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Rome Total War: Brutii​

Rome is in a time of great upheaval, Josue "Summus" Luna has marched on Rome and has reorganized the Republic, bringing an end to the four scores of war, with peace at hand there is only one recourse, more war.

The world is ripe for the taking, to the direct North of the Kiwi Republic of Rome, lies the Gaul's and Ligurian's. The Gaul's poured into Italy roughly Sixty years ago during the third crisis known as the Hellenistic Revolt of Croton, where the Greek's and Samite's' managed to regain control of their home regions after the pulling up of the Legions to deal with the second crisis, having to them send the whole army South, leaving the tributary state of Alphinea open for invasion, the Latin puppet state had relied on Roman support in the oppression of the native peoples, giving the Gaul's an inroad. Now the Gaul's have a powerful foothold in Italy and are a primary target of Josue's foreign policy. To the South in Sicily lies the Laconian League in Syracuse and the Canaan Republic in Poeni, a land grab from thirty-two years ago where the local Greek's where completely conquered by the Roman's, Canaan's, and Spartan's, a powder keg in the making. Also where Josue make his Mark by conquering Massena. To the West, a number of Canaan colonies in Sardinia and Spain, the purse filler of the Canaan empire, a distant goal. To the East lies Epirus, Illyria, and Greece, the "Civilized World" It is home to the Laconian League (The Spartan's), Macedon, The Ionic League (Athens, Byzantium, and Crete)and the Thracian's, this is where our faction will expand for the first score of years or so.

Where You come in, I need Legates, consuls, and governors, to allow for a narrative to form rule these provinces. write a roman name and give an imagine you wish to represent you on the map.

Something to note about this lets play, I am going to play on Medium, and am only going to have as much regions as the next best roman plus one. To make up for this, I am going to have field Armies assist the Computer in their conquest to help get this game a going.

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[The Evil Midnight Bomber]

My name is Ioannes W. Fumo the younger and I'm a Legate.
Here is my character pic:

 

[Drkinferno72]

profligates like you belong on a cross

 

[Pitbull Victim]

Consul Julius Caesar CLXXXVII

 

[Fougaro]

Legate Fugarus Autismus Maximus ready to spread civilisation.

 

[Zaryiu2]

Consul Servius Cassius reporting for duty

 

[Neo-Holstien]

60 BC​

A Year in review, the year of 60 BC saw a Scipii and Julii aligned Consul. Josue who was the Imperator in Rome had chosen them, The three factions forming in Rome where made up of the three factions that backed Josue's horse in the civil war against Lucius "Umbra" Cosconia, The Julii were Land Reformist who backed Josue in opposition to Lucius whom had killed one of their kin in the senate, The Scipii were the leading family in a faction of Patricians whom favored Josue's hawkish policies compared to the domestic dominated policies of Lucius's camp, the Brutii where the Equites occupying the formally Greek South whose revolt had been largely quelled by Josue's subordinates in 72-66 BC.

Following the quick 17 month civil war, Rome found itself carved up into four camps, Josue and his three personal legions occupied Rome proper, and were generally constitutional conservatives, who valued pedigree and brown nosing in equal measures.

The Scipii are largely a branch of this same sentiment, having a stronger focus on Cognomen and Military services, they found themselves camped in Messana and Campania, the two cities of great importance to the story of Josue, Messana was his great conquest in his twenties, having defeated the Greeks in the field, then simple marching into the city. Campania was both the last hold out for the Greek Rebels of 107-66 BC, having taken it in 68 BC and destroying a Legion, and where Lucius lost the war when his triarii were wiped out in the retreat. Due to poor maneuvering they do not have a Legion under arms and are desperately raising one at the moment.

The Julii occupy the Southern Etruscan lands, this came to be because the Patrician's and the Equites' in the North backed Lucius in the Civil war and Josue allowed for their estates to be liquidated and the land to be distributed to citizens. They have a Legion raised and have lobbied for the right to invade Liguria to give the people more land.

The Brutii, the landed aristocrats of noble birth, we occupy the Southern portions of Rome, with our large plantations manned by Greek slaves, We were wise enough pay off enough soldiers to maintain a legion. We would like to suspend those rabble rousing Tribunes, but Josue stands in the way. Josue is nearly 60 and will one day no longer rule Rome, when that happens we may have a chance at changing the way this country is ran.

Josue want's the Croton Legion (the one under Brutii control) to take Epirus, an ally of the Laconian League, to bait a war.

The Croton Legion is technically 4th Legion, but it is known as the Croton Legion because it's officers overwhelming come from a clique in Croton, its two Co-Legates are Ioannas Fumo ( @John W. Smoke Jr. ) and Fugarus “Autismus” Maximus ( @Fougaro ).

First Legion (Primo Legion), Second Legion (Lupa Legion), and Third Legion (Domitia Legion) are stationed in the area surrounding Rome, as their Legates are personally loyal to Josue and are there to prevent another seizure of power. The final legion, Fifth Legion (Umbrian Legion) was dominated by Populares aligned with the Julii.

Controversially it was decided to recruit Samnites to bolster the ranks for this campaign, these warriors are a mirror to the Triarii that serve as our best men, the local tradition before the Hastati and Principe where introduced as a blend of infantry and skirmishers was to have men with short spears in maniple regiments face off in a manner similar to the Hoplites of Greece.

