If you have time, tell me your story...
I really like reading about your progress, your chosen strategies, how are you doing in your campaigns. Therefore, i decided to start this thread and all your stories will be more than welcome. But, ab Iove principium
I. It all started with a couple of small villages...
Well, I have started my VH-VH campaign, RTR PE for BI. I decided to become a roman emperor which wont be forgotten for many centuries and ages. My little empire was far from flourishing, powerful or rich. But I havent wasted time and move my humble legions across the peninsula to the free cities in the south, Corfinium and Paestum. I laid siege, but what the hell is it? A huge army of Pyrrhus of Epiros landing on my shores? I heard elephants miles away so i decided to concentrate into one bigger army and teach my opponent a lesson. It was a crushing victory, but it weakened my considerably. Nevertheless, after decimating Pyrrhus, I was able to take easily Tarentum and Croton, which especially made me happy because of its rich resources, filing my treasury with gold coins.
II. Defending the offspring
But It shouldn´t have been that easy. One year, an army from Illyria crossed the adriatic and attacked me from the east, the same year those sons of the dog, foolish Carthaginians, my worst enemies, invaded my western shores. Next year, those filthy, dirty barbarians, Gauls, firstly pretending to be allies, attacked my northern freshly gained collonies in Etruria and Umbria. My advancing legions had to withdraw from current campaigns in the south and defending the Eternal city against impertinent invaders. I easily pushed back weak contingents of Carthago and Illyria, but two large armies of Gauls, coming from nowhere, seemed to be a problem. But I smashed them in a heroic victory, where my leader himself held the bridge against two armies and sent them to the underworld.
III. delenda est Carthago
Luckily, Gauls were attacked from Iberia and therefore were forced to stop offensive into my lands. But following the maxim qui desiderat pacem, preparet bellum, i rushed into northern Italy and quickly gained Patavium, Mediolanium, Jenuensis and Bononia. Weakened Gauls were forced to make peace and returned decimated into their territory, leaving their strongholds in Italy to their own destiny. After that, eyes of Romans aimed at the worst of worst enemies, Carthago. Roman legions marched into Sicily, quickly overwhelming both present forces of Greece and Carthago. Brave romans didn´t hesitate a second, built a powerful fleet, transporting their forces into the heart of the Enemy, in front of the gates of almost undefended Carthage. Next year, the city was aflame, houses burning, soldiers dead, women raped and treasures being transported to Rome. Legions marched proudly deep into the unknown territory, knocking out every oposition, for senate and people of Rome.
IV. Balancing the rising empire
The Republic of Carthage, after ten years of bloody and terrible conflict, was bleeding from open wounds, hiding from victorious Rome in few last cities in Iberia. Meanwhile, capable emissars of Rome traveled throughout the known world, sending home news about rising and declining powers, making alliances with those intelligent enough not to oppose powerful Rome, therefore buying me almost secure eastern front. Roma allied with almost the whole eastern wolrd, from Macedonia to Bactria, except for the once mighty, now weakening Seleucid empire, torn into pieces from all sides. But there was a new problem senators in Rome had to face - conquered cities in Sicily and northern Africa were far from being civilised, being full of barbarians ready to revolt almost every year. All efforts had to be made to stabilise those colonies, making them slowly happy part of the Empire.
V. What next?
Rome now stands in front of the difficult decision... Should we send our mighty legions into Greece, opening new front, but with the perspective of mastering the sea trade in the area and, for the glory of the Empire, one of the marvellous Wonders of the world? Or should we move our armies, unpatiently waiting in the northern Africa, to the Iberia, country rich in resources, therefore securing our western borders once and for all? All that yet has to decided...
...to be continued...
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