This alliance merged with Aurora to form Event Horizon on March 1, 2024. More information is available here. | |
Carthago (CTO)
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Basic Details | |||
Founded | April 21, 2019 | ||
Headquarters | Africa | ||
Color | Olive | ||
Status | Active | ||
Discord Server | Join Here | ||
Government | |||
Supreme Council | Suffets Elders | ||
The Senate | Pentarch of Truth
Pentarch of Treasury
Pentarch of Love
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Adirim | Advisors | ||
Statistics | |||
As of | February 27th, 2024 | ||
Total Nations | 105▲ | ||
Score | 479,115.17▲ | ||
Average Score | 4,563.00▼ | ||
Alliance Rank | #9◆ | ||
Relationships | |||
Active Blocs | |||
Active Treaties | |||
Protectorate | 7 Deadly Sins | ||
Protectorate | The Persian Empire | ||
Protectorate | Warrior INC | ||
Protectorate | Man I Love Frogs | ||
Protectorate | Vault-Tec | ||
Motto: No truer friend, no saltier foe.
Description[]
The Shining City of Carthago, also known simply as Carthago (CTO) is an Alliance founded on April 21st, 2019, as the result from the merger between Egyptian Empire (EE), led by El Chach and SPQR, led by Daveth.
Announcements[]
The following is a directory of all the formal announcements either unilaterally issued or jointly so:
- Declaration of Existence [DoE]
- Dave's Salty Elephant Lovefest [Treaty]
- Elephants: A Knight in Space [Treaty]
- Citadel [Bloc]
- Peace In Our Time [Peace]
- Greener Pastures [Treaty]
- Carthago Delenda Est [Celebration]
- The Road So Far [Celebration]
- CTOwned.net [Announcement]
- Nexus [Bloc]
- Declaration of War on tCW [DoW]
- A Snake's Tale: Surrender, Booze, and Peace [Peace]
- Declaration of War on Swamp [DoW]
- Two Year Anniversary [Celebration]
- Carthaginian Wine & Blubber Trading Co. [DoW]
- Quest for the Holy Grail [DoW]
- Three Year Anniversary [Celebration]
- Make Peace, not War [Peace]
- The Back Room [Bloc]
- The Elephant in the Room [Treaty]
- Battle of Name Withheld [Treaty]
- The Bifröst Blitz Shimmers [Peace]
- Orange Man Bad [Cancellation]
- Government Changes [Announcement]
- Very Strange Times [Treaty]
- The Elephants Join the Family [Treaty]
- The Lament of The Dead Rabbits [Merge]
- Four Year Anniversary [Celebration]
- Ragnarok Begins [DoW]
- Enter the Halls of Valhalla [Peace]
- A Bad Joke [Statement]
- Reforming Paragon [DoW]
- Dodge This [Peace]
- Shakespeare Accords [Treaty]
- Greater Armenian Pact [Treaty]
Philosophy[]
Carthago (CTO) is an Alliance centered roughly around the ideals of a Republic, which prioritizes economic growth for its members, valuing above all the virtues of Peace, Strength and Prosperity, endeavoring to cultivate these concurrently and reward those with merits accordingly to their respective abilities.
The Government has set up policies for members, henceforth named Citizens which strive for the balance between the security in collective national growth and individual freedom, whilst having a strong preference towards efficiency and uniformity whenever possible.
Awards[]
In the long standing history of Carthago, where politics and war interweave, it has received the followwing recognition of its achievements:
- "Most likely to Succeed in 2021"
Moreover, it has awarded its members ribbons and badges, which serve as tangible symbols of valor, dedication, and exceptional service in the pursuit of Carthago's objectives:
Religion - The Church of Chachism[]
On a lonely night in CTO, the realm of this prosperous alliance was calm as always. But one man, the wisest man among us was lost in thought. He cried "Eureka!" and was planning to finally show everyone the truth with an action so unique, it would test the intelligence of all who witnessed it.
Those who understood would be rewarded with the eternal truth of everything around them, but he disappeared before he could share.
History[]
The following accounts are an attempt to chronicle the extensive history of Carthago (CTO), predominantly a courtesy of Daveth, with subsidiary help from others.
