Ys is part of history.
Himilco, brother of Hannibal, founded the town that became Ys. The population included Babylonians and Egyptians who had fled from the Persians. The Ysans supported
Julius Caesar who visited the city which became a foederate of Rome.
Augustus Caesar sent engineers who erected the wall and the gate that protected Ys from rising sea levels. The Ysan priestess, Brennilis, negotiated with Julius and, in her old age, won the help of Augustus. Thus, Carthaginians founded Ys but Romans made it the city that it became and the fictional character, Brennilis, links the inputs of the first two Caesars. Willingly suspending disbelief, we accept this fictional historical account but we are also to understand that Ysan history has been concealed behind the Veil of Brennilis. Indeed, many things have happened in the past that we know nothing about so this could be just another of them.
Life is busier, hence less blogging. However, at Blog Central we are still rereading Poul Anderson and Stieg Larsson.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
I remember this. Esp. how Julius Caesar agreed to a friend of his challenging and slaying he who then held the Wood, and becoming King.
And Queen Brenilis forbade Augustus' engineers, to their bafflement, from using concrete in building the sea walls of Ys.
Candidly, I would have preferred rebuilding Ys on higher ground, or at allowing a New Quarter, on the landward side, above sea level, eventually being built.
Yes, I know, the idea was for Ys to be totally dependent on its gods!
Ad astra! Sean
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