to Cyrene. Diophanes wanted to go to the great Temple of Zeus and Amphius and Mago planned to investigate the markets. Agripinus sat next to the driver at the front of a cart, while Amphius and Mago sat in the back, while Diophanes walked alongside. After about three hours they reached the large city of Cyrene. The cart took them to the marketplace, and the driver took them to the agora, where Diophanes left them to find the temple of Zeus which was a large and easy to spot building. Agripinus asked some locals and was pointed to the school of philosophy. As he walked through the city, he realized that this was the largest place he had been to, apart from Carthage.
As Mago and Amphius explored the market, they had to dodge a bullock that got loose. They learnt that today was the second day of celebration for Sukkot, a Hebrew festival. Someone tried to sell Mago a scarab for 20gp, but he thought it was just a carved piece of stone of no value and declined. Amphius asked about fine weapons and was directed to the acropolis and given a name.
Amphius went in search of an inn. He found an expensive place with rooms and just before dusk Agripinus and Mago met up with Amphius and made their way to the Inn for the evening. Agripinus told the others that Hegesias had spoken complicated Greek, but he had managed to follow with help with some of the words, and he had had some interesting ideas. He had a different perspective of the world, which Agripinus found thought provoking.
The food at the inn was very high quality, particularly the suckling pig, the wine was excellent, and Amphius and Mago got very drunk indeed. A group of young men were celebrating and singing raucously, in the inn and Agripinus heard wagers in gold pieces across the table. The barmaids were having a hard time, with some of the twelve of them. Agripinus realised that it was a stag night for Eumenes and he and his companions were invited to toast the bravery of Eumenes and the beauty of Zoe. One of them called rudely for Amphius to remove his hat and although it was quite bright, he did so. They then they asked what was up with his eyes, calling him retard eyes. Amphius told them that he had hurt them, but it was a long story. When they pressed him, he mentioned a long journey and earthblood, and they thought he was talking about booze. Amphius bought them a drink, and they moved on to being rude to Mago. When he told them he was from the Balearics, they wondered what a balearic was, then insulted the place and then started singing at him. By this time Amphius and Mago were plastered and just slumped in the corner. I would not have been so peaceful.
The rowdy youths then turned on Agripinus saying that he wasn’t from round there. Agripinus told them he was from Carthage and one of them thought that maybe they were at war with the Punicians, but someone explained that it was the Syracusans, although they were Greeks. Agripinus tried to smooth things over by buying them drinks, but they asked if he liked war and wondered whether he was a coward, running away.
Agripinus got the waitress to bring another pitcher of wine and had a drink with them, although he surreptitiously poured much of his own wine away. He then gave some more coin to the waitress and explained to the celebrants that he needed to make sure his friends got to their bed, but to have another drink on him. With some difficulty he managed to drag Mago, who was completely unconscious, to the bottom of the stairs. The men tried to persuade Amphius to play a game of dice, but he too had passed out.
Agripinus managed to get Mago up the stairs and dump him onto a bed. He then returned for Amphius. The bar was now quiet and Amphius was slumped in a corner. Six of the Greeks were slumped either in chairs or on the floor and the other six were talking to a slim youth with a bundle. Some of the drunks tried to rush him, but the slim Greek laid him out and easily slipped a blow from another. One pulled a knife and Diophanes, for he was the slim youth, pulled a shortsword from his bundle and held it to the man’s throat. He told them that:
“You should learn better manners - toffs or not, I’m faster than you’ll ever live to be”.
The rowdy Greeks were muttering but went quiet when Diophanes looked at them and he then put his sword back in bundle of cloth. He helped Agripinus to carry Amphius back to the room and then went quietly back down the stairs, while Agripinus put Amphius and Mago in the recovery position and made sure there was plenty of water.
When Agripinus followed Diophanes downstairs, Diophanes was lounging against the wall at the bottom of the stairs, and the bar was nearly empty – the stag party had left. There was one man on his own and he gave Agripinus and Diophanes a slow round of applause, saying well done. He told them he could use men with grit like that, asked them to sit down and join him in a drink and introduced himself as Ajax, Guardian of the Citadel, and a Silver Spear of King Magus.
The large, burly Greek, ordered some light refreshments and the barmaid returned with light wine, water and grapes. Agripinus gave his name, explained he was from Carthage and that he and his comrades were travelling and trading. When asked what he did in Carthage he said he was a soldier. Ajax apologized for the youths, explaining that they were an embarrassment to the city. When Ajax questioned Diophanes, he explained that he was the herald of Zeus and followed a path inspired by Zeus. Ajax wondered if they were looking for a job and Agripinus declined, explaining that they were travelling to Egypt. Ajax was disappointed as he was always on the lookout for capable men but did not press Agripinus further.
