[DarthMod-AAR] The divine Julii - For Rome, For Glory!
Authors Notes:
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:-I play with DarthMod 8 on VH/VH, slightly modded by myself.
With that I mean this: Large Starting Armys for every faction, 4tpy script.
-I learn english since 3 years (it is a foreign language for me) so please give me feedback
about my writing, and please tell me of any grammatical error you see.
- Please tell me what you think about it!
-I multiplied the number of men with ten to make it more accurat.
- auc means ab urbe condita. It is the roman calender, counting the years since the founding if Rome (i.e. 753 b.c. is the year 0 auc)
-Thanks at ChargerFlanker for his various corrections.
Chapter 1: The First Battle against the Gauls
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Thousands of feet marched on to destiny. Step for step the inevitable came closer. Flavius Julius felt how his heart hardened - out of fear and hate.
How he hates the Gauls! When he was a boy, he saw his parents killed before his very eyes by a gallic warrior. Out of pure rage and terror he took the gladius of his father, a former centurio, and killed the monster. Swearing he would wipe the tribe out for this terrible crime and to avenge his parents, he fleed the village. Shaking in pure terror and nearly dead, he would have died if not for the kind Senator who found him - The senator adopted Flavius, making him a part of the glorious Julii family - Ancestors of the gods themselves.
His new father was a political genius, and won more than one battle when he was consul. Flavius was taught how to spin a political web no one but him could understand, how to gain victory against all odds, and how to behave and speak in Public to gain the love of the masses.
Flavius Julius closed his eyes. How he missed him.
When he died Flavius was his only heir - With the inheritance money he began his political career, while he married the only daughter of his adoptive father, Julia, with a man named Decius Maxentius. He was a man with much influence, and - having become friends - with his help Flavius was elected Consul in the year 454 AUC (299 b.c.).
In the Term of this office he lead the Roman Army in the beginning of the third Samnite War into Etruscan terittory - easily beating down the weak etruscan armys, he realised that if he could control this territory as a governor, he could invade gaul!
He proposed multiple times an Invasion of gaul, which were all denied by the senat! How could they be so stupid?! Why are all the Senators weak old fools? How could they forget the danger and the crimes of the Gallic Tribes? Flavius didnīt know. But at this very moment he realised that the greates danger to the republic was - in fact - the senate. Inbred and corrupt, no senator represented a people he sniffed down upon.
Flavius didnīt forget - neither the crimes of the gallic tribes, nor the inability of the senators. He became obsessed with his hatred. He married Faustina, the Sister of Decius Maxentius, and raised their 3 sons with two deadly objectives in mind - revenge and power! The gauls would be exterminated, every single one would be hunted down and killed, and if it would take a thousand generations for them to be purged from the world!
After giving consulship to his friend Decius Maxentius, a gallic tribe sacked the noble City of Segesta. The city was turned into a heap of bodies and rubble, and empty space where Roman greatness should be! Survivors told a horrible story about mindless rape and killing, with no mercy, not even for childs. Flavius was no fool, and he was well respected by the Senators: By using the anger of the Senators, and calling upon his friendship with the current consul, he made them agree to an Invasion of Gaul - Under his Command!
The Senate granted him the Governorship of Arretium and Arriminium. Flavius commanded now also the Garrisons, a full Legion and a 5850 men army.
He feared it was already too late - Scouts reported large gallic Armys on the border to Italy, menacing the cities. As long as Flavius would breathe, no other City would fall to the cruelty of the barbaric hordes!
He entrusted the safety of Arretium with his Lucius, who was his first son and heir. Arrimnium would be under the command of his second son, Quintus.
And giving him the hardest task, he gave his youngest son Vibius command of the 5850 men army.
He would march to Segesta and take it back, while Flavius himself would take the Legion to secure the border.
In the year 463 AUC (290 b.c) Vibius attacked the deserters of the gallic horde -
"They stayed in the city to live the life of a roman, Hah!"
A messenger reported him about the outcome of the Battle a few days later:
"It was a glorius Victory! Ten thousand were slain by the Roman Army, led by your glorius Son!"
Flavius knew of course that the messenger exaggerated the number of the slain, but he still felt proud for his Son.
The sound of a gallic drum startled him, stopping his daydreaming. His eyes took in the endless horde of a single gallic tribe. He was sure no barbarian could be his end, but doubt sneaked into his heart, paralyzing him, sending a cold shower down his neck.
If did not know whether he made the right decisions after freeing Segesta. He was terrified of what would happen if he had miscalculated.
He was guarding the border to Gallia Cisalpina for 3 months. Several times he and his men saw an gallic army, but none of them tried to cross the river to engage his army.
The damn Senate! Flavius clenched his fists. They have no idea of strategy! What Sense would it make for him to take this Settlement, while facing superior enemy troops?
But he had no choice. Failing the second mission would make the Senate "most displeased". They might even reconsider if they assigned the task the right person.
He cursed. One of his bodyguards sent a questioning look in his direction, but Flavius ignored him.
He had to sent his son and a small army to take the city, but that would leave his citys nearly unprotected! He could split the legion to garrison the citys, but then he would be an easy prey for the endless gallic hordes! After the motto "The best defense is the good offense" he decided to besiege Mediolanum with his Legion, forcing the barbarians to protect their own lands.
And they sure valued their lands high, sending a 35 000 men army to lift the siege. Flavius 32.000 men strong army faced now the 6 000 warrior garrison of Mediolanum, being joined by the 35 000relief army - a grand total of 41 000 warriors.
Before the battle Flavius explained his strategy to the Officers:
"We will deploy the Hastati in the front, with the Principes as the reserve. However, we have no cavalry forces, apart from my bodyguards. Therefore, our soldiers will need to be flanked by the Triarii
On our left flank are ruins. The enemy cavalry canīt come through it, and if they go around it they will be tired. The best spearmen of the world - Roman Spearmen- shall await their foolish charge! Behind the Triarii we place our velites, so that the flanks are secure. Our archers shall be behind the Principes, so they will cause heavy casualties yet be out of harm's way. May the gods be with us!"
The enemy was now within missile range, an hour after Flavius deployed his army. He gave the signal to fire at will.
The arrows, javelins and pilas flew in the enemy ranks, and many Gallic Warriors went down - But the charge still rolled thunderous towards the Romans, it seemed like the enemy ranks knew no end at all.
The enemy cavalry - rightly fearing the triarii at the flanks - charged together with the infantry in one big line towards the Hastati.
Now the gallic warriors have reached the hastati.
But the hastati hold the line - and the gallic warriors, tired from the long march and charge, were an easy prey for the archers.
Flavius gave a signal. A trumpet was blown and the second line of the Romans charged. Flavius charged with his bodyguards to the right flank, to break the gauls there and to gain victory.
It worked. Most gallic warriors lost the will to fight and tried to flee. Those who didnīt were soon dead. The battle became a massacre.
The Romans won an import battle against the gauls, killing 38.000 Warriors while loosing less then 2.000 men. Flavius let out a cry of joy: This was the first step on the path of revenge for his real parents!
The Julii now control Mediolanum, a city with mines and a large population as well as being able to control and guard the alps. But it is not over yet...
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