23 Gold Peace



The '23 Gold Peace' is a common term referring to Senate hubris, often having disastrous results. The term refers to an event during The Great Seleucid War in which the Seleucid Emperor offered peace in exchange for the meager sum of 23 gold. However, a Militarist Bill passed during the legislative session prior, "Blood Spent Must Land Earn Act", only allowed the Archon to accept peace when the Seleucid military was almost fully aligned against Crete. The war had been very costly to Crete in blood and treasure and peace was desperately needed, but could not be obtained. Peace was later attempted to be obtained by the Archon once the conditions of the "Blood Spent Must Land Earn Act" had been met, but was quickly refused by the Seleucids who knew that they could win. Due to the Blood Spent Must Land Earn Act, the Sons Of Zeus were formed and passed legislation to give the Archon wider powers in offering and accepting peace, for the good of Crete.