Did you know...?
Under Mithridates I, the Parthians conquered many,
creating an empire that extended from the Euphrates to Herat in Afghanistan.
The Valentine's Day Festival 2006
What a blast! Not only did we have our fellow friends run around looking for their half of a heart, there was also
The Love Test and
The Gift Shop. Feel free to still take a look at the gift shop. Many AWer's made some amazing graphics that you don't want to miss out on.
Last, but certainly not least, we finished off the festival at the
"A Confederacy of Dunces" - Love 80's public thread. Marduk Hammurabi was a wonderful host, and it was great times remembering the good old days of the 80's.
If you were someone who missed out on the fun, have no worries. You can read about all the fun at the
Achy Breaky Heart Contest thread. Congratulations to
Anna Hippon,
Rhadamantys Glaucon, and
MerytMaihes Osorkon. They were our first place winners in the Achy Breaky Heart contest. Also, congratulations to the rest of the winners, and thank you to everyone for playing.
Second and third place winners for the quickest time (single):
Second Place -
Victoria Aedui
Third Place -
Katlyne MacRoth
Second and third place winners for quickest time (couples):
Second Place - IClaudius Antonius &
Alerissa Nestor
Third Place - Apo Mayta Huacac &
Lotus Horemheb
A special thank you goes out to ApilIshtar Etana, Aya Etana, and Alerissa Nestor. I couldn't have done this year's Valentine's Day festival without them. Thanks ladies!
Welcome to our new Mesopotamian's
In the month of February, Mesopotamia had 34 new personas to welcome, and, already, in the month of March we've had 5 more new additions. The welcoming committee of Mesopotamia would like to give you all a big, warm, welcome, no matter if you are new to AW or not. As you've heard, hopefully, The Kash Bowl is the place to be. There's always lots of drinking, partying, and handsome men, or beautiful women, to get to know.
Also, take a trip to The Dunes for an ongoing game of Alphabet Movie. Or suggest any other fun games we can play.
Volunteers/Articles wanted!
If you are interested in volunteering for Mesopotamia you may do so by signing up here. Simply fill out the form and you will be contacted by a Mesopotamia scribe on the events and/or neighborhoods you can help us out with. Also, if you would like to have an article featured in the next, or any, ACTA, please, contact Bahiyyah Siduri.
The Legacy of Persia: Classical Knights
Part I of an ongoing series entitled The Legacies of Ancient Mesopotamia, highlighting each neighborhood of our Ancient World.
By Salah al Din Saba
The Cataphracts of the Persian Sassanid Empire were the knights of the ancient world, tanks of classical antiquity. The roots of the Persian Cataphract tradition most likely can be found in the steppes of Asia, where the nomadic people reserved the heaviest of armors for their nobility. Once spread to Persian soil, the Cataphract tradition found it's home for hundreds of years before spreading throughout the rank and file of the Roman Army, and eventually becoming the European Knight of the middle ages.
Equipment and tactics varied throughout the ages in Persia. However, cataphracts generally wore heavy armor of scale, mail, horn, and thick quilted cloth. They carried relatively large shields, and armored their horses the same as they did themselves. With lances primed and ready for war, the cataphracts often rode in tight-knit, knee to knee formations that could decimate entire armies of western infantry - just as they did at Carrhae, one of the Roman Empire's most devastating defeats which ended with the death of the triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus.
Source: Wikipedia