Before we could force the Spartan's to meet us at Epirus, they seem to have provoked conflict with the Scipii on Sicily, defeating a minor force in the field. The Scipii are gathering forces to counter the Syracusians and restore their honor, Fifth Legion marched on Liguria and suffered no serious resistance, as a result the Julii were able to rotate another one of their guys into the consulship for 59 BC, if we can move fast, we can seize the other seat from the Scipii.

The invasion was assisted by the fact that the Epirot's had their wall destroyed in a treaty with Illyria after the Illyrians destroyed their army in detail on the field.

The Army arrives with Ioannas and Fugaros finding the Phalanx away from the conscripts, with the conscripts instantly fleeing for the town square, giving the legion a total advantage.

The Skirmishers are sent in first to lob javelins at them to soften them up, with any luck their Tyrant Aristodemos will die.

We are able to hit them with a volley, before being forced back, in the retreat a single peltast is struck down.

After reforming the skirmishers return a volley, catching the Epirot's off guard.

The Phalanx begins to melt away, seeing this the younger equites' are ordered to pursue.

Seeing the incoming cavalry, the Tyrant is able to get his men to reform a Phalanx, forcing the equites' to pull back, instead, a cohort of Hastati are ordered to finish the job, while the Cavalry charges the Conscripts in the town square.

Without puling their swords from their scabbards, the Hastati are able to completely route the Epirot's, and proceed to chase them down.

The older veteran Equites attack from the front, with the younger Equites smashing into their rear, leading to a total slaughter.

A victory for Rome

After the battle is over we count the dead, seven among the enemy live, while eight of our own lie dead, the initial peltast who was taken for dead had managed to survive and return to service before the year was out. Julius Caesar ( @Pitbull Victim ) is made consul for 59 BC with Servius Cassius ( @Zaryiu2 ) expected to take his place in 58 BC. that was the year of 60 BC.

 

[Stasi]

Consul Julius Caesar CLXXXVII

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OP, pls have Ronnie Ralph be a commander of one of the incendiary pig units.

 

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59 BC​

News from the East seems that the Macedonians, Thracians, and Seleucids are carving up the Ionic League at Athens, Byzantium, and Lyrica Respectively, while The Laconian League prepares for the long fight with Rome, Syracuse had been the head of the Doric League that was smashed by the Romans and Samnites in 159 BC. The Dual Kings of Lacoedon understand that Romans had superior Cavalry and Skirmishers to the Doric forces and hope to effectively counter this problem.

a Josue wanting to avoid a general Hellenistic Alliance wishes to have Ioannas Fumo @John W. Smoke Jr. send a diplomatic mission to them to possible carve up the region. The Julii make a tolken promise to support the war, leaving us the last faction to declare a public commitment to the war.

a The Diplomatic party is sent East, and Fugarus “Autismus” Maximus @Fougaro leads a naval expedition to scout out the Polis of Thermon, whom joined the Laconian League after a joint effort of Sparta and Epirus booted the Macedonians in 162 BC. As it was, the Oligarchy had elected to have Licymnios take a force to dislodge the legion at Apollicia and liberate Epirus.

The Macedonians ended up having a diplomatic party reach us first, attempts to reach a further understanding beyond momentary peace was unable to be achieved.

The Senate Orders Fugarus's fleet to assist Sixth Legion (Green Legion) in Sicily by blockading Syracuse.

The fleet, before heading West notices that the Thermonian Army was instead heading East to assist Athens perhaps. The situation in Sicily was less than alarming but troubled enough to pay close attention, the Sixth Legion was split in three place, one third besieging Syracuse, another Third (with the Legate), was stationed to keep an eye on Carthage's holdings, and the last third was still on the mainland waiting to be ferried. The Spartans on the other hand had landed a force to assist their allies in the repulsion of the Romans.

Fifth Legion was resting in Arretium having released a number of men into Liguria to cultivate the land. Josue had First and Third Legion come together under Aulus "Felix" Domitia for training. Croton Legion waited in Epirus for orders. As the year came to a close, Servius Cassius @Zaryiu2 was elected consul for 58 BC along with Placus Clovius Genialis, a Senator outside the four main factions. @Pitbull Victim Julius Caesar was made governor of Epirus for a term of the next four years (58-55 BC). That was the year 59 BC.

 

[Neo-Holstien]

58 & 57 BC​

58 BC was largely a quiet year, no major revolts or upsets.

The port of Syracuse was blockaded as ordered.

The Consul Placus Clovius Genialis wanted the Fourth Legion to subdue Thermon and the rest of the Aetolia.

The Spartans had been defeated in the field and were on a ship headed home, Syracuse was expected to surrender by January.

Fifth Legion stood at the border with the Gaul's while a small detachment landed on Carthaginian Sardinia, Josue's plan becoming clearer, Josue wants to consolidate the West Mediterranean Islands and wants us to distract the Greeks while the Scipii and Julii carve up the colonies of Carthage. As the year closes out Flavius Bucculeius Crispin and Nonus Loreius Cita unaligned Senators are given consulship for 57 BC.

