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In 736 BC, Arethusa's half sister was executed by Pagaiean hoplites under orders of their King, serving as a casus belli to orchestrate the [[Pagaiean Conquest]] (736 BC - 729 BC) and annex it into Asteician territory. Sources suggest the execution was planned by Arethusa herself but historians believe them to be propaganda produced by the Pagaieans to invalidate the legitimacy of the war. The war was decisive according to accounts by the Asteician general, Nikolaos, with as little as 1,100 casualties and an estimated 12,600 casualties among the Pagaieans after a seven year campaign; there is no indication whether these are solely military numbers or perhaps include civilians. | In 736 BC, Arethusa's half sister was executed by Pagaiean hoplites under orders of their King, serving as a casus belli to orchestrate the [[Pagaiean Conquest]] (736 BC - 729 BC) and annex it into Asteician territory. Sources suggest the execution was planned by Arethusa herself but historians believe them to be propaganda produced by the Pagaieans to invalidate the legitimacy of the war. The war was decisive according to accounts by the Asteician general, Nikolaos, with as little as 1,100 casualties and an estimated 12,600 casualties among the Pagaieans after a seven year campaign; there is no indication whether these are solely military numbers or perhaps include civilians. | ||
Subsequent wars with Hademos and Misthia ensued two years later in 727 BC. The [[Misthian Conquest]] (727 BC - 726 BC) was short-lived as the mercenary army hired by the city was immediately routed in | Subsequent wars with Hademos and Misthia ensued two years later in 727 BC. The [[Misthian Conquest]] (727 BC - 726 BC) was short-lived as the mercenary army hired by the city was immediately routed in [[the Battle of Misthia]] after a devastating flank by cavalry, on the farmland plains outside the city. The [[Hadrite Conquest]] (726 BC - 704 BC) was a much more extensive campaign, lasting for most of Arethusa's reign. Hademos had an equally powerful military attributed to the rigorous training and startling quality of equipment at the time. The King of Hademos issued standardised equipment to his army, resulting in equally capable phalanxes utilised in battle. Other armies in the period had their soldiers rely on equipping themselves, resulting in varying degrees of capabilities across each unit. Hademos rests upon a hill and, naturally, the siege took the Asteician army an extended period of time. Though victorious, casualties on both sides were extreme with a total of 79,000 casualties throughout the conquest, 43,000 of which were caused in [[the Battle of Myndomenus]]. | ||
Asteia entered a period of prosperity when acceded by King [[Heirax]] who opted for investing into the poleis with newly-formed technologies within the Istroyan realm, such as advanced methods of irrigation and techniques of construction, as well as acquisition of more modern materials of the era through mercantile endeavours. The [[Port of Chryses]] was established in 699 BC on the coast of the [[Sea of Istroya]] as direct result of the King's desire of expansion by trade. With immediate access to the ocean, Heirax commissioned for a navy to be built after funding education of shipwrights across Asteician towns and poleis, resulting in the Asteician Fleet being constructed by 671 BC with designs, such as the [[Trireme]], largely borrowed and reverse-engineered from neighbouring powers in the realm. Merchant ships were also manufactured at a great amount to export goods such as olives and wine across both domestic and external trade routes. The recorded figure from this period states a total of 31 ships were under Asteician command by 660 BC, 16 of which were warships. | Asteia entered a period of prosperity when acceded by King [[Heirax]] who opted for investing into the poleis with newly-formed technologies within the Istroyan realm, such as advanced methods of irrigation and techniques of construction, as well as acquisition of more modern materials of the era through mercantile endeavours. The [[Port of Chryses]] was established in 699 BC on the coast of the [[Sea of Istroya]] as direct result of the King's desire of expansion by trade. With immediate access to the ocean, Heirax commissioned for a navy to be built after funding education of shipwrights across Asteician towns and poleis, resulting in the Asteician Fleet being constructed by 671 BC with designs, such as the [[Trireme]], largely borrowed and reverse-engineered from neighbouring powers in the realm. Merchant ships were also manufactured at a great amount to export goods such as olives and wine across both domestic and external trade routes. The recorded figure from this period states a total of 31 ships were under Asteician command by 660 BC, 16 of which were warships. | ||