Chach Era (2019)[]
Merger[]
On April 21st, 2019, Carthago was created, with members from both Egyptian Empire and SPQR joining. The merger was announced shortly thereafter. The resulting Alliance quickly rose through the Alliance rankings and broke into Rank #15 within days.
Since its founding, CTO has indisputably experienced numerous ups and downs, rising to a peak rank of #10 in the Alliance rankings, displaying a typical average Nation Score of over 3100,00 during peacetime.
Citadel Bloc[]
On June 9th, 2019, Citadel was formed with Afrika Korps (AK), Carthago (CTO), Solar Knights (SKn), and Yakuza. This MDoAP bloc was founded after weeks of discussions, and was intended as a way to build stronger cohesion, closer ties and mutual support within the growing powers underneath the Black Knight's umbrella.
- Presumably due to the influence held by BK within Yakuza, they withdrew from the Bloc on August 02nd, 2019, in the midst of NPOLT.
- Later on, after the disbandment of Afrika Korps, on October 1st, 2019, Citadel was deemed to be defunct by the remaining signatories.
Partnership with The Syndicate (T$) and the NPO's Last Time (NPOLT)[]
On September 28th, 2019, Carthago announced it was making a switch in its foreign relations and signed T$ with an MDoAP. At the same time, long-standing allies Order of the White Rose (OWR) also made a similar announcement, and cut its ties with those tied to the Black Knights (BK). Concurrently, both alliances secured peace from Coalition A in NPOLT and cut diplomatic ties with those within the BK and NPO sphere of influence.
As a result of peacing out and signing T$, at the time an ally of New Pacific Order (NPO), Guardians of the Galaxy (GotG) and Black Knights (BK) turned against Carthago and attacked. This drew CTO back into NPOLT but now on the opposite side, Coalition A, despite being ostensibly tied to their adversaries in Coalition B through their new mutual ally.
GotG and BK (henceforth IQ) justified their attack by claiming that CTO had both "maliciously and irreversibly hindered the wider Coalition B's and specifically the long term objectives of IQ's war efforts by separately securing their own peace along with OWR".
Daveth Era (2019-2023)[]
Nexus (Bloc)[]
During the 06 month long Non-Aggression Pact following the events of NPOLT, members of CTO, OWR and House Stark (HS) were frequently getting bored with the prolonged status quo within Politics and War (P&W), and ended up deciding to play together in the game Astro Empires (AE).
The relationship built then would later be formalized into a deeper bond, focusing on regional stability via mutual defense, economic growth and political power, leading to the formation of a new Bloc on July 28th, 2020, Nexus, receiving its name from the AE server in which the signatory Alliances played on.
Ministry of Machine Building & CTOwned.net[]
Starting from the end of NPOLT, a Global War notorious for lasting 09 months, CTO found itself in an ideal position of peace and prosperity, choosing to direct state funds on building up a strong and stable foundation. This era of peace also allowed the alliance to focus on itself, with a few members taking up the hobby of coding to help improve the alliance. These amateur attempts ultimately ended up laying the foundations of the Ministry of Tech, which grew to be an integral part of the modern day Alliance.
- After a period of 04 months, the Ministry, observing the need for a statistics site after the removal and mass ragequit of NPO, came up with the bold plan to build one. Ultimately, after another 02 months of tireless R&D, an initial alpha version of the stat site was finished, being announced to the public on the 06th of October, 2020.
- Shortly thereafter, the stat site saw its first extensive use in the global war known as Duck Hunt. However, as it was an alpha build, it consumed too many API calls to keep the database uptodate, resulting in many contributors having their keys maxed out daily. The alpha build was slow to load, made worse by the fact that Duck Hunt was the biggest conflict after NPOLT, even coming close to it in terms of damage dealt. With each successive iteration, these issues were fixed.
Duck Hunt[]
In response to the surfacing intelligence which in conjunction to popular external animosity, suggested the existence of a working plot to gather support and attack Quacksphere, Carthago worked together with Nexus, BK, Seven Kingdoms (SK) and Terminus Est (TEst) in an attempt to preemptively attack alliances known to be involved, blitzing The Commonwealth (TCW) with an opening salvo, despite later events in the war.