With war looming in 57 BC, orders for a Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Legion are given, Servius Cassius @Zaryiu2 is expected to have this Legion build by 54 BC, as the Republic of Punic's in Carthage is at war with Rome now and aligned with the Laconian League.

Epirot's lead by Paris, who was probably expecting the Laconian League to have arrived in force. Julius Caesar @Pitbull Victim orders Ioannas Fumo @John W. Smoke Jr. to take the Croton Legion and defeat Paris in the field.

Ioannas comes to the field with four Cohorts of Hastati and the Cohorts of Equites. Paris has with him a phalanx of hoplites, some Illyrian mercenaries, a militia, and his companions. If he were able to have meet up with Aristodemos, he might have been able to keep the conscripts in line and match us on the field, but as it stands the best option is to first pelt his hoplites, then have the equites and hastati charge in.

Forming a crescent, the greater portion of equites take the left wing, with a small contingent of 25 taking the right wing, the plan is to have the hastati engage the hoplites, then crash the left wing into the commander and Illyrians, leaving the right wing to engage in pursuit of fleeing enemies.

Paris charges the right flank, marching his infantry and peltast forward to meet the hastati, we are forced to pull the right flank back and charge the left flank early.

The hoplites break as the equites charge into the peltast, this causes a general collapse of the Epirot front line with the Infantry mostly engaging in pursuing actions while I have the Equites and a Cohort of Hastati deal with the peasants and Companions.

With both commanders in the thick of it, Paris is slain and his companions break.

After a short pursuit we had driven the enemy from the field, losing some 300 men, the Epirots will not be able to coordinate an effective resistance for some time.

Thermon is besieging Athens, taking the opportunity following the humiliatingly defeat of the Macedonians, it might be prudent to push the Croton Legion to strike while the main force is at Athens.

Armenia and Parthia take a stab at the Seleucids, the old men of Asia. Once the most powerful empire in the known world, the Seleucids have been drained from countless wars with their many neighbors, the Pontics and Ptolemaic Egypt are expected to jump in as well. Macedon declares war on the Illyria and Trace, retreating from Attica for the moment.

The Laconian Fleet is spotted near Tarentum and the docked fleet is ordered to meet them in the bay, Fugarus “Autismus” Maximus @Fougaro is struck with a fever and less capable men find defeat on this day.

The Scipii march the battered remnants of Sixth Legion towards the Carthaginian city of Lilybeum, a colony of Corinth founded in 8th century BC by political refugees. Sating the masses with farm land on Sardinia and Liguria, the Fifth Legion returns to its post and the Julii plot their next move, Josue moves all three legions to the field, and the Scipii station Seventh Legion near Rome. A Scipii and a Julii backed senators take the consulship for 56 BC as the year comes to an end.

 

[Neo-Holstien]

56 BC​

56BC was a year like many other, with successes and upsets.

Pontus declares war on the Seleucids

Spoiler: The complete history of the decline of Seleucia

(just as predicted, and this is probably going to be the second to last time I have a segue to talk about the Seleucids). Seleucia the greatest of the successor states of Alexander's Macedonia, was one of the five great empires in the 100s BC and even until the 80s BC they were a great empire, but in the 70s BC they lost Persia in a surprise uprising lead by the Parthians, at the same time their army was weened protecting the poli of Ellada (Mainland Greece) and the

Spoiler: The complete history of the decline of Seleucia

Aegean from Antipatrid Macedonia in the North. The Seleucids having largely shielded the Lacedonian and Ionic leagues for nearly a century where finally made to spread their wings and stand on their own following the retreat of the Seleucids. The Ptolemaic Kingdom of Eygpt took advantage of their traditional rivals weakness and took Judea and the Sanai from them. The Seleucids are still the fifth most powerful state in the Mediterranean, but the writing is on the wall for them; Carthage, Macedonia, Egypt, and Rome have all eclipsed her this last decade.

Ioannas Fumo @John W. Smoke Jr. Occupies Cassope, the primary port of Aetolia and tributary of Thermon, Kleomenes VII the Demakite King of Sparta, The post Spartiate king chosen from amongst the Perioeci by the Seleucids.

Spoiler: Full explaination

After the defeat of Kleomenes V in 202 BC by the Seleucids the last of the male Agiads had died with a few women still alive in Egypt, the Eurypontids had been eradicated in 206 BC when Nabis slew all but a single member of the family executed, he kept the sole survivor Medea as a concubine to bait out Kleomenes. This would lead the remaining spartians within the city to revolt and kill him giving Kleomenes the ability to return without bloodshed. Ironically leading to his own dynasties destruction.

Kleomenes brought with him the professional Lacedonian army with his personal Syracusian companions.

Fugarus “Autismus” Maximus @Fougaro manages to talk his officers into not selling out to the Rhodians after the defeat and to instead return to Rome to reorganize. The Rhodians are the second power of the Lacedonic League providing the funds and naval power, their fleet is considered second to none and their close ties to Seleucia had allowed them access to Phoenician idea's of ship making.

Ionnas and his co-commander Publius Faustus hire Illyrian Mercenaries to bolster their numbers against the Spartans, whom are considered the most formidable people in Greece.

The Green Legion (6th Legion) is crushed by the Punics in Sicily and are forced to try and march back to Syracuse.

