Selected pictures... From my stroll through the woods.

Letter from Alamannicus I to Philip IV, written approximately in the year 280

O, my liege Philip IV, Conqueror of the World and the true heir of Alexander the Great, I once again deliver unto your feat my loudest praise and my deepest prostrations.

In this land, Italy and Dalmatia, we, the Alamanni settled a mere twenty years ago, and have striven to maintain peace with our Roman subjects ever since.

Indeed, we have had much luck in or endeavor – Although the myriad faiths of Rome are perplexing to say the least. My people have held steadfast to their devout worship of the Aesir, the legionnaires who defected to us after the Battle of Fano still worship their warrior-god Mithras, while our Roman subjects continue to believe in their Sol Invictus, who is apparently the father of Mithras. I will, for the sake of brevity, not mention the innumerable other cults that exist, but suffice it to say that without the guiding light of the prophet Mani, we could have never found a true unity of purpose! In this, we are truly indebted to your divine reign.

In our relations with the West, the Gallic Empire has been most generous. Indeed, you may have noticed the large number of chests that I sent along with the emissaries who now stand before you. Those chests contain strange bows with strong similarities to the gastraphetes, but they have a different firing mechanism, and have been used for hunting by the Gauls previously.

I realize that this may be seen as overly presumptuous by such an illustrious ruler as yourself, but these bows can be used in an offensive capacity with almost no tutelage. This will enable you to bolster your armies with simple freedmen and slaves, and I believe that this particular bow design holds the key that will enable you to conquer the Sarmatian barbarians.

Also enclosed, of course, is your tribute. I hope that these riches will find you well.

By the grace of the Gods who are under the tutelage of the One, and in eternal hostility towards the Jotun and the other foul agents of the Demiurge, I merely follow your temporal tutelage as Alamanicus I!

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