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Mike Psellos

Fmr Ghostwriter and Fanfic writer struggling to gain corporeal form. I also have a deviant art, but its terrible.
Spent too much time world building, I am looking for new ways to share stories that I come up with.
I have a passion for ancient and medieval history, so that is probably going to show up in some of my works.

My favorite authors are Robert Howard, Philip K Dick, and Lucian of Samosata

registered at: Sep 04, 2025

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Mar 18, 2026

I feel bad for that Spartan Carthaginian commander. escaping a city plunged into war because of their queen's rom-antics only to flee to Carthage and...

Aeneided: I’m Supposed to Found Rome, So Why Am I Stuck in a Romantic Deadlock with the Queen of Carthage?!

Chapter:14

Mar 17, 2026

Hook 'em horns - Ancient Carthaginian Proverb

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Chapter:13

Mar 15, 2026

maybe his ingenious design reminded her of Tyre. that or aeneas saw visions of San Francisco bay.

Aeneided: I’m Supposed to Found Rome, So Why Am I Stuck in a Romantic Deadlock with the Queen of Carthage?!

Chapter:12

Mar 12, 2026

Encyclopedia Philistina: 17th Edition
African Elephant:

The African Elephant one of the two major genera of Elephant along with The Asian Elephant. It is part of the Elephantae family of megafauna known for their long trunks, girthy legs and impressive size. The African Elephant consists of two species: The Standard sized African Forrest Elephant (Lexidonta cyclotis), and The African Savannah Elephant (Lexidonta Aenea), which is known for its March larger trunk and ears. The Savanah elephant was so named by Punic Explorers who believd the creature was referenced in the Aeneid by Queen Dido (Aeneid 1.11)

The North African Elephant Controversy.
Beginning in the recent century, archeological and paleontological evidence was found to support the existence of a now extinct, much smaller variant of the Savanah Elephant, The North African Elephant. This theory was criticized by scholars with fossil evidence dismissed as "young African Elephants" that "just needed to grow." As the evidence continued to mount for the existence of The North African Elephant, the International Biological Association begrudgingly acknowledged the existence of The North African Elephant under the Species Name Lexidonta Regnobalus.

Aeneided: I’m Supposed to Found Rome, So Why Am I Stuck in a Romantic Deadlock with the Queen of Carthage?!

Chapter:11

Mar 12, 2026

looks like another case of a Punic Trojan Sex Debacle. sadly happens too often.

Also RIP Creusa, gone but also forgotten.

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Chapter:11

Mar 11, 2026

To:Literate_Manul

regarding the pizza thing.... you have the opportunity to do something really funny.

RealClearHistory
https://www.realclearhistory.com
Tracing Pizza From Virgil's 'Aeneid' to America
http://virgil.org/appendix/moretum.htm

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Chapter:10

Mar 09, 2026

Lost Lucianic Dialogue:
Minos: Oh woe is me, all my wonderful wealth gone!
Midas: Woe is greater with me, for my wealth was greater and my squalor in hades now worse!
Cassandra: Come now, why do you both lament what was inevitable, listen to yourselves weeping like ravished women.
Oedipus: Indeed, how pathetic they are so lost in a fate they had no choice but to accept.
Cassandra: For those of us who knew our future, it seems what we thought was a curse, the gods gave us a unique gift of clarity.
Minos: It is like you to be indifferent prophetess. But I was a wealthy king who had riches taken from him through no choice of his own.
Midas: I too, but I had even more riches!
Oedipus: You did nothing to gain those riches, you did nothing to lose them. This was your fate, and yet you blame yourself for things that you should see clearly.
Midas: I will not be told about clarity of sight from a blindman!
Oedipus: You take that back motherf***!
Minos: Back at you!
Persephone enters:
Persephone: What is the purpose of this silly argument! Those in Elysium have submitted complaints about the noise.
Cassandra: Queen of The Nether realm, these men are mad. Their obsession with their helplessness has made them bitter towards us.
Minos: They mock us, bride of hades, we seek to lament the wealth we failed to protect with condescension and fatalism.
Midas: What say you, goddess?
Persephone: Not I, instead hear what the Queen of Olympos, Hera, High She-god, says of this matter. "Destiny can only be fulfilled if the one it concerns chooses to accept it. It calls him, but it doesn't force him."
Cassandra: What!
Oedipus: What!
Midas: Ha! See that Oedipus? Oh wait...
Oedipus: My father....my mother....my choice? Oh if i could gouge my eyes out once again.
Cassandra: To think i chose to watch Troy burn. To stand helplessly and watch that wicked queen Clytemnestra. That I allowed Apollo... Oh gods is the Lathe not strong enough to quench the burning of my mind.
Oedipus: Oh curse my unhappy name and life.
Cassandra: Oh woe be upon me for mine.
Minos: Well, I don't know about you Midas, but I certainly feel better.

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Chapter:9

Mar 07, 2026

This Thursday on IBC One.

"My name is Polygnatos."
Ancient Egyptian King: "Polygnatos the Artist?"
"the first and the greatest"
"We have a new task for you, artist."
The muses pulled me from my time and now we are on a quest."
The threats to art and taste are everywhere and Polygnatos will need all his skill."
*Polygnatos waves a glowing paintbrush* if he is going to save the art world.
Jackson Pollack: "You'll never stop me Polygnatos!" *flicks his brush angrily as he destroys and Egyptian mural.
Polygnatos: "We know the forms of your demise."
Together with the help of his companions. Sapho:
"You know the poems always made Hellen sound more Beautiful than in person."
Frederick Remington: *spins a pistol* like a buffalo on an empty prairie."
Jane Austen. *laughing maniachly as she torches the romantasy section of a bookstore." and Oswald Spengler.
*sputtering Incomprehsible German neologisms*
can they save art from history, from its final revision?
spooky computer ghost: "The death of the artist is comming Polygnatos. you can't stop it."
"No remembered artist can truly die."
New Episodes Thursdays at 7pm, only on IBC.