The Macedonians are sending an army south, it could be to take Athens, stab the Thermonians in the back, or bolster the occupation of the Peloponnese, Corinth being their seat of power in the region,

Spoiler: The Death of Greece: Long

The Peloponnese was once the home to a number of Poli and peoples, but since Macedonia had taken over Greece under Phillip II in 338 BC the number of polis shrank. First was Thebes in 335 BC, then Phylake in Thessaly in 323 BC, Elis, Argos, and Megara were destroyed in 297 BC and in 276 BC the Macedonians massacred or enslaved two thirds of the peninsula, leaving Sparta and Corith the only major survivors when the Seleucids expelled the Macedonians in 267 BC. Following the Seleucid retreat from mainland Greece, Macedon managed to reoccupy Corinth and annex the Thessalian League with Larissa as the regional capital. Today (56 BC) the Greeks are still shrinking, Anatolia and Italy being the two exceptions to this rule.

The Lacedonian League being largely powerless to stop this injustice.

The Julii to the surprise of everyone decides to break bread with the Gaul's.

Kleo foolishly pursues the Croton Legion (4th) only to realize that he is out numbered 2 to 1. Ionnas manages to chase him into the mountains, where he can not escape.

The battle to decide the fate of Sparta is at hand.

The 4th Legion is organized into rows with the first row being skirmishers to pelt javelins at the Greeks, the second row is the infantry, with the rear row being the Cavalry whom will hunt down the fleeing foes when the battle ends.

The Spartans formed up on a hill, so Ionnas has the legion move up the hill, the Spartans let him do that with out trying to block him.

The Spartans end up breaking rank having the conscript peasants on the flank with the hoplites on the wings, with the cavalry in the rear.

The Cavalry goes around the sides while the hounds are send in to harass the infantry, the younger Equites manage to reach the Companions first while Ionnas and the older Equites plan to crash through the Left flank of the army to reach them.

Before the Seniors could enter the fray, Kleomenes dies, with the hoplites still being torn up by the hounds.

Completely surrounding the enemy, Ionnas orders everyone to charge the remaining Lacedonians.

Not a single Greek lived to see the sun set, ending any notion of Spartan Hegemony.

Ionnas marches south when an Illyrian army enters Epirus. Servius Cassius @Zaryiu2 is set to have his legion take the field, Julius Caesar's @Pitbull Victim son Xander Caesar is elected as Praetor with another Brutii and unaligned Senator being elected as consul for 55 BC.

 

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55 BC​

55 BC greets us with Ioannas "Spartanus" Fumo @John W. Smoke Jr. being recalled back to Rome to march a triumph.

Spoiler: A look at how the campaign will most likely go

55 BC marks the final year of @Pitbull Victim Julius Caesar's Governorship of Epirus,

Macedonia accepts an alliance offer, they get Lacedonia (Sparta) Attica (Athens), Boeotia (also ruled by Athens in this game, but it was where Thebes stood) and Propontis (Byzantium). While we get Aetolia, Rhodes, and Krete.

Pro-consol Quintus Caecilius Metellus (Leader of the Scipii) plans to meet the Carthaginians in the field again and hopefully beat them back to Lilybaeum. The Scipii have been losing ground and elections to Julii and Brutii candidates following the Josue take over, Gaius "Etruscus" Scipio had been the hero in the repelling of the Carthaginians in the 130s after they nearly broke Rome's hegemony in Italy and the Senate was forced to give the Latins full citizenship in order to prevent them from rebelling like the Etruscans, Umbrians, and Samnites. But his faction has been failing to live up to him and his brother Marcus "Maega Hellenia" Scipio ever since.

Josue had his man Crassus "Regillus" Lily placed in charge of 8th legion, but the Julii are able to transfer the men to 5th Legion leaving Crassus a lame duck unable to invade Trans-Alpine Gaul as Josue wants. The Julii leader Gaius "Ligurus" Marius is able to sate Josue and subdue his rage with an arranged marriage with Gaius' daughter Olive, and the Julii are allowed to pursue their next plot.

Spoiler: a dirty joke

Olive Marius

The Leagues united Army, with the impoverishment of the Greek homeland in the recent decades, the famous Hoplites had become less common with only a few powerful polis able to field them, instead the main warrior of the Hellenic Polis where Skirmishers, often throwing a few javelins before engaging with their Xiphos. The co-kings Antigonos and Dorius are the commanders of the Army, they have new Hoplites training in Sparta, but for the time being the Lacedonians lost their hoplites with Kleomenes in Illyria.

Publius Faustus begins the siege of Thermon, but is meet in the field when the Thermon army rushes home to defend their city.

a With a stroke of luck, the Allied army is a fair distance away from Cletheus' army when we meet on the field, having his hoplites in the front, with him having the peltast in two lines behind them.

Publius Faustus and the Equites charge down the hill and attack the Thermon army on its right flank, a portion of the Peltast and the hoplites opt to not turn around and help their comrades instead deciding to hold a line and let the Allies come to the aid.

The coalition army has three things that could cause trouble, an elite unit of Cretan Archers, the best archers in the known world. and the Brother kings (The Practice of leading on foot died with the Agiads).

Seeing the enemy in a compromised position, Publius hits the peltast in the rear,

At the same time Cletheus and the rest of the peltast are slain to the main.

