Second Paemonian War

**Result** | Paemonian victory
* Unification of Ancient Madaresia

The **Second Paemonian War** was a conflict in ancient Madaresia. The Kritia of Paemonia expanded into western Madaresia and Kritias Archos united Ancient Madaresia for the first time in history.

## Start of the war

The conflict started after the expansion of the Kritia of Paemonia. King of Nipora Dacon IV, declared war on Paemonia and started a military campaign in the Madarese highlands. Dacon IV ordered general Ptolemaios to start a military campaign against Paemonia in the south of Madaresia near Gylis.

## Campaign of Ptolemaios

In 475 BC, Ptolemaios had reached the outer walls of Gylis. Siropos I and his army moved to Gylis and defeated Ptolemaios. The Niporan army moved up the highlands and ended up in Naepos. Ptolemaios took the city. In 474 BC, Ptolemaios returned to Nipora and died two years later.

## First Campaign of Tsimasus

In 470 BC, Tsimasus, a Niporan general, started a new campaign to conquer south Maderesia. His army was crushed by Siropos II, a few kilometers from Gylis. Tsimasus returned to Atauri and created a defensive strategy.

## Campaign of Siropos II and Artabaes

Three years after the successful battle against Tsimasus, Kritia Siropos II started a campaign to retake Naepos and move further to Nipora. Siropos II defeated the Niporan army in Naepos. After the victory in Naepos, Siropos appointed a local warlord Artabaes to continue the campaign. Artabaes marched to Nipora with the Paemonian army and lay sige to the city. The siege failed after a successful attack led by Dacon V.

## Rise of Tsimasus

   In 463 BC, Siropos II and his army attacked Atauri. Tsimasus now ruled the city-state and used his defensive strategy he made after his failed campaign in south Maderesia. Tsimasus crushed the Paemonian army and Siropos II fled north to Naepos. After the victory, Tsimasus and his army went to Nipora. Tsimasus overthrew the government of Dacon V and crowned himself the true Kritias of Paemonia.

## Second Campaign of Tsimasus

After seizing power in Nipora, Tsimasus begin his second campaign against the Kritia of Paemonia. He first tried to conquer Naepos, but had to stop the attack to stop a rebellion in Vaska. In 460 BC, Tsimasus launched another attack on Naepos, which was defeated by the army of Siropos II.

## Campaigns of Archos

### First campaign

In 457 BC, Siropos II died of unknown causes. He was succeeded by a warlord from Gylis named Archos, which was adopted by Siropos II. Archos had fought against Tsimasus during the second attack on Naepos. Archos' army marched across the Southern coast and Archos conquered Atauri and Vaska during his first campaign. Tsimasus tried to defeat the Paemonian army several times but failed.

### Fall of Nipora

In 453 BC, Archos lay siege to Nipora. Tsimasus failed to defend the city and tried to escape the city. Tsimasus became caught up in a battle between the two armies and was killed. In the Polydoros Negosia, Tsimasus is stated to have been killed by Onos.

## Aftermath

After the victory of Paemonia, Kritias Archos annexed Nipora into his nation and unified Ancient Madaresia for the first time in history. The warlord system in Madaresia was abolished after the war to prevent revolt by the remaining warlords.

## Mythology

### Adasiris

In the story of Adasiris, the god of war Onos protected a soldier named Adasiris Molos. Adasiris fought during an uprising in Gylis, and is said to have stopped the revolt on his own with the help of Onos.