This was costly on the monetary front - I am only making about 2000 Denari-per-turn, which does not go very far when trying to upgrade units (the Polybian Reforms occured in 263, replacing Spears with Gladii) and creating a second Army. I manage to destroy two fleets of the Carthage Alliance, bringing the name Atilius Regulus, Admiral of the Clessis II Victrix fleet to everyones name in Rome! Finally, some Naval Power! The glory is short lived, however, as a succession of harrying attacks against my damaged fleet eventually sees it destroyed. I fend off several small seaborne invasions - and one large one that I possibly could have lost - before making an expensive Navy. I have created a second Army at this stage, keeping it in Sicily. He makes quick work of the battles against the Town Defenders, before sailing across to Rome and traveling back to the North. However, I am attack at sea and the small army is wiped out! My Naval presence is negligible at this stage.Įventually, I get Libo's army over to Corsia and Sardinia. I create a second army and embark them, heading to the larger of the two Carthage holdings. At the same time, Syracusa falls to the Syracusae, forcing me to turn back around and reclaim it with Libo. It is another goal of mine to conquer those two islands, so I declare war on Carthage and her African Allies and exact my revenge. This infuriates me but I take a quick look at Corsica and Sardina - a two-city province - that is completely undefended. Carthage ninjas my attack and takes Lilybaeum instead! I defeat a smaller army outside of Lilybaeum, delaying my attack on that city. I rush Libo to the South, attack the undefended Syracusa and capturing it. Carthage, the city itself, has fallen to the Syracusae too and I know I can not let my little Hellenic neighbors get too big and powerful otherwise they will be able to field a formidable Army. Excellent! I trust that the Nori will not attack me further and pounce on this opportunity. How could I refuse? Even so, it makes me wary of the Nori so I keep Libos' Legio II in the area to deter any sort of aggression towards me.Īround the time I notice Syracusae have taken Lilybaeum. For some reason, the Nori declare war on me, then realize that this is a big mistake and offer me a Peace Treaty and a lot of money. I contemplate my current options, but know I will need a larger and more powerful army to take on the Nori. Conquering the city allows me to start spreading the Latin Culture to the region and secures me a resource of Glass, which will help my economy grow. So I swiftly attack the Venetti, with the Legion II lead by Libo. If I stay idle, they might well carve out a Northern Italian empire for themselves which will make my task much harder. My hand is forced early as the Nori crush the Genuans. They would secure the region south of the Alps for me and offer farming provinces to feed my Empire. I also have an eye on Northern Italy - Genua, Venice, and another city (the name escapes me) are controlled independently by the Genuans, Venetti, and the Nori. But Sicily is split into two Cities - Syracusa and Lilybaeum, the latter of which is controlled by my nemesis, Carthage. This will give me control of the Magna Graece Province, which I will then use as my Military Hub as it will give me a wide variety of Hellenic Auxiliary Units - most importantly, Archers and Spartan Mercenaries. The idea here is to attack the Syracusae, a current trading partner, and take the Island of Sicily. A strong starting point on mainland Italy means I can spend my first several turns building up an Army. I will also aim to create Armies that stick closely to how the real Roman Legions took to the field in battle, with Hastati in the first line, Principes in the second, Triarri in the third, with Cavalry and Archers (or Javelins) on the flanks. A strong economy will be instrumental in fielding large, Roman Armies that will be needed to spread the borders of Rome. Strategic resources in neighboring provinces will boost the economy and the arms/armor of my army. Subjugating an entire Province lets me spread my Culture and reap its benefits. A Province consists of one Capitol (Walled) City and between 1 - 3 other cities/villages (based on size) that cover a region. So my intention is to be methodical in my approach, conquering all provinces and starting that Romanisation of them before moving onto the next Province. Sicily is mostly Hellenic (as Rome, my peoples are Latin) while their are Pagan Barbarians to my North, with more Hellenic peoples to my east in Greece. Goals: Conquer the World!!!! While also using (semi)Historically Accurate Armies (Hastati + Principes + Triarri)Īh, Rome! Economically and politically stable, things will change as I start to expand my borders. Mods: Divide et Impera + Visual Enhancements
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