The undeterred hoplites march towards our Illyrian Mercenaries, they of course get pelted for this transgression.

a The Cretans start picking off our peltast before crashing their cavalry into them, the Equites elect to defeat them in detail starting with Antigonos while the infantry sprints to meet the Alliance army before the Cretans pick off to many of them.

a Dorius leading the frontal attack on the Illyrians while Antigonos is overwhelmed by Equites, both brothers are forced to flee the field in short order though.

And with them goes the Armies, (So we can have a second battle)

The Rhodians land a force of Hoplites, and Macedonia lands an alliance with the Scythians and the Barbars up north are fighting over their mud heaps.

@Zaryiu2 Servius Cassius takes 7th legion north to Illyria, Metellus actually wins against the Punics in the field.

The Umbrian Legion (5th) pacts on galleys and almost certainly plan to conquer some Carthaginian land. The Balearic would be the easiest to conquer, but silver and gold lie in Spain, and grain as much as one could eat in Africa. Olive must be putting in over time to allow them the leeway for this.

An attack on the city would lead to a lot of men dying, Publius instead opts to wait for the Lacedonians to attack again. Josue places two of his men as Consul forgoing the democratic process entirely citing worrying actions from two legions (5th and 7th). Preventing Fugarus “Autismus” Maximus from receiving his rightfully won second consulship and is sent to replace Publius in Aetolia.

The Roman Senate; Pricep (the Gold Box) is the leader of the Senate, Josue "Summus" Luna plans to hold this position for life, though in earlier periods it went to the oldest serving senator. Consul ( the Two Purple Boxes) are the heads of state and are elected every year, they are currently two of josue's cronies (In fact his whole faction is made up of cronies looking for power and influence by following the Sun of roman politics). The Patriciate, the 27 (technically thirty as the Pricep and Consul's always come from this subgroup) top seats (the Boxes above the rest) and the upper body of the senate and is only open to those of Patrician blood, as well as being the first to give speeches and cast votes (you guys make up four the six green boxes). The Senate, the rest (lower 162 seats) of the senate. The four main factions of the Senate are expectedly Josue's camp followers at 52 senators (Josue included), the Scipii at 41 Senators, the Brutii at 39 senators, and the Julii at 21 senators, with the remaining 48 being part of minor or no faction and are thus considered unaligned.
Until next time

 

[Neo-Holstien]

54 BC​

Fifty Four Before Chris

The Rhodians have the most hoplites of the League now, and have them near by Thermon to threaten Croton Legion. As it turned out Dorius had taken a fatal wound in the battle and the Physician Euricles was unable to prevent the wound from getting infected and Dorius died from lung complications in the early spring as a result.

The Gaul's invaded Illyria with the support of the Julii, rather than open that can of worms, Servius Cassius @Zaryiu2 instead opts to conquer Krete much to the senates delight. Josue now deciding to seek peace with these people, eases pressure on the Brutii senators in Rome.

Egypt waiting for the Seleucids to reposition most of their forces to the North and East declare war finally, while Thrace and Macedon make peace in the name of forming a triple alliance. Thrace also hands some princesses out to Dacia.

6th Legion is taken over by Nonus "Fraternus" Cato. Cato is a Scipii in theory, but in practice his dedication to honoring vows and following the rules allows Josue to always have an excuse to keep him within Latium. The Julii legate Lepidus is expected to reach the Balearic Isles in the Summer of 53.

Moving south, A Kreten ship is raiding Messenia, they could possibly sink the fleet if they were to engage.

The Rhodians dishonor their alliance to Lacedonia and Thermon and march east, giving us the chance to take Aetolia once and for all. Julius Caesar @Pitbull Victim takes command of the Croton Legion. We set up the army with the cavalry flanking the Samnites who will ram the gate, in the event that the ram is destroyed we have three spare. The Illyrians and Velites will follow the Samnites to the wall and cover them, with the Hastati coming in and dealing with the Greeks once inside.

At first things go smoothly enough, the defenders running around like headless chickens.

The Velites are able to harass the defenders enough to were they let the Samnites ram the gate unopposed, discipline in the Lacedonian force is faltering.

Breaking through the gate, the Samnites have unenviable task of holding the front while the Hastati set up behind them, but neither Antigonos or the Thermonese are able to break their will in time. Two cohorts of Hastati crash into the front line, with dogs released to cause a little bit of chaos, Antigonos charges the Samnites and breaks their wills, but the Hastati remain true.

a The second colum of Hastati are sent in, Antigonos dies in combat, and a single member of his life guard escape.

The sole Lacedonian survivor, the Companion cavalry man Lycurgus would write a history of the war in the years to come. With the defeat of the League at Thermon' the three remaining great Poli; Lacedonia, Rhodes, and Pergamon are largely on their own and are not expected to see the 30s BC.

Josue delighted to hear about the absolute victory issues a unit of his veterans to Tarentum. @Fougaro Fugarus “Autismus” Maximus's son Pompeius Maximus is elected consul for 53 BC at 22 years of age, a breach of the Cursus honorum; in which one must hold the offices of Quaestor (held no younger than 28), Aedile (34), Praetor (39), and only after serving in those offices is one meant to hold a consulship (42). His accomplice being a Scipii.

