Pan-Marinth War

The Pan-Marinth War was a war between most of the major city states of ancient Marinth.

The war ended in 417 BE when Marinth was engulfed in a great flood.

Contents

1. Prelude
2. Siege of Grekete
3. Attack on Barcova
4. Rise of Barcova

Prelude

Prior to the war, Marinth had enjoyed a time of unity between Grekete and Rigarta when they joined forces against their mutual enemy, the Tujirans. But when the Tujiran empire mysterious disappeared, the two city-states were left to fight each-other.

As populations increased, both Grekete and Rigarta raced to find arable land for colonies. Rigarta's first expidition by Icaron failed when he landed on the coast of the Rashid Deset, but his brother, Barco, succeeded by founding Barcova on the Trade Coast. The success of this expidition led to jealousy by the Greketians, while the Rigartans were concerned that Grekete was becoming too powerful due to their alliance with Crelphi.

Siege Of Grekete

After fighting back against the initial Greketian attacks, Rigarta was able to march on Grekete and put the city under siege. Famine and disease gripped the city.

Attack on Barcova

The Greketian senate consulted the oracle on whether or not they should surrended. The oracle advised them to relieve the pressure on the city by launching a naval offensive on the Rigartan colony of Barcova. The attack happened to correspond to volcanic ereuptions on Marinth and massive earthquakes, which created a tsunami that destroyed the entire Greketian fleet.

Rise of Barcova

The destruction of Marinth and flooding of low-lying areas around Barcova paved the way for them to expand rapidly and create the largest empire the world had ever (and has still ever) seen.

Pan-Marinth War

Conflict Type

War

Start Date

450 BE

Ending Date

417 BE

Belligerents

Rigartan Alliance

Greketian Alliance

Strength

Rigarta - 20,000

Thesolana - 10,000

Arginth - 10,000

Barcova - 3000

Grekete - 40,000

Crelphi - 10,000

Phalos - 2000

Casualties

Rigarta - Destroyed

Thesolana - Destroyed

Arginth - Destroyed

Barcova - 1000

Grekete - Destroyed

Crelphi - Destroyed

Phalos - Destroyed

Objectives

Curb Greketian dominance in Marinth

Stop the spread of Rigartan colonies