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    Icon3 [PREVIEW] - Carthage (With Generals)


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    Overview
    Ancient Carthage was a Semitic civilization centered on the Phoenician city-state of Carthage, located in North Africa on the Gulf of Tunis, outside what is now Tunis, Tunisia. It was founded in 814 BC. Originally a dependency of the Phoenician state of Tyre, Carthage gained independence around 650 BC and established a hegemony over other Phoenician settlements throughout the Mediterranean, North Africa and what is now Spain which lasted until the end of the 3rd century BC. At the height of the city's prominence, it was a major hub of trade with political influence extending over most of the western Mediterranean.

    For much of its history, Carthage was in a constant state of struggle with the Greeks on Sicily and the Roman Republic, which led to a series of armed conflicts known as the Greek-Punic Wars and Punic Wars. The city also had to deal with the potentially hostile Berbers, the indigenous inhabitants of the entire area where Carthage was built. In 146 BC, after the third and final Punic War, Carthage was destroyed and then occupied by Roman forces. Nearly all of the other Phoenician city-states and former Carthaginian dependencies fell into Roman hands from then on.

    At the onset of the year 272 BC the Carthaginian Empire stands at its height, having rulership over most of the western mediterranean. Carthage is wealthy and powerful, with the means of raising capable soldiers such as Iberians and Libyans for her mercenary armies, and its navy is beyond approach. Rome is still to realize its true potential, and in comparison looks poor and uncultured to the Carthaginian ruling elite. Indeed, it looks as though nothing can threaten its supremacy of the west. The empire which the city of Carthage rules over is vast and stretches over large patches of lands and peoples. This diversity is both a strength and a weakness, in that it can be vulnerable to resurrection, which Rome certain would not be slow to take advantage of. In the hands of a ruler capable enough to keep the diverse and geographically spread out empire united, Carthage may indeed come to rule Italy and beyond.

    This faction revamp will be released in 0.8.

    New Generals
    Included in this faction revamp is a complete overhaul of all 20 carthaginian generals, all of them are contained in the pictures below:

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    Units
    This faction overhaul is a complete revamp of Carthage, adding 11 new units in total and visually overhauling all units. Please note that this preview contains only core Carthaginian units (apart from some Numidian units) and not their common mercenary units such as Iberians, Celts and so on. The reason for this is that with the AOR system in 0.9 these units will not be tied to the Carthaginian roster, but rather be avaliable to any faction that owns the correct regions. Here are pictures of some of the new and overhauled units:

    Melee Infantry


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    Libyan Infantry


    Late Libyan Infantry


    Carthaginian Marines


    Liby-Phoenician Infantry


    Elite Liby-Phoenician Infantry


    Iberian Assault Infantry


    Spear Infantry


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    Libyan Thureos Spears


    Libyan Hoplites


    Late Libyan Spearmen


    Liby-Phoenician Hoplites


    Late Liby-Phoenician Spearmen


    Sacred Band Hoplites


    Pike Infantry


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    Libyan Pikemen


    Late Libyan Pikemen


    Liby-Phoenician Pikemen


    Missile Infantry


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    Numidian Slingers


    Libyan Peltasts


    Cavalry


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    Numidian Cavalry


    Libyan Cavalry


    Liby-Phoenician Cavalry


    Numidian Nobles


    Carthaginian Noble Cavalry


    General's Bodyguard


    Sacred Band Cavalry


    Elephants


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    African War Elephants
    Last edited by Meneros; February 23, 2014 at 05:43 PM.

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