Athens summitted itself to Macedon in exchange for protection from the Rhodian's, with the Macedonian king bringing a force against Byzantium, they have only Sparta to sieze before their control of the Greek's is complete. @John W. Smoke Jr. Ioannas “Lacedocus” Fumo is made governor of Epirus and Aetolia for the next five years.

Quintus Caecilius Metellus and his 9th Legion managed to defeat Hanicle Barca in the field, they did this by splitting the legion in three and having one third draw them in, while the other two strike its behind while its destroying the first third, Metellus only has Lilybaum left to conquer.

 

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53 & 52 BC
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Rome

(after a long delay, because it is a bitch and a half with the site running how it is to get anything done)​

The fleet of Pergamon is defeated on December 27th 54 BC

The Kreten's by contrast, crush the fleet in the following January.

The senate votes to have us blockade the port of Sparta to allow the Macedonians to have an easier time seizing the city.

Servius Cassius @Zaryiu2 turns the fleet around, to repair and rebuild, Consul Pompeius Maximus extends Servius' imperium for another two years. this draw's ire from Felix Flavius, the Scipii consul, who claimed this was yet another breach of the traditional roman way. Fugarus “Autismus” Maximus @Fougaro takes offense to this and demands that Felix retract his slander, leading to a brawl among the Brutii and Scipii senators, leading Josue to call in the Pricep guard to break up the fight. Using this opportunity to have both consul's sacked and replaced with two of his lackeys for the remaining 5 months. Pompeius protested this leading Josue to publicly berate him. Fugarus Maximus the younger, Pompieus' younger brother, responded "more men follow the rising sun, then the setting" leading to Josue having "headaches" for the next several weeks. Ioannas “Lacedocus” Fumo was thusly left to decide what to do about the Macedon army within Epirus.

Lepidus begins his siege of Parma, and Metellus Lilybaum. The Punics quickly losing ground over seas.

Cassius opts to double the Cavalry having heard that the Kretens rely on archery as their main battle force.

The Rhodians are stuck between a rock and a hard place, having Macedon to the East and Fumo to the west. Sparta itself has a paltry force and would likely fall if invaded. A Scipii and Julii are elected for the consulship in 52 BC

Macedon seems to be making moves for Illyria. Hugging the coast, Cassius makes his way back to the Aegean.

Sensing that the region might be plunged back into war, Fumo hires a company of Kreten archers to help hold Epirus. Much to his surprise the archers seem to be able to hit a target over 400 yards away.

Things continue marching on

Julius Caesar @Pitbull Victim mocked Metellus in the senate floor for once again failing to take Lilybaum, once again igniting tensions between the Scipii and the Brutii leading to a fight among young Equestrians at a brothel with one Xandius Caesar to be gravely injured in the fighting.

Dodging the Kreten fleet Cassius ends up setting up on the island of Kythera freeing it from Lacedon rule. The Consul's for 51 BC are Gaius "Ligurius" Marius and Josue himself. ​

To be continued...​

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[Neo-Holstien]

51 BC
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(Small note: I initially wanted to try and spawn five rebel armies in Italy as well as two in Sicily to serve as a speed bump to slow down the rapid expansion of Rome, as well as the Historic Social war, as it would have provided a good bit of story for the other factions characters, so that later when SPOILER, we fight the civil war, we have a reason to remember the names of the various senators your armies will kill, but their appears to be no way to manually spawn rebels)

Byzantium sent the Macedonians packing, and Lepidus continues his siege of Palma.

The Lacedonian League request that we release Thermon and that alone will end the war.

Word having got out that the fleet was parked at Kythera and the Kreten's routed the fleet.

Thrace and the Lacedonian League declare war on the Kingdom of Macedon, with Lacedon occupying most of the Peloponnese with in the first month of fighting. the Croton legion is to remain in Thermon to assist the Macedonians if things start to get out of hand for them.

Tylis the Thracian capital refuses to receive Crassus Livy, angering Josue greatly.

Servius Cassius @Zaryiu2 decides that Krete can wait, Rhodes would be Seventh legions testing ground.

Lucius "Optimius" Scipio sieges Lilybaum. Marcus Aemilius takes over Palma for Janius Lepidus. He returns to Rome and is granted a Triumpth, Josue uses this as an opportunity to prevent Janius from running for Consul and public berates him and his son Gaius in front of the rest of the Senate. The Julii organize the Tribunes to block the doors leaving the Senate hall. Working in groups of three, the ten Tribunes of the Plebs are able to keep the Senators stuck for sixteen hours before Julius Caesar @Pitbull Victim sucker punches a Tribune and another fight amongst the senate erupts, leading Julius Caeser to take blow to the head so strong, that his vision is forever crossed. The following weeks, Josue orders over half of the Senate to administer or investigate various Roman territories and Cities, Fugarus “Autismus” Maximus @Fougaro is given the pro-consular position of administrator of the Streams South of the Poe Valley, a pointless position that is meant to keep someone out of Rome, Julius Caeser being proscribed for striking a tribune flees to Hispania.