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Chapter:8

Mar 05, 2026

"Tyrian Purple: This lengthy and expensive process requires multiple dying processes to get the cloth from brownish red to crimson to purple. It was originally thought that this process was done to enhance the beauty of the cloth, but later research suggests the Purple was discovered by accident after failed attempts to make a red bright enough for Carthage's busy intersections.
The Problem of Tyrian Purple fabrics getting dirty as well as the terrible smell of the process was solved through the Roman ingenuity of urine-based cleaning services, masking both problems."
-The New Philistine's Encyclopedia 18th Edition

Aeneided: I’m Supposed to Found Rome, So Why Am I Stuck in a Romantic Deadlock with the Queen of Carthage?!

Chapter:7

Mar 03, 2026

What's eating Juno, did a snake crawl up her ass or something?

Aeneided: I’m Supposed to Found Rome, So Why Am I Stuck in a Romantic Deadlock with the Queen of Carthage?!

Chapter:6

Mar 03, 2026

conceal your faults,
and hide your body’s defects as best you may.

If you’re short sit down, lest, standing, you seem to sit:

and commit your smallness to your couch ...
Thin padding suits those with high shoulder blades:
a good brassiere goes with a meagre chest. -Ovid

Aeneided: I’m Supposed to Found Rome, So Why Am I Stuck in a Romantic Deadlock with the Queen of Carthage?!

Chapter:5

Mar 03, 2026

Which Cheeks Manul?

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Chapter:4

Mar 03, 2026

"So do I understand correctly, that this is all an in-joke, Professor Shmockenberry?"

"That's may be correct. Most research indicates that There was a Hellenic work called The Illiad, which seems to be derivative of classic Hittite and Assyrian Naru Literature. Additionally there was evidence of cults worshiping an "Aphrodite Aeria" who bears more similarities to Astarte than the wimp referred to in the Hellenic Texts."
"So why did the greens make their own love goddess a big wet dishcloth?"
"There are currently three theories, the first is that it was a deliberate attempt to build up their own Hellenic goddess Athena, who's patron city formed a small empire in the early classical. The second theory postulated by Dr Barchanovna was that the Illiad was a "Composite myth" deliberately drawing from, and spoofing Innana's portrayal in Cuthean and Naru Literature." The third theory is that it was added by salty Greeks after the Carthaginian sack of Syracusa."

"Ok, but why did the Greek goddess have smaller breasts than Innana did? Those Mesopotamian honkers were massive!"
"Oh, that's just a standard consonant shift. D's tend to become B's through assimilation."

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Chapter:3

Feb 25, 2026

University of New Gediz: School of Business
Ea Nasir Holdings: A Case Study of A Business in Transition.

Many companies in history have transformed drastically to adapt to changing times. Famous examples such as Japanese Playing Card Company Nintendo, and Finnish Paper Mill Nokia often are cited as successful reinventions. But while most companies move from being the top of one industry, to becoming a leader in another. Ea Nasir takes an entirely different approach. Ea Nasir Metallurgics claims an ancient heritage, dating to their first Sumerian founder in 1750𐤀𐤔. It is a claim they proudly boast, and regularly advertise, with the exception of Assyria during the reign of King Tigath-Pilassar the 43rd in 1845𐤔𐤁 who removed the statute of limitations on claims of fraud.

The specialty of the Ea Nassir metallurgics, has been sourcing, often utilizing abandoned, near depleted, and otherwise unused mines and discarded wrought sources and, through through the companies unique talents manufacturing, transforming the metal into quality-seeming products. Thanks again to its historic legacy, Nasir Metalurgics rose to dominance again in the Western Hemisphere, thanks to founding father and "Hero of the Revolution" Amarduk Nasir. The National Hero's reputation of guns that blew up in the Royal Army's hands, transitioned the company into a successful military contractor firm for the production of landmines and ballistics. However this venture cratered along with their research facility during the nuclear arms races of the 20th Century.

CEO Welch Nassir rebuilt the company through early adoption of the "Indoor Bazaar" by creating a commercial empire of department stores "NaSears." The retail chain flourished during the mid to late 20th century, with the tagline "The prices you want, with the quality you deserve," but faltered in the late 20th century as companies in China and SE Asia outcompeted them on low quality.

The company, having lost its competitive edge was forced to transition again. Following in the footsteps of Nokia and Nintendo, they transitioned into the world of Electronic Software, under the label E.A. Games. As of the date of this paper, the transition has stuck, and the company's skill at producing underwhelming products complements the industry, where the consumer is often the beta tester for the subsequent product.

In conclusion, despite their claims as to what Nasir Corporation's ancient talent is, their actual skill lies in the ability to find a market, and supply it with something before anyone has the time to supply something better.

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Chapter:2

Feb 24, 2026

*Student Raises Hand* Pardon me Prof Schlockenberry. But I thought Aeneas had a son Ascanius and a wife, how is he only 17 years old?
Prof Schlockenberry: Well Ms Stryver, ancient records are very tricky things. There is some speculation that the son Ascanius was invented by The Romans to retroactively tie the minor house Julii to a more notable patronage. There is no tangible evidence of paternity, and all claims are scant and suspect due to bias.
*another student raises his hand*
Um..yes... Mr Slagov
Slagov: "Can you say that line again slowly, I have a child support hearing next week..."

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Chapter:1