You don't need to know any of the following to play the game, is just that I love to give depth to my work.
The City States Calendar is based on the end of the Void Wars and the sealing of the Void Clan in hell.
0 - The Void Wars ended.
8 - Abrax starts the reconstruction of the City States, under a united rule.
10 - The first competitive games takes place in the ancient City State of Astéri.
15 - Abrax is assassinated giving birth to a civil unrest around the City States of Ílios and Astéri.
21 - The first Ouranós War starts.
23 - The war is settled with the rise of a new office to keep both Cities in order. The Archon of Ouranós now governs both cities for five years after election by popular vote.
25 - A new city named Kyzik is founded by Ioni of Ílios.
25 - Polyrus refuses the Archon of Ouranós power and uses his own influence to rise and become king of Ílios.
26 - The army of Ouranós marches against the City of Ílios. It was the beginning of a conflict known later as the Messeja War.
28 - The Messeja war ended with a decive Victory for the City of Ílios, giving them unquestionable freedom from the Archon's power.
32 - The Archon begins the invasion of the Northern Islands.
33 - The Archon is killed in a ambush orchestrated by the natives of the Northern Islands.
34 - A great revolt happened in the City State of Astéri, led by the Warlord and ruler of the low lands, Naxos Burned Beard.
35 - The revolt was quelled by the secondary generals of the City State of Astéri, making them flee to the Far East. Later giving birth to might tribes. If Naxos was alive or dead is unknown.
45 - Lelantinim war starts in the southern low lands. The city states received messages from numerous scouts that barbarians were amassing at their doorstep to the south.
47 - The great drought happened and the massive barbarian army has no choice but to go north and conquer the City States for supplies.
49 - Two years of constant attacks by the barbarian hordes upon the walls of the City States did not bear any fruit. Hungry, they marched to the Far East as well.
50 - Korin, a rich and influential merchant, organizes his own military campaign into the now dry southern low lands.
52 - With the creation of a very impressive irrigation system, the Southern Low Lands became a reference for the production of food with its vasts farms. The Low Lands were now able to supply both City States.
55 - A new Archon rose to power in the City State of Astéri, Kastor. He soon fixed his eyes on the wealth of the Low Lands.
57 - Korin, leader of the Low Lands is assassinated by a Archon assassin.
58 - The City State of Ílios is in Civil unrest after the assassination of the whole parliament. If the rumors are correct, Kastor also ordered his assassins in the rival city. If true, how he obtained such success is unknown.
59 - Archon Kastor, taking full advantage of the civil unrest in the rival City State of Ílios, quickly marches his forces to conquer the south, the Low Lands and its vast and wealthy territory.
60 - Proven to be a military genius, Kastor quickly conquered the divided region. Now, under his rule, the region will provide almost unlimited resources to your campaing agains the rival City State of Ílios.