Corinth, the head of the Macedonian aligned Arcadian League is besieged by Spartians, with a Rhodean Army drilling in Lacedon with the probable mission of invading Athens in 50-48 BC. Demous, The Rhodean king, had assembled quite the army and was planning to join the fight in Hellas. Cassius makes quick work assembling a force of exiles who wish to take power in Krete.

Seventh Legion gets their first real battle field test.

The legions are lined up with the allied Samnite commander holding the center. The Kreten collaborators start picking off the hoplites. The Equites are sent to deal with the Rhodean Prince and his Syracusian cavalry.

The Greek hoplites greatly outnumber the Hastati and Samnites, so Servius plans to deal with their generals and hopefully trick the Hoplites into running away.

Unfortunately the legate and second in command, Longius is getting his ass, with the Equites being routed, despite having a four to one advantage.

a The Samnite commander has both wings swing their right flank forward, with the rightside of the Left wing standing parrel to the Samnites and the leftside of the Right wing standing parrel to the Samnites. Equites are able to rally and strike the pursuing Syracusians in the rear, saving Longius. Servius meanwhile is facing the Kings life guards behind enemy lines.

Both the King and the Prince were slain, with any luck the Hoplites will flee the field.

Servius rallies the Equites to strike the rear of the Hoplites. The Samnite Commander has been slain, and the Infantry broke.

Seventh Legion flee's the field. It is a complete disaster, Servius as well as Longius and the Equites were cleared by the Senate of any wrong doing, but the Infantry was another matter, The two surviving Centurions where to be relieved of duty and returned to Rome for trial, the Samnite's paid an indemnity to the Senate, and a number of troops were going to be executed once the Legion made it to Thermon.

The Kretens manged to deal another defeat to the fleet.

Tiberius Brutus, the leader of the business minded Equites died, his hier Marcus Brutus takes over his estate, but at 26 he will not take over the Brutii faction (by picking at random using a number generator), Ioannas “Lacedocus” Fumo (57) @John W. Smoke Jr. is made the unoffical leader of the Brutii faction of the Senate. Seemingly in honor of his death, Vulcan erupted the great Volcano on Sicily.

a The Lacedonian League have the Macedonian's on the retreat, Corinth will fall, but Athens is largely abandoned as well. The battered Seventh Legion manages to make it to Aetolia. Word reaches Fumo in Thermon that Pergamon had an even larger army than the Rhodians and was planning to land in Hellas, probably with the plan of taking Larisa. Josue orders 4th and 7th Legion to repel the Lacedonian League from Hellas, as well as the capture of Sparta, Josue see's no reason why the Macedonians should quip about that if Rome saves their empire. Josue suspends elections for the Consul next year.

To be Continued

 

[Neo-Holstien]

50 BC​

After completely fucking up the occupation, Marcus Aemilius was slain in the field. @Pitbull Victim Julius Caesar is politely asked to assist Lucius "Biblio" Caesar in his retaking of the island, having been made to flee Osca after facing r*ping the tribal princess Alice, he happily accepts.

The Rhodians corner a Macedonian force, being in the area, Cassius @Zaryiu2 decides to intervene. Replacing the Centurions with Equite officers, Servius hopes to restore his honor and standing back in Rome.

Showing up on the field, the Macedons are avoiding direct confrontation at the moment.

Completely bumbling the engagement, the Macedonian Stratigos Acestes of Thessaly, has his peltast march with their hoplite phalanx, the Rhodians flank and start pelting the forces while bring up their hoplites, the initial advance is dead in the water and Acestes has no idea on how to fix it.

Servius and the Equites run ahead and go foward to save the retarded Macedons. The Macedon hoplites, march away from the Rhodians, and leave them to be slaughtered.

The Kreten Archers start to pick away at an approaching phalanx, the Rhodian peltast are slain to the man, with the Rhodian hoplites doing much the same to the Macedonian peltast.

Acestes is an idiot, bar none he is worse general to have ever taken field. His cavalry attempt to put up some resistance, but just end up getting themselves killed.

The Hastati are put to the test, and crush the first phalanx, The Macedonian Hoplites, who left their allies to die, suddenly feel the need to fight.

The Rhodian Phalanx having been torn apart by arrows begins to flee as the Macedonians close in on their rear, but the Macedonians instead get struck by the second Phalanx who begins to cut through their ranks, Longius rushes the men forward to save the hapless Macedon's. Acestes rushes to try and save the worthless phalanx, while his other men are slain horribly by the Rhodian captian and his hoplites.
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A small force is sent in to cause some troubles for the Rhodians, while the other four cohorts form a V shape around the enemy, Acestes waving his dick in the wind.

The rest of the battle goes smoothly, after wiping out the phalanx, the Rhodian Commander is killed by the Macedonian Hoplites, and not a single Rhodian lived to see the days end.

The Lyrian navy dislodges the fleet from their island. Another naval humiliation.

Acestes complained to Rome that Servius was causing trouble, leading Josue "Princep" Summus" Luna to recall Servius to Rome.

Lacedon, having liberated the Peloponnese, has grown to be a threat to Aetolia and Epirus, Acestes and Heramenes are two Macedonian commanders send to try and retake Corinth. Fugarus “Autismus” Maximus @Fougaro is given Imperium over the Waters East of Itatly, and constructs the largest roman fleet ever assembled.