This happened simultaneously as The Knights Radiant (TKR), T$ and other Quack members and associates began their blitz on the Hedge Money Bloc. Immediately after the attack, The Swamp counter-attacked this blitz in defense of their junior ally, TCW, later Roselot and Schrutesphere attacked Quacksphere as well, which revealed in diplomatic channels the existence of secret ties between the different spheres in the opposition, making the war a foregone conclusion due to the sheer numerical disparity.
The Last Ride[]
In response to damning evidence against The Lost Empire (TLE), in which attacks on Carthago and The Order (TO) were being discussed, Quack preemptively blitzed TLE and their associates in the Swamp Bloc, such as Ampersand, TCW, etc.
At the end of this conflict, it was internally decided after discussion that Quack would part ways, effectively marking this war as the last war fought beneath the same banner. This being the case, Carthago decided to continue to follow their allies in T$ and Nexus, choosing to form BlackWater as their family, while TKR and their allies formed the first iteration of Hollywood jointly with HedgeMoney.
Error 522[]
This was a conflict that broke out seemingly out of nowhere, as for months before the conflict, there had been no significant skrimishes, like a calm before the storm. On the 11th of August, 2021, Knights Templar (KT) blitzed Eclipse and The Legion (TL), both members of BlackWater (BW). This lit the fuse of the powderkeg, and resulted in every BW alliance to militarize. Other spheres, in response to seeing their militarization, also decided to militarize, resulting in a tense standoff. Just one week after this standoff started, BW strategically blitzed Hollywood on the 17th of August, 2021 following threats and the usage of ghost participants within KT, officially marking the start of the conflict.
It is worth noting the name of the conflict refers to the fact that no one was able to log in to the game to do their attacks, as a result of the server being overwhelmed by the sheer amount of players, receiving the Error 522 message, a connection time-out. The conflict was relatively short-lived, ending in just 04 weeks. Nevertheless, nearly a trillion dollars in combined damages were suffered by both parties, crowning itself as the third most destructive Global War.
Time's Up[]
In retaliation to the apparent consolidation of Mystery Inc. (MInc) and Oasis via an MDP treaty to attack Clock Bloc, effectively forming a fusion of the two Blocs, BlackWater and Clock blitzed MyOasis to devastating effect. The ramifications of the conflict would become clear with the effective disollution of both Mystery and Oasis, respectively with The Immortals leaving for Hollywood and The Fighting Pacifist joining the Johnsons due to sheer diplomatic incompetence, followed by the departure of The Wei and The Commonwealth towards Rose sphere and formation of Haunted Mansion.
The conflict famously lasted the shortest amount to date, 08 days - with Clock later branching out to attack Rose in a second stage known as Rick's Last Roll, while strategically in an ideal position to do so due to the already damaged infrastructure across the Bloc.
The Big $hort[]
As retribution for Error 522, Hollywood declared war upon BlackWater on the 23th of January, 2022. The declaration of war by Empire of the Romans is uniquely worth noting due to the consequences it brought upon that alliance, which suffered an internal split and had raids taking place by Arrgh, disbanding later on, along with the peace terms proposed during talks, where CTO agreed to create an offshore alliance by the name of "Africa Proconsularis" for a minimum period of 05 days.
Due to several reasons, chiefly among which the serious difference in upper tier (whales) can be pointed out, where Krampus (c42) was at a disadvantage of 22:1, the conflict ended in a defeat of the combined forces of Blackwater - it's worth mentioning that despite this, CTO continued to outperform expectations and achieve a strategical defeat.
Back Room (Bloc)[]
Deciding to move away from established spheres of influence following the disbandment of both BlackWater and Mile High Club, CTO proceeded to form The Back Room (BR) alongside TCW, The Wei (Wei) and Bourbon Street (BS).
This new Bloc was formed as a result of their pursuit of independence as growing powers and collective displeasure with the decisions and diplomatic execution of these events by their former spheres, effectively consolidating a multipolar status quo in the political landscape as a result. The group received it's name after a speakeasy with the same name in the United States, The Back Room, run and frequented by mobsters evading the alcohol prohibition at the time, along with a wordplay use of the political jargon term "backrooms", where most OPSEC diplomatic exchanges occur.