Agripinus asked for any news and Ajax discussed the war in Syracuse, where the locals had joined force with the Romans, who he called a violent outfit. He also told Agripinus that there was a lot of naval movement in the islands north of Crete, but that this involved Ptolemy and not Cyrene, adding that it had been quiet here since Magus came to terms with Ptolemy, 15 years ago.
Ajax ordered some honeyed pastries and explained that he was based in the citadel, but liked to go into the interior to investigate, when he had time, and was looking for people to go with him. Agripinus told him a little about our journey to the Red Dune and back. They all parted as friends.
In morning Agripinus was fine, and Mago wasn’t much the worse for wear, but Amphius had an appalling hangover and spent the morning at the gymnasium to have a bath and recuperate. Mago went to the market, Agripinus headed off to more lectures and Diophanes headed to the temple of Zeus.
That morning I walked to Cyrene which took about three hours and then made my way to the market, where I bumped into Amphius. We went for lunch and waited for Mago, but there was no sign of him. Amphius filled me in on the previous evening’s events as already reported.
I waited while Amphius looked around market for Mago and then checked the temples of Apollo and Zeus but found no sign of him and returned to me. Next, we searched the city together for any sign of him. We found some unusual shops, including one with lots of scrolls in Greek, mainly new stories or mythology, but Amphius got the name of the stallholder for Si'aspiqo. There was another stall with bronze tableware and another with lady’s perfume. A man matching Mago’s description had been there that morning. We carried on searching and found the hippodrome, the theatre, the impressive acropolis and the guarded palace, the temple of Apollo and even the necropolis, a quiet place full of graves, but unusually within the city walls; there was no sign of Mago anywhere.
We returned to the inn where we were joined by Agripinus and waited for Mago. We had started on a fish course, when two soldiers came in with an officer, who looked around and then said he was looking for Agripinus. The priest waved a hand. The officer explained that it was a matter relevant to the security of the city, and he asked Agripinus his profession, Agripinus said he was a soldier and when pressed added that he was a priest and then admitted that he was missing one of his companions, Mago. The officer said that he was the reason he was there. Mago had given a story as to why he wasn’t a foreign spy, when he had tried to get into palace, explaining that he had got lost, tried to wander in through the gate, and had been arrested when he had tried to get into the palace.
Proculus, the officer, took Agripinus up to the acropolis to the side of a citadel, where there was a small entrance into a courtyard with guard niches. He collected Mago, and we were all back in the inn by 8 in the evening, where we resumed our light meal and had a much quieter night.
Mago explained that he had seen a sign for tutoring slaves and had paid for one for the next day, called Zeno. The slave could be purchased outright for 200gp. He had looked at various stalls in the market and had bought a very nicely made walking stick, topped in ivory with a ring of gold beneath for 20gp. He had left it with the owner to shorten it slightly and to carve the Greek letters for his name for a further 1gp. He had wandered inadvertently into the citadel without seeing the guards.
The next morning Zeno, the slave, arrived with a minder and was introduced to Agripinus. He was older than any of us except Si'aspiqo, well-educated and spoke excellent Greek, although he looked slightly eastern, and was from Pergamon. The three of them left to attend the day’s lectures.
Mago collected his cane and then the three of us went to look at weapons and armour. We saw a variety of Greek patterned swords and daggers. They were mainly brand new, although some had been nicely refurbished, and some were inlaid with gold. Some of the scabbards were very ornate. A couple of the blades seemed very well balanced, but none were as good as mine. Mago bought a well-balanced dagger. When Amphius mentioned weapons that might bite on the sea dead, the craftsman suggested going to the temple to get weapons blessed. We looked at armour too but did not buy anything.
We all met again in the evening. Agripinus thought Hegesias’s strange philosophies very different to Tanit, and possibly dangerous. He had understood it, but it wouldn’t sway him, from his following of Tanit. We had another quiet night and returned to the ship in the morning.
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I set as the era the year of the accession of the Pharaoh Ptolemy II, son of Ptolemy, so we begin in the year 18 of that reign, and I use a simplified system of twelve months with no regard for the multiple systems of intercalary days, weeks, months or moons of our own various cultures nor those we have passed through. I shall use the month names used by the main story-teller, a Gaul, Sammus the Strong, but number them to disambiguate their order.
–Si'aspiqo