Ioannas “Lacedocus” Fumo @Pitbull Victim reorganizes Croton (4th) and Servile (7th) legions, preparing 7th for their second attempt at taking Krete. An Equite named Claudius Catalina would lead the expatiation. The Consuls for 49 BC will be Crassus "Regillus" Lily and Marcus "Hilarius", niether of whem where elected for that office.

To be Continued...

 

[Sinner's Sandwich]

 

[Neo-Holstien]

49 BC​

49 BC would mark the year that Josue would step down from his role as princep having reached his Seventieth year, his health began to fade, though he had yet to choose his direct successor, with Sextus "Flavius" Dominus and his nephew Otto Vespasius being the two most likely candidates.

The Gallic Confederation came for trade rights, and an exchanging of the maps. Gaul would probably be able to push to Rome itself before facing sufficient pushback if they were to invade the Peninsula.

The revived Hellenic League crushes Acestes and Heramenes on the Isthmus of Corinth, driving the hapless Macedons into the sea, either Athens or Larisa are expected to fall following this battle.

Seventh Legion are packed onto the new fleet and their first stop is to blockade the Lacedon port for the Senate.

The great Lucius "Optimius" Scipio along with Fifth Legion are desimated by the Punics at Lilybaum. Scipio's son Remus Scipio being only a boy of 29, can not take over his fathers faction, but the Father in Law of Remus can. Metellus won this front with his daughter Lustina. The other Scipii are shocked as Metellus is the biggest asshole in the senate, second only to Cato the stiff. It is a wonder to all of Rome why he would marry into such a family. I mean just look at her

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In other news, the desprate fighting in Parma has escalated once again, with starvation being wide and common. This debacle is of course greatly over shadowed by the embarrassment on Sicily, and is also likely going to go Romes way anyway.

Josue, wanting the Gaul's to suffer in his lifetime, demands that the Croton Legion under @Pitbull Victim Ioannas “Lacedocus” Fumo to attack them in Illyria.

Eygpt attacks Numidia, this probably means the Seleucids are probably a doomed people. Eygpt as it where seems to have grown into the great Empire to the east, eclipsing the other successor states. Surprisingly Gaul has grown into the fifth empire, leaving the Seleucids to the dust bin of history.

The Macedonians send Lysimachus with a large army to pacify the Lacedonians. Seventh Legion, @Zaryiu2 Servius takes the fleet South to Krete

The Kretans, met us on the beach, their stratigos thinks that if they can beat us on the beaches, thus having beat us on both land and sea, we would leave them be.

The Kretens bring up two armies, with one being from Kydonia, and the other being the allied army from the lesser Poli.

Arriving on the Field, our boats, only an arrow shot away. The allied army has taken the high ground of the hill, with the Kydonian army marching fourth from their city.

The plan is simple, splitting the army in two, the equites are going to deal with the larger Allied army, while the infantry deals with the doris rich Kydonians. Kydonia being a production center for purple dye, has a small fortune that allows them to field a number of hoplites, while the allies mostly use light infantry swordsmen.

Attacking first, the equites split themselves into three groups, the best stacked on the left flank crashing into the infantry, the center playing chicken with the hoplites, and the right going around to strike the army from the rear.

With the hoplites distracted, the rest of the army is routed or slain, with the Stratigos fleeing from the field.

And with a swift motion, the hoplites are killed to the man

The Kreten turncoats did their work, the Kydonian army was dropping like flies, making the infantry charge go that much better, the elected Olicarch leading the Kydonian army found him and his army sandwiched between a hastati pincer attack

With overwhelming force, the Kydonians dissolve and the day is won, Servius Cassius having won his triumph.

With the Seventh Legions victory, the Democratic Kydonia was transferred to an Oligarchal client state of Rome.

The navy then Crushes the Kreten navy to cement their control over the island.

Lysimachus sends his congratulations and we are able to get a closer look at his force, heavily cavalry and a completely professional army. They are learning.

@Pitbull Victim Julius Caesar retakes the island, and a spanish force lands, plans unknown. But Julius himself will be returning to Rome.

A group of men band together to revolt against Rome, a small force is to be organized and let by @Fougaro Maximus, having been deemed highly capable for the construction of the Adrian Fleet.

Cato, finally free from Josue's games embarks on a ship with Sixth Legion.

With Josue's influence wanning, Consulor elections return for 48 BC, with Servius Cassius and Julius Caesar serving as Consuls for the year.
Vote
since I have gotten us into a position where bankruptcy is no longer a concept, I would like to hold a vote for what to do next
Vote A
do we attack the Gauls like the Senate demand?
yes or no
Vote B
where do we go with Seventh Legion, Rhodes, Lyria, Lybia, or Sparta. Vote ends after either all four of you guys have voted or one week.

 

[Zaryiu2]

Finally was able in a long while to get back on the farms, and it looked bad for a while for Servius
1. Do we info on the gauls to gage our chances against them?
2. I'd say Sparta as if i understand well they look to be easiest to beat

 

[Neo-Holstien]

Finally was able in a long while to get back on the farms, and it looked bad for a while for Servius
1. Do we info on the gauls to gage our chances against them?
2. I'd say Sparta as if i understand well they look to be easiest to beat

With 200 men I could slay the entire faction, they are the weakest. and Sparta it is.