Great War 25[]
This was a Great War that started when, on 20th of May 2022, Clock blitzed The Back Room, The Legion, and Global Alliance & Treaty Organization following reports which stated The Back Room had asked Hollywood to hit Clock, this was shortly thereafter publicly admitted by TCW in Clock's DoW.
All things considered, this war consisted in a strategic defeat to CTO, despite the overwhelming advantage of the enemy forces which led to the usage of guerilla tactics early on in the conflict, alonside premature internal, military and technical structure and within BR and some leadership morale loss with the disbandment of OWR, the longest standing treaty since its inception.
Disbandment of Back Room[]
Following disagreements, conflicting interests and a general feeling of loss in momentum within the Bloc, CTO would issue 72h notice to the Back Room on September 27th, 2022, and sign an MDoAP with The Knights Radiant and soon after, Bee sphere. This would arguably create a domino effect caused by a power vacuum, gradually leading to the disbandment of The Back Room, as shown below:
- September 27th - The Elephant in the Room: CTO leaves the Bloc, signing an MDoAP with TKR;
- September 29th - The Legion Marches to New Horizons: The Legion leaves the Bloc, going paperless;
- October 03rd - The Last Call: Bourbon Street and The Commonwealth cancel, effectively disbanding the Back Room Bloc.
Bifröst Blitz[]
Following an intense public saber-rattling campaign, Midgard blitzed the entirety of Withheld on November 11th (Enough is Enough), followed by several allies within their general sphere. It's worth mentioning that Midgard cited an admittedly bogus set of Casus Belli, herein written accordingly to the terms within the jointly signed peace on May 07th, 2023 (Peace).
The Diarchy Era - EvilPiggyFoo & JaxTeller[]
Parting Ways & The Odd Bunch[]
Following the end of the 72h cancellation period of former treaties and a period of being paperless, CTO had to decide to chart a course and sail for a new diplomatic direction moving forward. And so, the course was set to the politically secluded and rather appropriately named Odd Bunch Bloc, signing an M-level treaty with The Fighting Pacifists (TFP) on January 15th, 2023 (Very Strange Times).
Change in Leadership[]
In the fallout of the aforementioned external political shuffle, the long standing leader Daveth decided to formally step down from their leadership position of Suffet (CTO Inc. Announces Changes to Leadership). This occured on the same date as the TFP treaty, and was done in an attempt to change the status quo in favour of the former Milcom officer, EvilPiggyFooFoo, who was named by Daveth as their successor.
Merger Take 2 - Electric Boogaloo[]
On February 20th, 2023 (The Lament of the Dead Rabbits), after a long period of talks following the treaty signed on February 03rd, 2023 (The Elephants Join the Family), CTO and The Dead Rabbits (5P) merged in order to create an alliance stronger than the sum of it's parts. A long conversation between both parties regarding expectations, Leadership structure, Finances, Tech systems, membership integration and more were among the key topics of the merger talks, resulting in Alliance as we see today.
Only after a few days, with the conclusion of this process, CTO firmly established itself within Rank #09 on the Alliance Leaderboard and was therefore the greatest total score achieved since the inception of the Alliance.
Ragnarök[]
Also known as the Midgard Civil War, this conflict took place on the March 24th, 2023 when CTO blitzed the Midgard alongside its former opponent, Aurora, following their expulsion from the Bloc. Carthago stated it sought revenge following what it perceived as no attempts by other Midgard representatives to reconcile relations. This happened concurrently to Instant Karma, where Aurora was overwhelmingly attacked by most other Alliances in the game, following leaks where it was claimed they were scheming against the other spheres of influence. As a result of this, CTO was forced to call in its ally, The Fighting Pacifists to ensure the conflict remained viable.
The war ended on May 07th, 2023 with a White peace signed jointly with Aurora, where there was an admission that the Casus Belli used in the previous conflict between the parties (Bifröst Blitz) was not legitimate, a stance against NAPs for the health of the game, as well as an unwritten commitment between the parties to mutually improve relations in the future.
