ROMA VICTRIX ... the saga from old Republic to early Empire

[xyron]

Chapter I.

Year 222 BC

Hot and nervous morning, westward of Siga, the sleepy costal city in west Africa. Roman army (exercitvs) has landed after short sail from Mastia (south Hispania) on African coast to shift the war operations between S.P.Q.R. and Carthaginian Republic to Punic homeland. Young Roman general, Manivs Cornelivs Scipio, who led his men during whole hispanian campaign against Carthaginiens was sitting and eating fresh olives and some bread for breakfast while a young man on horse was arrived with alarming news... they Punic bastards were spotten on marching here!



Our reconaissance reported elite phalangitai and elephants!! Get ready for fighting, form the battle line !!!!



Manivs Cornelivs Scipio formed his three roman legions and two socii alae into unusual four line formation with celtic cavalry on right flank.



Carthaginians charged with elephants against Roman center and the troubles started...



Romans fighted well especialy on left flank but were continuously charging by Punic long-spear elite phalangitai and the battle were lost.. oh dear..



Manivs Cornelivs Scipio left the battlefield last with a few of his friends after this bloody day. This was the worst battle since Pyrrhic wars before 55 years.



Survivals has saved their lifes on Roman fleet on coast.

Fortunately Gods gave Romans a little victory - Carthaginian general Amilkas died in battle! What awaits his army now?



Rest of men has created one 3/4 strenght legion and sail westward to join general Scipio Asina's forces (another roman legion and socii ala) in Mauretania Tingitana. General Scipio Asina has recruited two bands of Numidian skirmishers and two bands of Mauretanian skirmishers in Lixus and Sala. Both generals met together in Mauretanian hills and headed east to fight victorious Carthaginian army. Finally the battle between Manivs Cornelivs Scipio's new army consisted of two roman legions, socii alae and African skirmishers (2200 men) engaged advancing enemy (1900 men without noble leader - after the death of Amilkas)... tactical superiority on Manivs Cornelivs Scipio side and Numidian "elephantkillers" resulted into great Roman victory... all Carthaginian elite phalangitai, elephants and sacred band cavalry were beaten.
Roman scout reported two another huge enemy armies lead by Carthaginian nobles far east near city Ippone... but for now the road to city Siga were free. Manivs Cornelivs Scipio received a good news from Rome - three raw recruited legions were just boarding in Capua harbor...

[xyron]

Game setup:


Europa Barbarorum 1.2, jirisys megamod-pack, city mod, reversal mod and some other mini-mods, own modded stats on Roman units (in later parts of game)
difficulty: H/M
Rules: following many principes of "How to be a true Roman" by Quintus Sertorius, own principes of military and political system (in later parts of game)
Timeline: my own poínt of view on time frame for the game - pls see below the first sheet - from Pyrrhic wars to Marian reforms:



EB TIMELINE.txt

I´d like to apologize for my not so good english, I hope you will follow the story better than grammar. My focus is not to write a book, I´d like to show you the long RPG semi-historical story about mighty Romans. I started to play this current campaign in November 2014 and still not finished. Many things happened, many great Romans has died during the game... I hope you will enjoy it.

PS: since 207BC better PC screenshots appear

[Owlparrot3]

Welcome Xyron to the writers study.I imagine that writing here on TWC will be a new and fresh experience.Your early introduction intrigues me of the future.Thus i am excited for the story to continue.I also like the use of words like 'Bastard' which give a sense of realism,that the storyteller is a passionate Roman and not a neutral scholar.I liked the start.Now try writing more.Good job.If you have any doubts then ask me or the writer's study staff.Explore TWC and have fun.
Cheers
mad orc.

[xyron]

Chapter II.

Back to history:

Manivs Cornelivs Scipio sit on his small ivory chair with hot spiced wine in hand and thought.. so many days gone during last years after he travelled to Hispania. So many years he hasn´t seen Rome, his birthplace. He was the first son of Lvcivs Cornelivs Scipio, consul and first man of Rome. So many years left...

Years of 272 - 242BC brought an expansion for Roman republic. Romans has defeated Pyrrhos and occupied Magna Graecia in south Italia. First Punic War caused by concerment of Sicily led to victorious conquest of Sardin, Korsim and Sicily from Carthaginians. Romans focused to secure their northern borders as well and conquered the lands between Po river and Alpen hills.. known as Gallia Cisalpina. And than during the year 242BC ... Polybian military reform was adopted.. many upgrades of weapons and equipment from Celts and Carthadanians appeared... and finaly the war between Rome and Carthaginians fired. Second Punic War began sucessfuly, Romans conquered south Hispania and Belearic Islands. He, Manivs Cornelivs Scipio were nominated as a leader of all Roman armies in Hispania. He was young and fresh, without fear of future... and prepared all his men, four legions for the most dangerous mission as never before. His ADC Scipio Asina sailed with one legion to north Africa and conquered Lixus and Sala one year ago. Roman law is only law!

[Caillagh de Bodemloze]

Hi, xyron!

As mad orc says, it's good to have you with us.

You've given us a very dramatic opening, with every expectation of an imminent battle, so I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next!

I'm also intrigued by your note about the timeline, so I'll look forward to finding out about that, too.

[xyron]

Chapter III.

Year 222 - 220BC

Lets have a look to Epeiros now. War was never ended and a consular army sailed across the Jader to shift the war to Greece some years ago.
Romans has besieged Epidamnos in Illiria Helenike. Marcvs Cornelivs Scipio, brother of Manivs led his men against the walls..



After the fall of Epidamnos, Romans quickly moved to south against coming Epeirotes main army.



Epeirotes heavy phalanx, elite agema in defensive position with cavalry on flanks.. Romans advancing against them in manipular formation..



Critical phase of battle: flanked phalanx, colapsing Epeirotes left wing and death of Epeirotes general Suaitas Aiakides resulted into massacre of routing enemy..



Victorious consular army retreated than back to Epidamnos to spend the winter and reform. When spring 220BC came, Marcvs Cornelivs Scipio besieged Epeirotes capital Ambrakia in south.

[Alwyn]

Good start, your RPG semi-historical Roman story is going well. I wonder if you would like your images to appear together with the words, so that readers would not need to follow links to see them. If you want to know how to add a picture to a post, Shankbot's Unofficial Guide for New Members provides instructions.