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Conquest of Italy (272BC-260BC)
Your first task is to drive the Epirote invaders out of Italy before the year 272BC closes. Taras must be brought into the Republic! Once that is done seek a peace with Epeiros, demanding a small tribute (less than 1000 mnai) to show they accept their defeat. Then get trading rights with them to restore relations to a more normal keel. Spend 271BC recruiting and restoring your armies to march again.
There are twin targets for 270BC: Bononia in the north and Rhegion in the south. Rhegion is especially important because Roman honour is at stake. Liguria (Segesta) is a difficult one. The Ligurians resisted the Romans for a long time, not being completely pacified until the 1st century BC. Feel free to besiege, but don't take Segesta.
As an option, you may want to take Massilia and put a client ruler in place. Historically Massilia (along with the Greek communities on the north-eastern coast of Spain) was a long-time ally of Rome. When the client ruler there dies, just replace them with another one.
First Punic War (265BC-240BC)
If you're lucky, Qarthadast will have made threatening moves in Sicily by now towards Messana and Syrakousai. It's time to punish these transgressions and come to the rescue of the Mamertines in Messana. 264BC is the time to move, besiege and take Messana (assuming there isn't already a Karthadastim army there, or that they haven't taken it). Depending on the AI behaviour you should now have a few battles to fight in Sicily, but do not take Lilibeo. That won't be yours until the peace treaty of 240BC in which the city should be given to you in return for peace (use Force Diplomacy, or else just take it by siege in 240BC). Instead to force the issue, land a consular army in north-eastern Africa in 255BC and try to bring the Karthdastim to battle. Raid a settlement or two before shipping back to Sicily (Atiqa is a likely target, it revolted in the 250sBC and had to be suppressed by Qarthadast).
In 257BC there's a Qarthadastim Family Member who comes of age. His appearance will spur the AI to action, often he comes out and hires lots of mercenaries to give you a set-piece battle or two.
Resist the temptation to take Syrakousai - it did not become a Roman settlement until 211BC and instead remained independent, but allied. You may besiege it a few times, but never order an assault.
Alalia was taken by the Romans in 257BC, occupied early in the war, although not finally pacified for a long time after. Karali became Roman by revolt in 238BC. You might do this either by Force Diplomacy, or land a praetorian army to take it. You should be able to afford a permanent consular army in Sicily once it is secure.
Raiding Segesta in 238BC and holding it long for a couple of turns should secure the Polybian reforms. Don't hurry to upgrade your MICs and replace the Roman component of your armies. Some time in the 230sBC is timely enough, in time for the next war.
First Illyrian War (229-228BC)
Illyrian pirates have been raiding your shipping routes and taking ransom. Deal with them by taking Segestica and Dalmanion. This will also give you enough funds to maintain a third consular army on a permanent basis.
Campaigns in Cisalpine Gaul (225BC-222BC)
Gallic raids, including an warband that for a brief time threatened Rome until defeated at Telamon spurred more activity in the north of Italy. Everything south of the Alps was secured, using those mountains as a natural barrier, although this region wasn't completely pacified for a long time afterwards. The hardy mountain tribes resisted Roman rule for over a century after these campaigns, and many joined Hannibal's invasion of Italy. Aim for Patavium first, then Mediolanium.
You may need to defend Mediolanium against raids from the Aedui, and possibly even lead a punitive raid into southern Gaul to prevent attacks as a result of taking it. Once their military capacity is reduced, you may have to use Force Diplomacy to get a ceasefire out of them. What you don't want to do is weaken them so much the Arverni become dominant, or worse start a premature conquest of Gaul.
Once Cisalpine Gaul is secure, you can recruit a fourth consular army to station there. Feel free after this campaign to take Segesta, aiming to have it by 218BC.
Second Illyrian War (219-218BC)
No settlements would be taken in this war, look to fight some rebels or bandits.
Second Punic War (217BC-200BC)
This will be the most tumultuous period in the game, and one which will require some pretty heavy use of Force Diplomacy if you want to push the versimilitude element. It will begin with you losing a number of Italian settlements to defection to Qarthadast, but end with recovering them and kicking the Karthadastim out of Spain. It may also stretch your tactical abilities to their limit, involving fighting in Italy, Sicily, Spain, Illyria and Greece. For the strictest adherence to historical record, you'll need to script the appearance of Hannibal's army and use Force Diplomacy to give them Cisalpine Gaul to prevent that army wandering off to Spain. Alternatively, give Cisalpine Gaul and Liguria to whichever of the Gallic factions is the weaker in 218/217, then spawn Hannibal's army later on. If you wish to simulate the losses at Trebia and Ticinus, disband some of the consular army stationed in Cisalpine Gaul.
War in Italy
In 216BC Capua defected after the defeat at Cannae. You may wish to disband all but one of your consular armies in Italy. Use Force Diplomacy to give the settlement to Qarthadast. This might be a good time to script the appearance of Hannibal's army, now that the AI has territory to defend. Capua wasn't recaptured until 211BC after a long siege.
In 213BC Bomilcar landed the only reinforcements Hannibal received from Qarthadast in Locri, in south-western Italy. Spawn a small stack with African troops, cavalry and a unit of elephants somewhere north of Rhegion.
In 212BC Taras defected to Hannibal. Again use a diplomat to gift the settlement to Qarthadast. It wasn't recovered until 209BC.
War in Spain
In 218BC send a consular army to Spain, to fight the Qarthadastim there (a good candidate is the army in Illyria). Take Emporion, which will become the base of your operations. You have license to advance into Edetania and possibly take Arse, but retreat in 215BC back to Lacetania until 210BC.
In 210BC you've got a lot to do in Spain. Land an army of reinforcements for the army in Emporion, along with a promising young general. Your aim is to rapidly sweep down the coast, taking Mastia by 209BC. By 206BC you need to clear the Qarthadastim out of Spain altogether.
War in Sicily
In 213 BC, start the siege of Syrakousai. Later in that year, spawn a Qarthadastim force under Himilco not far from the settlement.
First Makedonian War (215BC-209BC)
Second Makedonian War (200BC-197BC)
Even while Italy was predated on by Hannibal's army, the Romans sought to defend their position in the wider world. Taking issue to Phillip V's opportunistic actions, they declared war on Makedonia. However, this wasn't a war fought directly with Roman troops, but through proxies and allies. Assuming Makedonia is the dominant power in Greece by this time, declare war on them. Hopefully drawing the consular army away from Illyria will tempt them into attacking your settlements there. Draw a praetorian army from your Sicilian army along with a Greek general and gather them in Taras. Then ship them over to Illyria, possibly hiring some mercenaries to fill their numbers out. Your aim here is to tip the balance in the favour of Koinon Hellenon, and provide annoyance value to Makedonia. If you take Makedonian settlements, gift them to Koinon Hellenon, or else hold them until the end of the war and give them back. This is unusual in Roman warfare, but your energies will be consumed with Qarthadast. And another war with Makedonia will avenge this necessary slight on Roman honour.
Turdetani Revolt (197BC)
Baikor
Syrian War (192BC-188BC)
Ligurian Wars (187BC-173BC)
First Celtiberian War (181BC-179BC)
Third Makedonian War (171BC-168BC)
Pillage of Epeiros (167BC)
Epidamnos
Ambrakia
Dalmatia/Pannonian Campaign (157BC-155BC)
Lusitanian War (154BC-138BC)
Second Celtiberian War (153BC-151BC)
Fourth Makedonian War (150BC-147BC)
Third Punic War (149BC-146BC)
Achaean War (146BC)
Third Celtiberian War (143BC-133BC)
Pergamon Bequest (133BC) |