CTOwed[]
On June 09th, HS (House Stark) assisted significantly by Guardian blitzed CTO and declared war. Their reason for declaring war was “Mismanagement, bad accounting and fraud” in The Foundation Bank formed during Nexus followed by an extensive list that attempted to further their narrative. They unsucessfully tried to impose harsh terms with no real basis or justification, which were promptly rejected and promptly posted on the OWF.
This event, caused many CTO members who were previously losing morale were infuriated by such terms and rejoined the fight as well as have House Stark publicly humiliated, specially given the fact Guardian was realistically carrying the war effort, causing a substantial change in the political balance of the war, and eventually leading to a white peace on July 14th.
Dodge This[]
Shortly afterwards, on July 27th, CTO declared war on the Florida Bloc after threatening sketchy actions, such as Guardian and House Stark's actions during the previous war, as well as primarily Oblivion wiping Man I Love Frog (MILF)'s spies and claiming MILF had spied first in support of ODOO.
This war, GW28 (Global War 28), had already been going on with the ODOO Bloc for a couple of days before CTO joined. ODOO was in danger of losing the blitz before its entry, which had a huge effect on the war, changing the tide completely. It quickly turned into a resounding victory.
The Shakespeare Accords and Greater Armening Pact[]
As a part of its change in FA direction under the new leadership towards neutrality through distancing itself of major stakeholders which often drive the agenda the Alliance therefore opted for a more mobile position. This led CTO to sign two treaties, The Shakespeare Accords and Greater Armening Pact
- On August 26th, CTO signed an MDoAP (Mutual Defense Optional Aggression Pact) with Aurora, which shows that even the bitterest of rivalries can become friends, naturally bringing the Alliance into the broader sphere of influence of SAIL, despite not being or desiring to become a member.
- On August 29th, we signed an ODoAP (Optional Defense Optional Aggression Pact) with Knights Templar which eventually would turn into a M-level as relationship developed.
Government[]
Carthago, also known as the Shining City (of Carthago), is a historical Alliance roughly based around an economically focused Republic, ruled by a set of three main governing bodies: the Supreme Council, the Pentarchy and the Senate.
The Government is subdivided into departments accordingly to respective attributions within the day-to-day operations of the Alliance, each of which are headed by one Pentarch each, alongside the Senators, Prefects and other additional staff roles supporting the proper functioning of any given department.
- Machine Building (Tech Affairs)
- Plenty (Economic Affairs)
- Truth (Foreign Affairs)
- Love (Internal Affairs)
- Peace (Military Affairs),
Supreme Council (Leadership)[]
The Suffet(s) are the head honcho, the absolute decision-maker(s) in all matters. They are able to appoint any person to any position and veto any decision, and generally serve as the driving vision behind the Alliance. They are followed by the Elders, which are senior advisors which act as the de facto Second-in-Commands to the Leader(s) with near absolute power.
An Elder or Suffet may choose to retire at any time, receiving the title of Great One alongside the founders of the Alliance - senior advisors to the Suffet with no de jure influence over the Council, who are tasked with providing insight and advice, if not serving as an extra set of hands in times of need.
Pentarchy (Ministries)[]
Beneath this body lies the Pentarchy (High Govt) and Adirim (Advisors), which serve as the alongside the Senators and Prefects in the Low Government, who together form the formal Government of the Alliance. They meet in their respective bodies to discuss key government issues and policy while coordinating with the staff pertaining to each of their respective departments.
Senate (Public Assembly)[]
This serves as a general assembly of distinguished members who have in some way or another acquired prestige or caught the attention of one of the influential individuals in the Alliance.
