Battle of the Crossroads

**Pontifex Maximus** · October 12, 2016, 02:04 PM

As per Rhapture's post:

The roman and Italian Legions meet near the confluence of the Via Valeria and Via Amelia

The area is a flat hard plain. No significant features exist. A good place for cavalry.

The Italians are in the south, the Romans to the north

Roman Forces
Publius Sulla
Gaius Cotta (1st legion)
Gaius Aquilia (2nd legion)
100 Cavalry
1st legion
2nd legion
3rd legion

**Rhapture** · October 12, 2016, 03:09 PM

The Battle of the Crossroads along the Adriatic coast, was a quick and decisive affair. Although outnumbered , the Italians were still in good spirits and believed their cavalry would prove decisive advantage, and it would have if, not for the Italian infantry getting destroyed. The Roman left, led by Gaius Aurelius Cotta overran the Italian right, and even when reinforced, they routed those troops too, collapsing the Italian right and soon the rest of the Italian line was in full panic, fleeing in all directions. For this Cotta was awarded a set of silver phalerae. Only the Italian horse had any success, as they held off the combined flanking force of the Romans, but it proved insignificant.

Italian losses

2 legions destroyed
100 cavalry dead
1900 men captured
Quintus Poppaedius Silo: captured
Gaius Papius Mutilus: killed
Lucius Cluentius: killed

700 Italians , mostly horse fled

Roman losses:
Legion I -1000
Legion II - 1700
Legion III - 300
Cav - 500

Cotta - lives
Marius - lives

**Pontifex Maximus** · October 12, 2016, 03:27 PM

1. The legionary standards are ordered to be seized.

2. The Italian prisoners shall be sold into slavery.

3. The army advances to the Italian camp, where they intend to plunder it and rescue the young Iulus captured in the last engagement.

**Rhapture** · October 12, 2016, 03:35 PM

The slaves sell for 19000 Denarii

The camp is plundered for 10420 Denarii

Iulus is slightly thinner, but otherwise unharmed.

**The Mad Skylord** · October 12, 2016, 03:42 PM

Sextus was grinning happily as he was rescued by his fellows. "Thank Jupiter! I thought I'd die here!"

**Pontifex Maximus** · October 12, 2016, 04:07 PM

"I would never leave one of my own behind." Sulla said with a smile. He had regained his humor in victory. "Come, we must return to Rome. The year is almost out and we must speed news of the victory to the Senate."