Current Government of Carthago | ||||||
Suffet | ||||||
EvilPiggyFooFoo | ||||||
JaxTeller | ||||||
Elder | ||||||
Krampus | ||||||
Aggeremid | ||||||
Redd | ||||||
The Great One | ||||||
Asierith | ||||||
Daveth
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Adirim | ||||||
Waldo | ||||||
Raven | ||||||
MrGross | ||||||
Delirio | ||||||
Shamadruu | ||||||
Tactical | ||||||
Dark Mulligan | ||||||
Senator | ||||||
Taiga | ||||||
Chai Wallah | ||||||
Noot | ||||||
Prefect | ||||||
Skullzbear | ||||||
SafewayFan | ||||||
Monti | ||||||
Mohammad | ||||||
Lolo | ||||||
Lothair | ||||||
Stryker |
April 19th 2019 - March 28th 2020 |
El Chach |
Antonio, Asierith, Daveth, Krampus |
Billy, Lory, Waldo |
Lon, Tamasith, Mohammad |
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March 28th 2020 - February 20th 2023 |
Daveth |
Antonio, Asierith, Krampus |
Asierith |
EvilPiggyFooFoo, Billy, Waldo, Raven, Shamadruu, Grandmaster Bee |
Dr Trouble 3, Raven, EvilPiggyFooFoo, Billy, Velium |
Lon, Potaro |
Masked Titan, Doom Slayer, Lon |
February 20th 2023 - Present |
EvilPiggyFooFoo, JaxTeller |
Krampus, Aggeremid, Redd |
Asierith, Daveth |
Tactical, Grandmaster Bee, Dark Mulligan, Raven, Noot |
Delirio, MrGross, Waldo, Shamadruu, Raven, Dark Mulligan, Tactical |
Chai Wallah, Taiga, Noot |
Monti, Lolo, Lothair, Mohammad, Skullzbear, Stryker, Noot, SafewayFan |
Conflicts[]
While Carthago does not actively seek to become embroiled in long, needless conflict, the people of the Shining City will not shy away from confrontation, seeking to safeguard above all the benefit of its own interests and those of its allies. We have historically participated in the conflicts below:
NPO's Last Time Part I | Jun 18, 2019 - Oct 01, 2019 | Carthago vs. Coalition A | Decisive Victory | |
NPO's Last Time Part II | Oct 01, 2019 - Feb 20, 2020 | Carthago vs. Coalition B | Strategic Victory | |
Duck Hunt | Oct 30, 2020 - Dec 14, 2020 | Carthago vs. The Covenant, Roselot, Schrutesphere, The Swamp, Hedge Money | Strategic Defeat | |
The Last Ride | May 02 2021 - May 20, 2021 | Carthago vs. The Swamp | Decisive Victory | |
Brawlywood | Aug 17, 2021 - Sept 18, 2021 | Carthago vs. Hollywood | Decisive Victory | |
The Hunt for the Holy Grail | Sept 10, 2021 - Oct 18, 2021 | Carthago vs. Camelot | Decisive Victory | |
Armenia's Revenge | Dec 11, 2021 - Dec 19, 2021 | Carthago vs. MyOasis | Decisive Victory | |
The Big $hort | Jan 23, 2022 - Feb 15, 2022 | Carthago vs. Hollywood | Strategic Defeat | |
Vein Has A Smoll PP War | May 20, 2022 - June 11, 2022 | Carthago vs. Clock | Strategic Defeat | $ 30.1 billion |
Bifröst Blitz | Nov 11, 2022 - Jan 04, 2022 | Carthago vs. Midgard | Strategic Defeat | |
Ragnarök | April 24, 2023 - May 7, 2023 | Carthago vs. Midgard | Decisive Victory | |
CTO vs Guardian & HS | June 9, 2023 - July 14, 2023 | Carthago vs. Guardian, House Stark | Strategic Defeat | |
Dodge This | July 27, 2023 - Ongoing | Carthago vs. Florida | Decisive Victory |
Treaty History[]
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Solar Powered (Citadel) | MDP | Solar Knights, Afrika Korps, Yakuza | 09th of June 2019 - 28th of September 2019 |
Greener Pastures | MDoAP | The Syndicate | 28th of September 2019 - 12th of March 2022 |
Hannibal's Purple Pachyderms | MDP | The Commonwealth | 25th of January 2020 - 24th of May 2020 |
A New Hope (Nexus) | MDoAP | House Stark | 29th July 2020 - 12th of March 2022 |
Trunks Out! | MDoAP | Order of the White Rose | 28th of April 2020 - 27th of May 2022 |
The Back Room | MDoAP | Bourbon Street, The Commonwealth, The Wei | 12th of March 2022 - 27th of September 2022 |
The Elephant in the Room | MDoAP | The Knights Radiant | 27th of September 2022 - 06th of January 2023 |
Very Strange Times | MDoAP | The Fighting Pacifists | 15th of January 2023 - 25th of June 2023 |